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Four CARICOM Countries in Pilot Project to improve access to Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
This crucial effort is poised to transform how the people of the Caribbean Community access instructional programmes or courses that focus on the skills required for a specific job function or trade. Tuesday, 15 October 2024 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown): Four CARICOM Member States are participating in the pilot phase of the Digitalisation of Technical and Vocational Education and…
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CARICOM SG lauds Jamaica as a leading voice in international affairs
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown) – As Jamaica prepares to celebrate its Sixty-Second Anniversary of Independence on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett stated that the country continues to be a leading voice in international affairs, setting a standard of excellence in sports, music, and the arts and inspiring millions around the world. In a message congratulating…
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Remarks by Dr Carla Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community at the Opening Ceremony of the Forty-Seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, 28 July 2024, Grenada
Her Excellency Dame Cécile La Grenade, Governor General of Grenada; Honourable Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community; Your Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, and Outgoing Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community; Your Excellencies, Heads…
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“Access to health remains vital as hurricane devastated Member States recover” – CARPHA
“CARPHA’s multisectoral Rapid Response Team stands ready to provide immediate support in surveillance, food, water and environmental safety and vector-borne disease control to our Member States. Our regional referral laboratories are also ready to provide rapid testing of clinical, food, water and environmental samples as needed.” Dr Lisa Indar, Ad Interim Executive Director at CARPHA Port of Spain, Trinidad and…
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Remarks by the Outgoing Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Jamaica, at the Opening Ceremony of the Twenty-Seventh Meeting of COFCOR, 23 May 2024, Roseau, Dominica
Dr. Carla Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM); Honourable Dr. Vince Henderson, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business, Trade and Energy of the Commonwealth of Dominica and Incoming Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR); Colleague Foreign Ministers; Your Excellency Mr. Soltan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Qatar; Ms. Elizabeth Solomon,…
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Foreign affairs officials advanced preparations for ministerial talks in Dominica
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana) – Senior foreign affairs officials met via video conference anchored at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat on April 29-30 to review and finalise the foreign policy matters that will be placed on the agenda of the 27th Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) scheduled for 23-24 May in Roseau, Dominica. In…
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Agreements on transitional governance in place following talks on Haiti in Jamaica
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana) – A commitment to a transitional governance arrangement in Haiti and the resignation of interim Prime Minister Ariel Henry were among the major outcomes, as CARICOM, international partners, and Haitian stakeholders concluded a High-Level Meeting on Haiti late Monday [11 March 2024] evening in New Kingston, Jamaica. Chairman of CARICOM, H.E. Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali…
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Haiti deserves another way of being – PM Holness
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana) – “The people of Haiti deserve the opportunity to experience another way of being to determine their destiny, to secure their rights and to be free from oppressive forces from within and without.” These were the words of host Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica, as he made an impassioned plea for the people of…
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VIDEO STATEMENT ON HAITI BY CHAIR OF CARICOM, H.E. DR. MOHAMED IRFAAN ALI, ON FRIDAY 8 MARCH 2024
CARICOM Chairman, H.E. Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali gives an update, late Friday 8 March, in relation to ongoing efforts in working with the various stakeholders in Haiti to bring stability and normalcy back to the People and country of Haiti.
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CARICOM congratulates Jamaica on its Sixty-First Anniversary of Independence
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated Jamaica on attaining its Sixty-First Anniversary of Independence. CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett extended the Community’s congratulations to the Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness: “Most Honourable Prime Minister: On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I am pleased to extend heartfelt congratulations to the Government and people of Jamaica on…
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