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CARICOM Member States deepening cooperation to fight crime; Ministers of National Security zero in on firearms trafficking
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deepening cooperation among Member States to ensure the safety of the Region as increasing and new forms of crimes are occurring. CARICOM Ministerial Council for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE)met in Trelawny, Jamaica, on Thursday 6 October for the 24th Meeting of the. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security of Jamaica, the…
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CARICOM Statement on Haiti
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) received a letter from the Prime Minister of Haiti, Dr Ariel Henry, calling for solidarity and requesting assistance to alleviate the deepening humanitarian, security, political, and economic crises in Haiti. The actions of criminal gangs have resulted in the complete cessation of fuel distribution in several parts of the country forcing the…
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Remarks by the Secretary-General of CARIFORUM/CARICOM Dr. Carla N. Barnett at the Launch of the Caribbean-EU Partnerships 2021-2027 Bridgetown, Barbados, 11 October, 2022
Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados; Honourable E.P. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Immigration of Antigua and Barbuda, and Chairman of the Caribbean Forum of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM); Other Honourable Ministers; Ms. Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner for International Partnerships of the European Commission; Your Excellency Malgorzata Wasilewska, Head of Delegation, Delegation…
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Presentation by Chair of CARIFORUM, Hon. E. P. Chet Greene, at the Launch of the EU-Caribbean Partnerships, Bridgetown, Barbados, 11 October 2022
The partnership between the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the European Union (EU) remains very important to both Sides, certainly to CARIFORUM. The EU has been and remains a reliable Caribbean development partner whose support is important in the region’s efforts towards its sustainable and inclusive growth and development. As the Chair of CARIFORUM, I speak…
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Remarks by Dr. Hon. Horace Chang, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security of Jamaica, and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) to the 24th Meeting of the CONSLE, 6 October 2022, Jamaica
Honourable Ministers and Heads of Delegation Mrs Alison Drayton, Assistant Secretary-General CARICOM Lt. Col. Michael Jones, Executive Director, CARICOM IMPACS; Commodore Errington Shurland, Executive Director, Regional Security System Distinguished Delegates Good Morning. Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my esteemed honour to address you in my capacity as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of National Security and Law Enforcement at…
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Remarks by Assistant Secretary-General, Human and Social Development, CARICOM Secretariat, Ms Alison Drayton at the Opening of the 24th Meeting of the Council for National Security and Law Enforcement, Jamaica, 6 October 2022
Honourable Dr. Horace Chang, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security of Jamaica and Chairman of the Council for National Security and Law Enforcement Honourable Ministers and Heads of Delegation Distinguished Delegates Colleagues from the CARICOM Secretariat and Institutions Ladies and Gentlemen Good morning It is a privilege to welcome you to this Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Council for…
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CDB, CARICOM & the OECS Commission Launch Teacher Training Programme to Tackle COVID Learning Loss
15,000 educators across the region, will have the opportunity to benefit from capacity building in key components of the Learning Recovery and Enhancement Programme (Let’s REAP) for Caribbean Schools, an intervention designed to address the learning loss that occurred or worsened due to COVID-19. Launched in July 2021, Let’s REAP was developed by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the CARICOM Secretariat…
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Remarks by Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community Dr Carla N Barnett at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 29 September 2022
Mr. Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva, Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Dr. Armstrong Alexis, Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat; Other Members of Staff of the Secretariat and the UNDP. It is my pleasure, to be signing this Memorandum of Understanding between our Organizations as an expression of…
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CARICOM carries out training in preparation for upgraded regional Labour Market Information System (LMIS)
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is hosting two training sessions on the Regional Labour Market Information System (LMIS) for CARICOM National Data Managers, on 27 – 28 September and 4 – 5 October 2022. The first activity is on LMIS data production. The second exercise will focus on aspects of the Statistical and Metadata eXchange (SDMX). The SDMX is critical…
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Remarks by the Chairman of CARICOM, President of Suriname, H.E. Chandrikapersad Santokhi, at the launch of the CARICOM Interactive Market Place Suspension Procedure (CIMSUPRO), 26 September 2022
Colleague Heads of Government,Minister Rishma Kuldipsingh, Minister of Economic Affairs,Dr. Carla Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community,Distinguished Ministers,Caricom Secretariat Staff,Ladies and Gentlemen, Good day to you all! As we all can recall, one of the key principles of establishing the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), was and still is, to achieve regional integration, and economic growth, within our community.The…
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