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Energy efficiency building codes, standards in focus in Grenada
More than 50 regional and international experts will gather at a three-day workshop in Grenada, next week, to advance efforts toward the development and implementation of energy efficiency building codes and energy performance standards for Caribbean buildings. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) are partnering with the Grenada Bureau of Standards…
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CARICOM’s SG reads tribute at Manning’s funeral
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Saturday paid tribute, on behalf of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, at the state funeral for former Prime Minister Mr. Patrick Manning. The Tribute was drafted at the just concluded 37th CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in Guyana, at which all Member States were represented. See full tribute: TRIBUTE TO MR.…
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Statement by CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin Larocque on the Passing of Mr Patrick Manning, Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
The CARICOM Standard was flown at half-staff at the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, Friday as a mark of respect for the late former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Patrick Manning. This will continue until Mr. Manning’s funeral on Saturday. Mr. Manning, who led the twin-island Republic from 1990-95 and again from 2001 – 2010,…
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Region to continue robust, unrelenting advocacy against de-risking
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is advancing its efforts to address de-risking and its effects on the Region, and Heads of Government have taken the decision to directly approach the government of the United States. Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness briefed the media on the subject on Wednesday afternoon, the final day of the two-day 37th Regular Meeting of…
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Communiqué issued at the conclusion of The Thirty-Seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), 4-6 July 2016, Georgetown Guyana
The Thirty-Seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held at Georgetown, Guyana, on 4 – 6 July 2016. The Prime Minister of Dominica, the Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit, chaired the proceedings. Other members of the Conference in attendance were Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Honourable Gaston Browne; Prime Minister of…
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Security underpins deliberations at CARICOM Heads Conference
The issue of security underpinned the deliberations and decisions of the 37th Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government held from 4-6 July, in Georgetown, Guyana. Whether it was economic security, as it relates to the issue of correspondent banking and its implications for Caribbean economies and people, or Community projections for economic opportunities and/or threats as a result of BREXIT,…
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CARICOM joins Guyana’s push for juridical settlement of Guyana/Venezuela border row
President Granger credited CARICOM’s united stance for forcing Venezuela to rescind Decree 1.787 issued on May 26, 2015, which extended its maritime zone into the maritime space of many CARICOM states. However, that Decree was soon replaced by Decree 1.859 on July 7, 2015. (GINA) The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have taken a strong position in support…
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Action being taken on health to safeguard Community
Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM and Prime Minister of Dominica Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit said Wednesday that the issue of health was of major concern to CARICOM Heads, particularly as it related to non-Communicable Diseases. The CARICOM Chairman was speaking at a press conference at the conclusion of the Thirty-Seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of the CARICOM Heads…
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Regional Quality Policy A Focus for National Standards Bureaux
The CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) is on a thrust to make quality a way of life in the region. CEO of CROSQ, Mr. Deryck Omar made this clear as he addressed media yesterday during a break at a forum of directors of standards bureaux in CARICOM. Remarking on the challenges identified by some directors in…
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Trinidad and Chile hold bilateral on margins of CARICOM Heads meeting
Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley, met with Her Excellency Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria, President of the Republic of Chile, on the margins of the Thirty-seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the morning of July 5th, 2016. Dr, Rowley was accompanied by…
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