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“Costa Rica from the Caribbean” initiative to strengthen ties
The Caribbean is a priority for my government, for this reason I launched the initiative called: Costa Rica from the Caribbean, for the development of the costarican Caribbean coast. This proposal brings together a number of projects agreed between the private productive sector, social organizations, local governments and other public institutions for the well being of all. This initiative is…
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CARICOM Foreign Ministers reaffirm support for Guyana’s territorial integrity
CARICOM Foreign Ministers have welcomed Venezuela’s decision to receive a United Nations Technical team which will provide recommendations to the UN Secretary-General on the way forward to a full and final solution to the Guyana/Venezuela territorial controversy. Guyana’s Vice-President and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon. Carl Greenidge briefed the Council for Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CORFOR) on the…
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CTO Secretary General calls for action to facilitate travel to and through the Caribbean
Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Hugh Riley has urged regional authorities to institute an Open Skies policy and wherever possible to eliminate secondary screening at Caribbean airports. Mr. Riley argues that while an Open Skies policy would allow regional carriers to take unlimited flights to all Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states and encourage the growth of competition…
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CARICOM SG meets US Global AIDS Coordinator
Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of theCaribbean Community (CARICOM), on Wednesday held discussions with Ambassador Deborah Birx, M.D., U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator/Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy, U.S. Presidential Emergency Plan for HIV Relief (PEPFAR). The Secretary-General and Ambassador Birx met on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. As the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Ambassador Birx oversees the implementation of…
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CDB supports Grenada fishing industry, puts spotlight on safety at sea
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – For people who work at sea, an injury or accident while on the job could mean huge losses for them—and their families. In Grenada, where the fishing industry has experienced positive growth since 2012, but where most seafarers operate without formal training or certification, the impacts could be even more devastating. From September 2015 to June…
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CSME’s longevity in hands of youth – Barbados Acting Prime Minister
Acting Prime Minister Richard Sealy told a group of students from Antigua that while his generation began the process for the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), it was the youth that would secure its longevity. Acting Prime Minister Richard Sealy (front, centre) poses with students from Antigua and Barbuda and workshop facilitators following the ceremony at the CSME Unit.…
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“Grave concern” – CARICOM Cricket Governance sub-committee Chair
It is with grave concern that I noted the recent comments made by the Coach of the West Indies cricket team, Mr. Phil Simmons, in which he stated that “outside influences” have had a hand in the selection of the West Indies ODI team. As Chairman of the CARICOM Sub Committee on Cricket Governance, and as a life long fan…
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End HIV/AIDS by 2030 – PM Harris urges Caribbean leaders
Basseterre, St. Kitts: Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis committed Caribbean leaders to pursue ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030, at a UNAIDS Symposium held at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York, U.S.A. on Sunday, September 27. We in the Caribbean wholeheartedly support the Global Strategy proposed by UNAIDS to achieve the bold…
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PM Gonsalves, former US President Clinton launch ‘Blue Guardians’
COLORADO,(CMC) – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have been disappointed at the broken promises given to them by the international community regarding development assistance. Gonsalves Monday joined President James Michel of the Seychelles and former U.S. President Bill Clinton in launching the ‘Blue Guardians’ in the United States. Blue Guardians…
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Young Entrepreneurs Shine at Regional Summit
Young entrepreneurs from across the Eastern and Southern Caribbean were encouraged to dream big, take risks, and affix their “brand” onto the world stage at the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Youth Entrepreneurship Summit (C-YES) at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in Hastings, Barbados, on September 24. The United States Ambassador to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the OECS, Dr. Larry…
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