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Regional statisticians meeting in Georgetown to prepare for 2020 Census Last updated J
Member States begin their census exercises from next year until 2022. The statisticians and other stakeholders began a week-long meeting at the CARICOM Secretariat on Monday. Their activities include a meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee (RCCC) and a Training Workshop in Census Management and Planning. The RCCC sessions are aimed at improving the readiness of Member States for…
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Regional statisticians meeting in Georgetown to prepare for 2020 Census
Member States begin their census exercises from next year until 2022. The statisticians and other stakeholders began a week-long meeting at the CARICOM Secretariat on Monday. Their activities include a meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee (RCCC) and a Training Workshop in Census Management and Planning. The RCCC sessions are aimed at improving the readiness of Member States for…
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CARICOM and stakeholders to host youth forum in Guyana this week
The CARICOM Secretariat is collaborating with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), EU Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, (UNECLAC), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Commonwealth Secretariat and other partners to organise the Caribbean Forum on Population, Youth and Development. The Forum will be held 24 -26 July at the Marriott Hotel in Georgetown, Guyana. The Forum will bring together senior government officials from the Caribbean in the areas of…
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CARICOM Fights Against Gun Crime
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS), with funding from the 10th European Development Fund Project (EDF), delivered advanced training on double casting techniques to local law enforcement ballistics specialists during the period July 10-13, 2018, in St. Kitts and Nevis. The training, consistent with international standards, was conducted by Arquebus, a UK based company specialising in…
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European Union steps up support for Caribbean countries
Ministers of Foreign Affairs from the EU and from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) are meeting in Brussels on 16-17 July. In the margins of the 2nd EU-CELAC Foreign Ministers Meeting, Stefano Manservisi, Director-General for International Cooperation and Development, has signed three new agreements with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and CARICOM Affairs of Dominica, Francine…
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CARICOM fine-tuning financing mechanisms for Cultural Industries
As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to create the enabling environment for Cultural Industries to thrive, people involved in the creation, production, and distribution of cultural products could soon access additional sources of financing. Dr. Hilary Brown Dr. Hilary Brown, Programme Manager for Culture and Community Development within the Directorate of Human and Social Development in the CARICOM Secretariat…
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Heads of Government endorse Regional Strategy for the Development of Statistics (RSDS)
The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have endorsed the framework for the Regional Strategy for the Development of Statistics (RSDS). The RSDS is being developed to strengthen and improve the availability of quality statistics for evidence-based decision-making across the Region. It is considered to be the Region’s gateway to building resilience and achieving sustainable development that is anchored on…
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Health, Education Benefits for Spouses and Dependents of CARICOM Nationals
Spouses and dependents of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals, who relocate to other Member States, will now be entitled to access benefits such as health and education services, which were not previously afforded to them. This applies to individuals and their families, who move across the region to work, provide services and establish companies within the framework of the free movement…
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PM Of Barbados Proposes Change to Process of Certificate Verification
Prime Minister of Barbados, Hon. Mia Mottley, is proposing that the process to verify Certificates of Recognition of CARICOM Skills Qualification be revamped to shorten the time in which this exercise is undertaken. This, she suggested, can be done by adjusting existing legislation to allow the burden of proof to be shifted to the applicant to swear to the authenticity…
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