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  • Photo of CARICOM fully engaged in assisting recovery and rebuilding post Matthew – Secretary-General

    CARICOM fully engaged in assisting recovery and rebuilding post Matthew – Secretary-General

    CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has expressed sadness with the loss of lives, homes and  property during the passage of hurricane Matthew, and he gave the assurance that CARICOM is fully engaged in assisting affected countries with their recovery and  rebuilding efforts. Haiti was the most seriously affected CARICOM Member State with more than 800 deaths, thousand displaced and widespread…

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  • Photo of Hurricane Matthew forces postponement of Haiti presidential elections

    Hurricane Matthew forces postponement of Haiti presidential elections

    The presidential elections in Haiti, which were scheduled to be held on Sunday 9 October, have been postponed and an announcement is to be made on a new date next week. Category Four Hurricane Matthew pummeled Haiti earlier in the week leaving in its wake death, destruction and displacement of persons. Assessments and the mobilisation of assistance are now underway.…

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  • Photo of CCRIF Ready to Pay Haiti a little over US$20 Million Following Passage of Hurricane Matthew

    CCRIF Ready to Pay Haiti a little over US$20 Million Following Passage of Hurricane Matthew

    CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) is preparing to make a payout to the Government of Haiti as a result of the passage of Hurricane Matthew which triggered payments on the country’s Tropical Cyclone policy. Based on preliminary calculations, Haiti will receive a little over US$20 million – the largest payment ever made by CCRIF. This was…

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  • Photo of CDEMA deploys response teams to Haiti and The Bahamas following Hurricane Matthew

    CDEMA deploys response teams to Haiti and The Bahamas following Hurricane Matthew

    The islands of The Bahamas and Haiti suffered severe impact from the passage of Hurricane Matthew. In efforts to assist these countries in dealing with the aftermath of the hurricane, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has deployed 2 sets of specialized response teams to Haiti and The Bahamas. At the request of the Government of Haiti and based…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Chairman appeals for help for Haiti and The Bahamas

    CARICOM Chairman appeals for help for Haiti and The Bahamas

    Chairman of the 15-member regional integration movement, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Friday urged support for Haiti and the Bahamas, the two CARICOM countries severely affected by the passage of Hurricane Matthew earlier this week. At least 500 people were reported killed in Haiti, CARICOM’s only French-speaking country, as the Category 4 storm tore through the nation on its way to…

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  • Photo of Consultation on the CARICOM Strategy for Regional Implementation of the World Trade

    Consultation on the CARICOM Strategy for Regional Implementation of the World Trade

    The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, with the support of the World Bank Group (WBG) is convening a Consultation on the CARICOM  Strategy for Regional Implementation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade Facilitation (TFA). The Meeting, intended for CARICOM State Officials with responsibility for WTO Trade Facilitation, will take place in Bridgetown, Barbados on 10-12 October, 2016, and is funded…

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  • CARICOM Kicks Off LMIS Training in Trinidad and Tobago

    The region is set to benefit from a major effort by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat to establish a labour market information system (LMIS) as a vital element of the smooth functioning of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). As part of this effort, the Secretariat is undertaking a series of LMIS training workshops in Member States. The first…

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  • Photo of Barbados Considers CARICOM Model Bill for Public Procurement

    Barbados Considers CARICOM Model Bill for Public Procurement

    A major national consultation on public procurement gets underway in Barbados today. The one-day consultation is to examine the Draft CARICOM Model Bill to facilitate the national implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) Public Procurement Regime. The proposed regime aims to establish an integrated and single public procurement space for Member States. Representatives of public and private…

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  • Photo of Greater CSME Awareness for Barbados Private Sector and Rural Communities

    Greater CSME Awareness for Barbados Private Sector and Rural Communities

    The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is ensuring that vital stakeholders continue to be well informed about the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and its significant benefits. On Wednesday, October 5, a one-day CSME sensitization workshop is being hosted in Barbados. Approximately 30 participants from private sector bodies and rural communities  will convene at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre for…

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  • Photo of September focus on statistics

    September focus on statistics

    The Caribbean Community( CARICOM) Secretariat earlier this month participated in a series of meetings that were geared at promoting the production and use of quality statistics in the Region. CARICOM Secretariat representatives participated in sessions on Disability Measurement Statistics in Bridgetown, Barbados, and the Caribbean Conference on Transformative Agenda for Official Statistics, also in Barbados. In remarks at the Meeting on Disability Measurement Statistics, Director,…

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