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  • Photo of `Work together to achieve greater good’ – PM Harris

    `Work together to achieve greater good’ – PM Harris

    Salutations My fellow citizens and residents, congratulations on our thirty-third Independence Anniversary. This year we celebrate our Independence under the theme “Promoting Prosperity through Sustainability and National Unity.” This theme was chosen specifically to encapsulate how only a stable nation in unity can thrive and prosper, for the betterment of all of its citizens and residents. Our land has seen…

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  • Notes Of Congratulations Pour In From Near And Far For St. Kitts And Nevis’ 33rd Anniversary Of Independence

    BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2016 (PRESS SEC) – Numerous expressions of congratulations and well wishes are pouring in from world leaders and organizations to Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, his government and the people of St. Kitts and Nevis on the joyous occasion of our 33rd Anniversary of Independence.   Republic of China (Taiwan): The Republic of…

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  • CTO and CHTA working with regional partners to build climate resilience in the tourism sector

    September 16, 2016 (Bridgetown, Barbados) — Regional tourism development agency, the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and regional hospitality agency, the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) today signed a Letter of Agreement (LoA) to join other regional agencies and institutions representing climate sensitive sectors as joint Tourism Partners on the Consortium of Regional Sectoral Early Warning Information Systems Across Climate…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Tackles Regional Social Dialogue and Social Protection

    CARICOM Tackles Regional Social Dialogue and Social Protection

     (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is hosting a one-day regional consultation on the establishment of a regional tripartite social dialogue mechanism and a regional social protection floor. It takes place on Monday, September 19 at the Secretariat’s headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana. The aim is to discuss a proposed social dialogue mechanism and…

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  • Photo of ‘There is much to be proud of’ – SG tells St. Kitts and Nevis

    ‘There is much to be proud of’ – SG tells St. Kitts and Nevis

    Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said that there was much to be proud of as St Kitts and Nevis reflected on its period of nationhood. On the eve of the observance of the St Kitts and Nevis’ 33rd anniversary of Independence on Monday, the Secretary-General pointed to the substantial progress that the CARICOM Member State had…

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  • Photo of ICT Ministers meet in Barbados next week

    ICT Ministers meet in Barbados next week

    A Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Information and Communication Technology will be held in Barbados on 21 September, 2016. The meeting will focus on the Draft Roadmap for the CARICOM Single ICT Space which is to be approved by Heads of Government. At their Regular Meeting in July in Georgetown, Guyana, the CARICOM…

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  • Photo of CARICOM among key partners discussing management of region’s marine resources

    CARICOM among key partners discussing management of region’s marine resources

    Key partners of the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems Project recently held discussions on the sustainable management and use of living marine resources in the Region. Project partners of the UNDP/GEF Caribbean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem (CLME+ Project), including a representative of the CARICOM Secretariat, met in Miami, 6-9 September, for the talks on coordinated action. Pollution, habitat degradation…

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  • Photo of Impact of cooling technologies under discussion in St. Kitts and NEvis

    Impact of cooling technologies under discussion in St. Kitts and NEvis

    Basseterre, St. Kitts, (SKNIS): Delegates from across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have convened in St. Kitts and Nevis to discuss the growth of cooling technologies such, as air conditioners and refrigerators. They will also consider ways to reduce the environmental impact and  high operating costs of those technologies. The participants comprise officials of government departments and agencies responsible for energy…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Secretariat partners with CESO: More than 80 staff members trained

    CARICOM Secretariat partners with CESO: More than 80 staff members trained

    Eighty CARICOM Secretariat staffers received certificates on Thursday, 8 September, 2016, after an intensive week-long training on Writing with Impact. The professional development initiative, spearheaded by the Secretariat’s Office of the Deputy Secretary-General in collaboration with the Canadian Executive Service Organisation (CESO), updated staff on current developments in the field. The training was also intended to bring staff of all…

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  • Photo of Youth Development, Human Resource Development getting focused CARICOM attention – SG

    Youth Development, Human Resource Development getting focused CARICOM attention – SG

    I would like to offer some information on what we are doing on two of the areas covered in the Report, namely, Youth Development and Human Resource Development. The CARICOM Commission on Youth Development’s landmark report, “Eye on the Future”, has spawned the CARICOM Youth Development Action Plan. It promotes the development of secure, valued and empowered adolescents and other…

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