Press Releases
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Youth entrepreneurship project continues in three CARICOM Member States
A project directed at providing youngsters with entrepreneurship skills dubbed the Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunity (CEBO) continues to be implemented in CARICOM Member States. The most recent CEBO workshops were held in St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and Antigua and Barbuda. The CEBO training forms part of a Regional project developed by the CARICOM Secretariat, to engage, motivate…
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PANCAP to caucus ahead of UN High Level Meeting on ending AIDS
A United Nations High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) on Ending AIDS will be held on 8-10 June 2016 at the United Nations General Assembly, New York, United States. Its focus will be on the required accelerated response over the next five years to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, as part of the Sustainable Development Goals. In preparation for the UNHLM,…
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CARICOM unwavering in its determination to preserve Guyana’s territorial integrity
Georgetown, Guyana – (June 2, 2016) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Wednesday said that the Community remained unwavering in its determination to preserve Guyana’s territorial integrity. He gave the commitment when he met with President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency. The community has been resolute in always preserving the territorial integrity of…
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CCC launches investigation into CWC’s Agreement to Acquire Columbus International Pursuant to Article 175 (6) of the RTC
The CCC has launched an investigation into the agreement by Cable and Wireless Communications (Plc (“CWC”) to acquire Columbus International Inc. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) institution which has responsibility for ensuring that the benefits expected from the establishment of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy are not frustrated by anti-competitive business conduct, has issued a statement. The statement, inter alia,…
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SVG to host Electric Mobility Conference and Road Show – CARICOM Secretariat among supporting agencies
The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will next week host a conference and road show on electric mobility. The CARICOM Secretariat, the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are among the entities that are collaborating to host the event. The event will run from 30 May – 2 June, 2016, and…
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Guyana can be justly proud of achievement, progress – CARICOM SG
As Guyana prepares to celebrate its Golden Jubilee Anniversary of Independence on Thursday 26 May, 2016, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said that the country could be “justly proud of its achievements and progress over the five decades of Independence.” In a congratulatory message to President of Guyana, His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, the Secretary-General pointed…
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Guyana launches International Youth Reparations Rally and Relay
The Guyana Reparations Committee on Friday launched its leg of the International Youth Reparations Relay and Rally with an event at the Guyana Independence Park. Speakers at the launch included President of Guyana H. E. David Granger and Chairman, Guyana Reparations Committee, Mr. Eric Phillips. In his keynote address, President Granger said the call for Reparations was serious business and…
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CSME Student Mission Project culminates in Dominica
The final mission under the CARICOM Secretariat’s ‘Students Engaging the CSME through Field Promotion’ project kicks off Monday, May 23 in Dominica. Nineteen students from various tertiary institutions in Suriname will visit local public and private sector entities to determine the level of implementation of the CARICOM Single Market. For the week-long mission, the students will be accompanied by Suriname’s…
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Dominica to host students from Suriname on CSME exchange
The final mission under the CARICOM Secretariat’s ‘Students Engaging the CSME through Field Promotion’ project kicks off Monday, May 23 in Dominica. Nineteen students from various tertiary institutions in Suriname will visit local public and private sector entities to determine the level of implementation of the CARICOM Single Market. For the week-long mission, the students will be accompanied by Suriname’s…
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CARICOM taking steps to Institutionalise a Gender Sensitive Results-Oriented Culture across the Community
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in June 2016, will initiate the implementation of a “Gender Sensitive Results-Based Management (RBM) System” to build a results-oriented culture around the operationalization of the CARICOM Strategic Plan, 2015 – 2019. Following extensive planning and project design which commenced in December 2014, in August 2015, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) approved funding for the Project entitled…
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