Press Releases
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CARICOM Secretariat leverages energy efficiency with Energy Monitoring Equipment in collaboration with GIZ / German Development Cooperation
The CARICOM Secretariat will accelerate the energy and financial savings that have already been achieved over the past twelve months in 2015 through the utilisation of new energy monitoring equipment that has been provided by the GIZ REETA programme in terms of the overall Development Co-operation between the German Government and the CARICOM Secretariat. The new energy monitoring equipment is…
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Statement by the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque On the Occasion of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2016
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) joins women and men globally to commemorate International Women’s Day, 8 March, 2016 under the theme Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality. The United Nations observance this year will reflect on how to accelerate the 2030 Agenda to effectively implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the new global agenda to end poverty,…
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Both men and women should promote gender equality – CARICOM DSG
She was speaking on Tuesday at a luncheon held in commemoration of International Women’s Day at the CARICOM Secretariat in Turkeyen, Guyana. The event was planned and executed by the CARICOM Secretariat Staff Association. The Deputy Secretary-General said many changes were necessary for the empowerment of women but emphasized that men should be proud to support their female counterparts including their…
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A call for more women in electoral processes
On the eve of International Women’s Day, Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan has called for the increased involvement of women in the electoral processes. She made the call to a group of senior officials in electoral management and monitoring who are participating in a CARICOM Secretariat-United Nations (UN) workshop on Building Resources in Democracy,…
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CARICOM SG congratulates new Jamaica PM
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended heartiest congratulations to newly elected Prime Minister of Jamaica, Mr. Andrew Holness. “I look forward to working with you in continuing to strengthen our integration movement in the interest of the people of Jamaica and of the wider Caribbean Community, the Secretary-General said in his congratulatory letter. He told Prime Minister Holness the…
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CARICOM launches PSAs on youth crime and violence
On Monday 29 February 2016, the CARICOM Secretariat launched at the Regional Forum on Youth Crime and Violence in Georgetown, Guyana, three one-minute animated public service announcements on the topics of bullying, love and belonging, and the Ideal Caribbean Youth. One of the areas that needs to be addressed in CARICOM’s Social Development and Crime Prevention Action Plan is that…
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Competition Sensitization for Judges Gets Underway
The CARICOM Secretariat pushes toward consolidating the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) with sensitization sessions for judges in competition law and policy. This Tuesday, March 8, the first of these workshops kicks off in Jamaica at The Court of Appeal. Seven judges of the court will be participating in the activity which is funded under the 10th European Development…
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CARICOM seeks Portugal’s advocacy on major concerns
As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to lobby for the removal of Member States from the list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Friday raised the issue with newly accredited Ambassador of Portugal to CARICOM His Excellency Fernando Teles Fazendeiro. Portugal is among several European countries that have deemed some CARICOM Member States as non-cooperative tax jurisdictions,…
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Twenty-Ninth COHSOD concludes with focus on Animation for Development
The Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) came to a close on Friday. Minister for Youth Development and Sports Saint Lucia Hon. Shawn Edward chaired the two-day proceedings where Ministers and officials with responsibility for youth development came together to discuss and make decisions in relation to the youth and culture. The final item on…
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