Press Releases
-
CBSI Technical Working Group on crime prevention convenes in Jamaica next week
The CARICOM Secretariat, in collaboration with the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) will convene a Technical Working Group (TWG) on crime prevention next week. The working group will be in Jamaica from November 3-5 to examine the development of cross-cutting, comprehensive, and regional approaches to crime prevention by focusing on at-risk youth and vulnerable populations. The group will also facilitate prioritisation and sequencing of CBSI…
Read More » -
CCREEE establishment sets tone for Regional sustainable development – Barbados PM
The establishment of the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) has set the tone for the sustainable development, energy and climate change goals of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). “It may well become one of the ironies of Caribbean history that when oil prices were at one of their lowest points, one of the most successful institutions dedicated…
Read More » -
Energy efficiency centre inaugurated in Barbados
An institution that is geared at hastening CARICOM’s transition to new sustainable and clean energy production systems was inaugurated on Wednesday in Bridgetown, Barbados. The Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) is designed to assist Member States to navigate the renewable energy and energy efficiency investment climate, and support a modern energy landscape for sustainable development in…
Read More » -
PANCAP to hold Third Meeting of AIDS Programme Managers and Key Partners
The Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) will hold its third Annual Meeting of National AIDS Programme (NAP) Managers and Key Partners in Trinidad and Tobago, at the Hyatt Hotel, on 28-30 October 2015. Trinidad and Tobago Minister of Health, Hon. Mr. Terrence Deyalsingh will open the meeting. Under the chairmanship of Mr. Dereck Springer, PANCAP Coordinating…
Read More » -
Influenza Activity in the Caribbean
For the year to date, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) received 284 samples for influenza virus testing. Forty-seven (47) tested positive of which 14 were typed as Influenza A H1N1. The table below shows number of samples received and tested positive for Influenza A for 2013 -2014. CARPHA would like to advise members of the public to practice…
Read More » -
CARICOM Elections Observation Mission to Haiti issues Preliminary Statement
Sunday’s Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Haiti has been engaged in various activities since its arrival, including meetings with the Haitian Prime Minister and other State officials. The Mission issued a Preliminary Statement (see below) on Friday, as the 5.8 million registered voters prepare to choose from among fifty-three Presidential candidates and also vote in the second round of the…
Read More » -
CARICOM extends warm congratulations to Canada’s new Prime Minister
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended congratulations to the Prime Minister-elect of Canada, Mr. Justin Trudeau. Mr. Trudeau and the Liberal Party won a landslide victory in Canada's Federal Elections held on 19 October. In a congratulatory message to the Prime Minister elect, the Secretary-General said he looked forward to working with Mr. Trudeau and his new government to deepen the…
Read More » -
CARICOM and Costa Rica to promote joint interests
Costa Rica has committed to finding common ground with the Caribbean Community on global climate change positions. Costa Rica’s first Ambassador to CARICOM, Ms. Lydia Peralta noted CARICOM-Costa Rica’s shared climate change concerns and interests as she presented her credentials to CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque at the Secretariat Headquarters, Georgetown, Guyana on Wednesday. “On the road to the COP21,…
Read More » -
CARICOM-US cooperation hailed for tangible benefits
CARICOM-US deepening cooperation in security, health and energy was underscored Tuesday as Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque received new United States Ambassador to CARICOM Mr. Perry Holloway. The Secretary-General, in remarks at the accreditation ceremony, highlighted the important collaboration on the troubling issue of security, with the Caribbean serving as a transit point for the drug trade between the producer and…
Read More » -
CARICOM Region Prepares For WTO 10th Ministerial Conference
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS – In preparation for the upcoming World Trade Organization (WTO) 10th Ministerial Conference (MC10), Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States met to review the state of play of the WTO Doha Round of Negotiations, and their approach to preserve their interests in the context of MC10. The meeting which was held October 15‐16, 2015 in Barbados was convened by…
Read More »