Press Releases
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CARICOM and Italy strengthen ties
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Italy continued on the path of stronger relations on Wednesday as the new Italian Ambassador to the Community presented his credentials at the Secretariat’s Georgetown, Guyana headquarters. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque received the letters of credence from His Excellency Silvio Mignano who is based in Caracas, Venezuela. Both men emphasised the strength of the…
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Grenada’s Labour Minister to Address Private Sector and Workers
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A two-day sensitization workshop hosted by the CARICOM Secretariat on Free Movement within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) opens Thursday in Grenada.. Its objective is to share information and increase awareness of the free movement regimes. Minister for Labour, the Honourable Elvin Nimrod, will deliver an address at the opening ceremony that…
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Regional Procurement Regime Consultations Continue
The CARICOM Secretariat continues its series of national consultations in Member States to advance the implementation of the Community Procurement Regime within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). On Tuesday, January 19, Belize wrapped up its two-day consultation that focused on the system requirements and infrastructure for a fully functioning Community Public Procurement Notice Board (CPPNB). The (CPPNB) is…
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CARICOM integration process strong, says Belize Foreign Minister
The collective actions and accomplishments of integration, to date, are proof that the regional integration process is strong and inexorably deepening. This sentiment was expressed by the Hon. Wilfred Elrington, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belize and Chairman of the Community Council of Ministers, as he addressed his colleague Ministers at the recently concluded 37th meeting of the Council, in…
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Speech at the launch of the 2015 Human Development Report
I am delighted to welcome you to the launch of the 2015 Human Development Report. UNDP expresses its profound gratitude to Ethiopia for hosting this launch, and for His Excellency the Prime Minister’s presence here with us today to give the keynote speech and launch the report. There can be no doubt that history will judge 2015 to be a…
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Finance, sustainable development, foreign policy matters expected to be among highlights at Inter-Sessional
The Region’s Ministers responsible for Community Affairs (Community Council of Ministers) met on Friday to review pressing matters to go before next month’s Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government in Belize. Several finance, sustainable development and foreign policy issues received attention. Plans for a dialogue among Finance Ministers on the eve of the Inter-Sessional meeting were also discussed. Chairman…
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Opening Statement by the Hon. Dean Oliver Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize At the Opening Ceremony For the Twenty-Seventh Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Opening Statement by the Hon. Dean Oliver Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize At the Opening Ceremony For the Twenty-Seventh Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) February 15-17, 2016 Placencia Hotel, Belize It is my privilege and pleasure to welcome you to…
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CARICOM reform moving apace: SG
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is proceeding apace with implementing the Community Strategic Plan 2015-2019, including the preparation of a Strategic Business Plan for the Secretariat, guided by the recently established Change Management Office. This assurance was given to the Community Council of Ministers by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, CARICOM Secretary-General on Friday as he addressed the opening of the 37th…
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Challenges need resolute collective action – Minister Elrington
Hon. Wilfred Elrington, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belize and Chairman of the Community Council of Ministers of CARICOM, addressing the 37th Meeting of the Council, Georgetown Guyana, 15 January 2016 – VIDEO “Our endeavors will demand perspicacity and resolution from all of us in leadership positions, given the very daunting challenges which now confront our world. Challenges which can…
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The importance of competition during economic recession: CARICOM Competition Commission
“For 2016, drawing upon the work program which has already been approved by Member States, the CCC will continue to vigorously protect and maximise consumer welfare in the CARICOM region. Accordingly, the CCC intends to make consumers the focus of its message to Governments and parliamentarians, sector regulators, the business community, and other special interest groups such as the judiciary,…
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