Press Releases
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The way ahead for the EU-CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement
Cecilia Malmström, Commissioner for Trade Mrs. Cecilia Malmström, Commissioner for Trade, European Commission: Opening Speech to the Third Meeting of the Joint CARIFORUM-EU Council Cecilia Malmström, Commissioner for Trade 3rd meeting of the EU-CARIFORUM Joint EPA Council Ministers, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted to be here with you in Georgetown, capital of Guyana. I'm happy to because it's my first…
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At Ethiopia Conference, SG focuses on concessionary financing, debt
The Community recognises that the challenges of development are deep-seated. Significant resources and appropriate and mutually reinforcing policies at national, regional and international levels are required to address the difficulties facing developing countries. CARICOM Member States, therefore, continue to maintain their commitment to regional integration as the platform for securing inclusive sustainable growth. In this regard, the Caribbean Community…
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CARICOM Education Ministers discuss Reshaping the sector for the 21st Century
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The need for a “whole systems’ approach to education transformation in the Region is a major area of focus for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers of Education at a 2-day meeting of the CARICOM Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) which opened in Guyana, Thursday. Chairman of the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister…
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Hon. Oliver Joseph addresses the Opening Ceremony of the Third Meeting of the Joint CARIFORUM-EU Council
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Third Meeting of the Joint CARIFORUM-European Union (EU) Council under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) got underway this morning at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre in Liliendaal, Guyana. The Meeting is being held under the chairmanship of Hon. Oliver Joseph, Minister of Economic Development, Planning, Trade, Cooperatives and International Business of Grenada. …
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COHSOD focuses on education, children
The Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) will focus its discussions on education and children when it convenes tomorrow at the CARICOM Secretariat. The theme of the two-day meeting is ‘Safeguarding our Region’s future, reshaping education for the Twenty-First century”. The main objective of the Meeting is to provide an opportunity for Ministers responsible for Education and Children’s Issues,…
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Statement By H.E. Honourable Frederick A. Mitchell, M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, The Bahamas At the Third International Conference on Financing for Development Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 14 July, 2015
Allow me first to join previous speakers in expressing my sincere gratitude to the Government and people of Ethiopia for the warm hospitality my delegation and I have received since our arrival in this beautiful city of Addis Ababa. At home our brothers and sisters in locks dream of coming to this city. It looms large in their imagination. …
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Regional Cultural Committee issues Statement on DR actions
STATEMENT FROM THE TWENTY-THIRD MEETING OF CARICOM’S REGIONAL CULTURAL COMMITTEE REGARDING RECENT ACTIONS BY THE STATE OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC The Regional Cultural Committee, -Acknowledging its role as the vanguard and custodian of cultural development in CARICOM; -Acknowledging and recognising that the culture of the people of the region is deeply rooted in our diasporic history and is therefore central…
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CARICOM SG congratulates The Bahamas on its 42nd Independence Anniversary
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended congratulations to the Government and people of The Bahamas on the country’s 42nd Anniversary of Independence. In a message to Bahamian Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Perry Christie, the Secretary-General said CARICOM was pleased and honoured to count The Bahamas among its membership, noting that by its solid democracy, political stability and economic resilience…
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Statement on The Decree 1787 Of Venezuela ; Guyana Venezuela Border Dispute
CARICOM Heads of State and Government reaffirmed the longstanding, deep and wide-ranging friendship between CARICOM and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. They recalled the numerous agreements in the area of trade, investment, tourism and people-to-people contacts which bind the Governments and peoples of CARICOM and Venezuela together. They discussed in detail Decree No: 1.787 of 26 May 2015…
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Statement On The Situation With Respect to Dominicans of Haitian Descent And Haitian Migrants in The Dominican Republic
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community expressed their abhorrence and outrage with respect to the treatment of Dominicans of Haitian descent and Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic. This human rights situation is exacerbated as the tempo of so-called voluntary repatriation gathers pace in unregulated conditions resulting from pressures and the threat of violence as well as the absence…
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