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  • Photo of Belizeans determination praised – CARICOM SG

    Belizeans determination praised – CARICOM SG

    The people of Belize have shown great determination and belief in a better future as they strive to build their nation. The theme of this milestone Anniversary “Belize Renewed, Confident, Competitive, and Committed” reflects the passion in the heart of Belizeans for their homeland. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque in a congratulatory message to Prime Minister Hon. Dean Barrow of Belize…

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  • Photo of COP 21 critically important to CARICOM

    COP 21 critically important to CARICOM

    Climate Change and its effects engaged the attention of the new Kittitian Ambassador to CARICOM and the Secretary-General during an accreditation ceremony on Tuesday at the headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Guyana. In presenting his credentials to the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Ambassador Lionel Sydney Osborne of St. Kitts and Nevis noted that “as a Region…

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  • CARICOM SG congratulates Dr. Rowley

    Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended congratulations to the new Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley. The Secretary-General said; “I congratulate Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley on his ascension to the office of Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. His long Parliamentary career and his varied experience in Cabinet will…

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  • Photo of Trinidad and Tobago Election results reflect will of the people: CARICOM Observation Mission

    Trinidad and Tobago Election results reflect will of the people: CARICOM Observation Mission

    The CARICOM Elections Observation Mission to Trinidad and Tobago’s general elections on Monday say voters were able to cast their ballots without intimidation or harassment and the results reflect the will of the people. The Mission, in its Preliminary Statement issued Tuesday, however called for guidelines and regulations on the use of social media in election campaigns, noting that one…

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  • Arrival Statement:  CARICOM Election Observation Mission to Trinidad and Tobago

    The Government of Trinidad and Tobago by way of letter dated 15 July 2015 invited CARICOM to deploy a mission to observe the General Elections which will be held in the country on 7 September 2015.   As a result a twelve (12) member Group representing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is now in Trinidad and Tobago to observe the General…

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  • CARICOM SG congratulates World Champions

    Once again the youth of the Caribbean Community have demonstrated without a doubt that a nation’s size is no barrier to global success.   Usain Bolt shows his 100, 200 and 4×100 metre medals from the 15th IAAF World Championships (Team Jamaica photo) It gives me great pleasure on behalf of CARICOM, to extend heartiest congratulations to the athletes from…

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  • CARICOM SG congratulates Trinindad and Tobago on the country’s 53rd Independence Anniversary

    CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated the Government and People of Trinidad and Tobago on the country’s 53rd Independence Anniversary. The Twin-Island Republic celebrates its fifty-third birthday on Monday 31st August 2015. In a letter to Prime Minister Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Ambassador LaRocque credited the dynamism and creativity of the people as major factors in the country’s progress. The…

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  • CARICOM SG extends sympathy to the Government and People of Dominica

    Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has expressed the Community’s sympathy to the Government and People of Dominica over the tragic loss of life and the widespread damage caused by the devastating passage of Tropical Storm Erika over the island, Thursday. Erika’s heavy rainfall left four confirmed dead and more than 30 missing and caused significant damage…

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  • Photo of Tertiary students from Grenada to examine the CSME in Belize

    Tertiary students from Grenada to examine the CSME in Belize

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Nineteen students from tertiary institutions in Grenada are participating in a CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) mission to Belize next week – 30 August – 4 September 2015. The activity is part of a CARICOM Secretariat public education project which exposes tertiary students to the CSME through field missions. With funding from the…

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  • Photo of New Vistas For The Caribbean Agricultural Research And Development Institute (CARDI)

    New Vistas For The Caribbean Agricultural Research And Development Institute (CARDI)

    Chairperson, Honourable Suresh Algoe Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry Fisheries, Chairperson of the Local Organizing Committee and Members of said Committee, President of the Caribbean Food Crop Society, Representatives of the University of Suriname, University of the West Indies, the Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, University of Puerto Rico, the Food and Agriculture Organization, CACHE and other distinguished partners in sustainable agricultural development, Ladies…

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