Press Releases

June 24, 2015
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CARICOM 10K runs off on Sunday in Barbados

Amateur and professional athletes from across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will meet early Sunday (28 June) to compete in the Eleventh Annual CARICOM 10K Road Race on Bay Street Esplanade, Barbados. A much anticipated feature ahead of the Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government, this edition of the CARICOM 10k precedes the Thirty-Sixth Summit, which opens at the…
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June 23, 2015
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CARICOM appeals to Dominican Republic to halt expulsions

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) calls on the Government of the Dominican Republic not to expel tens of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent. This follows statements by the Dominican Ministry of Interior and the Police which indicate their intention to expel Dominicans of Haitian descent whose citizenship status has not been regularised. In reiterating its human rights concerns, the Caribbean…
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June 23, 2015
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CARICOM Convenes National Consultations on Single Jurisdiction for Companies

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat kicks off a series of national consultations across Member States starting on Thursday, 11 June, 2015 in Saint Lucia. These consultations are to discuss the Draft Framework Policy on the Single Jurisdiction whose aim is to create a seamless space within which companies can do business. The establishment of…
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June 22, 2015
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Youth Parliament Debate on CARICOM

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Press Release (No.05) 22 / June/ 2015 As part of Government’s outreach programme to sensitise the public about the importance of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and regional integration, a debate for youth will be staged on Friday, June 26, in the Lower House of Parliament from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The Youth…
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June 18, 2015
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CAHFSA Launches Logo Design Competition

Bridgetown, Barbados, June 17, 2015 – One Caribbean Community (CARICOM) resident is being given the opportunity to walk away with a grand prize of US$1,000 in a logo competition launched by the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA). The CAHFSA is inviting submissions of logo designs that reflect the agency’s goals and objectives. The competition, which…
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June 18, 2015
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Secretary-General welcomes new EU funding programme

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has welcomed the European Union’s (EU) new regional funding programme for the Caribbean of €346 million. The signing of the Caribbean Regional Indicative Programme (CRIP), financed by the 11th European Development Fund (EDF), took place at the Caribbean Forum of Africa Caribbean Pacific States (CARIFORUM)…
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June 17, 2015
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Antigua/Barbuda to host major CARICOM Development Forum

“CARICOM Overcoming Challenges: Pathway to Development”. That is the focus of a major regional forum to be held in Antigua and Barbuda on Tuesday 23 June 2015. Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Gaston Brown will be among the Forum’s list of high level presenters, drawn from the Caribbean Community, the EU Delegation to the Eastern Caribbean and Barbados, Caribbean…
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June 12, 2015
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Region to get new funding from the European Union

This amount represents more than a doubling of the funds that were available in previous years (€165 million euros). The signing took place on the occasion of the 2nd Summit of the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (EU-CELAC), and the EU-CARIFORUM High Level Event, 11-12 June in Brussels. Background The funds announced today for…
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June 9, 2015
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Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and The Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS – Statement by Mr. Shiraz A. Mohamed

I have the honour to speak on behalf of the fourteen member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), at this plenary meeting to review the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declarations on HIV/AIDS. I would like to use this opportunity to express appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report contained in document A/69/856.…
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June 5, 2015
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CARICOM SG lauds Secretariat’s celebration of World Environment Day

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has lauded as “commendable and timely,” the CARICOM Secretariat’s celebration of World Environmental Day 2015, on Friday 5 June, 2015. His commendations were made against the background of the priority CARICOM has placed on building environmental resilience in the Strategic Plan for the Caribbean Community 2015-2019: Repositioning CARICOM. Ambassador LaRocque said that the…
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