Press Releases
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Gender Equality is a strong driver of growth says CDB President
STATEMENT by Dr. William Warren Smith President of the Caribbean Development Bank on International Women’s Day 2015 Today March 8, 2015 we join the people of the region in commemorating International Women’s Day. This year marks significant milestones in the global development agenda, including the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the adoption of a…
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Statement by the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque On the Occasion of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2015
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Today, I join with the global community to salute women and girls everywhere, particularly those of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It is well known that it is the women of our Community who have been the bedrock of society and have been agents of change within our societies. In so doing, they have been…
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Engagement not Protest – the approach on Reparations, Prime Minister Stuart
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will not “pursue the issue of reparations on the basis of a diplomacy of protest” but “on the basis of a diplomacy of engagement,” assures Barbados Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Freundel Stuart. Prime Minister Stuart, who Chairs the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee (PMSC) on Reparations, addressed the issue at the closing press conference…
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Communiqué Issued Following The Conclusion of the Twenty-sixth Inter-sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of The Caribbean Community
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Twenty-Sixth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Nassau, The Bahamas, 0n 26-27 February 2015. The Prime Minister of The Bahamas, the Right Honourable Perry Christie, chaired the proceedings. Other members of the Conference in attendance were: the Prime Minister of Antigua and…
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Promising prospects for CARICOM Customs harmonisation process
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Representatives of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States have further developed guidelines for improvements in customs procedures; the goal of which is to boost the Region’s Five days of discussions on regulations for a harmonized regional customs framework were held, this week in Antigua and Barbuda, at a forum which brought together customs officials, legal…
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CARICOM heads agree to focus on sports tourism and cultural industries
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM heads have decided to place emphasis on developing cultural and creative industries and a sports sector to boost their economies. The announcement was made at the closing press conference for the two-day 26th Inter-sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government on Friday afternoon by Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government and…
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Regional Seismic and Tsunami Risk Workshop
Bridgetown, Barbados, March 2, 2015 (CDEMA) – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) in association with the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Jamaica and with the support of the Governments of Chile and Spain under the Chilespana triangular cooperation, will host a Regional Seismic and Tsunami Risk Workshop from March 3rd -4th, 2015 at ODPEM''s Office in…
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Economic growth of CARICOM region set to improve as harmonised customs bill nears finalisation
A momentous 12 year effort to bring to pass a much-coveted harmonised customs bill for the Caribbean is now in its final stages. The bill is intended to foster economic growth in the region, which will ultimately contribute to the improvement of CARICOM nation economies. CARICOM policy makers are due to finalise the harmonisation of customs laws in two meetings…
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Developing the Region’s Human and Cultural assets takes spotlight as CARICOM Heads Meet in The Bahamas
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of Government of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States gather in The Bahamas for their 26th Inter-sessional Meeting, 26-27 February 2015. A major focus of this Meeting will be leveraging the Region’s human, cultural and natural assets to enhance the development of the Community. Key discussion areas also include issues related to Reparations for…
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Address economic challenges to the Region – CARICOM Outgoing Chair
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Gaston Browne, called on the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to jointly and aggressively address the EU policy to end the existing cap on European sugar beet production from the end of next year. He also called for action to avert the potential threat to the Region’s banking sector,…
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