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  • Photo of CARICOM extends condolences to Guyana on mining tragedy

    CARICOM extends condolences to Guyana on mining tragedy

    The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended condolences to the Government and people of Guyana following the mining disaster in Konawaruk on Sunday, 17 May, that claimed the lives of at least ten miners. The Community has also wished a speedy and full recovery  to miners who were injured. Please see below full text of the message of condolence: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)…

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  • Photo of Engagements with major emerging world economies among matters for discussion as CARICOM Foreign Ministers meet

    Engagements with major emerging world economies among matters for discussion as CARICOM Foreign Ministers meet

    The Caribbean Community ( CARICOM’s) engagement with important third countries is among matters on a packed agenda of a Meeting of the Region’s Foreign Ministers in Saint Lucia, 20–22 May, 2015. This Eighteenth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) will also discuss modalities for selection of candidates for international organisations and matters related to the Region’s participation in…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Welcomes Canada’s Approach To WTO On Caribcan

    CARICOM Welcomes Canada’s Approach To WTO On Caribcan

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat welcomes the decision of Canada to seek a new waiver in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for the CARIBCAN arrangements. The Secretariat looks forward to its early approval which will ensure that existing CARICOM trade with Canada will continue without disruption. The Secretariat will be convening a Special Meeting…

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  • Photo of CARICOM to mount Observer Mission for the Suriname general elections

    CARICOM to mount Observer Mission for the Suriname general elections

    The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will mount a CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission to monitor the general elections to be held in Suriname on Monday 25 May, 2015. The Mission will be headed by Mr. Ian Browne, the Deputy Chief Elections Officer in Barbados. Mr. Browne has served as a member of several CARICOM Election Observer Missions including the one mounted for the June…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Secretariat’s involvement in biodiversity in Region timely

    CARICOM Secretariat’s involvement in biodiversity in Region timely

    The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat’s expansion of its involvement in biodiversity in the Region is timely as it coincides with work being undertaken to establish a  post-2015 sustainable development agenda  in which biodiversity conservation and restoration are featured prominently. “We must now work to ensure that the contribution that biodiversity can make is adequately recognized and strengthened, including at the Regional and national…

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  • Photo of CARICOM SG Congratulates President Granger

    CARICOM SG Congratulates President Granger

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque is anticipating “the fresh ideas and views” that newly elected President of Guyana, His Excellency David Granger “will bring to assist in advancing the interests of the Community and its people.” In a letter to President Granger congratulating him and the coalition of A Partnership…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Chairman congratulates new Guyana President and his coalition of parties

    CARICOM Chairman congratulates new Guyana President and his coalition of parties

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Caribbean Community (CARICOM extends heartiest congratulations to you President Granger, on your election to the Presidency of Guyana.  The Community also extends congratulations to the coalition of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) + Alliance for Change (AFC) on its victory at the polls.   CARICOM praises the people of Guyana for the…

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  • Photo of Prime Minister Harris to champion ending  AIDS in Caribbean by 2030

    Prime Minister Harris to champion ending AIDS in Caribbean by 2030

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris, has assumed the role as Chair of the 14-year-old Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP). Prime Minister Harris is the Lead Head for Human Resources, Health and HIV in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Quasi Cabinet.   The Prime Minister and…

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  • Photo of CARICOM accredits new Mexican envoy

    CARICOM accredits new Mexican envoy

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United Mexican States on Wednesday solidified diplomatic relations with the accreditation of His Excellency, Ivan Roberto Sierra-Medel, at the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana. In accepting the new envoy’s credentials, CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, reflected on the longstanding relationship between CARICOM and Mexico which has…

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  • Photo of Prime Minister Dr. The Honourable Timothy Harris attends Regional Summit with Heads of State to discuss vulnerabilities related to climate change

    Prime Minister Dr. The Honourable Timothy Harris attends Regional Summit with Heads of State to discuss vulnerabilities related to climate change

    Martinique, West Indies, May 09, 2015 (SKNIS): Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris is meeting with regional heads of state at a climate change Summit being held in Martinique.   The event is being chaired by Mr. Francois Hollande, President of the French Republic.  Accompanying the Prime Minister are Minister of Public Infrastructure, post urban development and transport Ian “Patches” Liburd and…

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