Press Releases
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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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CARICOM committed to customs harmonisation
Representatives from CARICOM Member States have, from 23 to 27 of February, further developed the guidelines for improvements in customs procedures across the Caribbean region, ultimately aiming to boost the region’s competitiveness and its standing as an attractive option for investment and doing business. Five days of discussion in Antigua & Barbuda on regulations for a harmonised regional customs framework have brought together customs…
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Statement by Hon Gaston Browne MP Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda at the Opening of the CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting In Nassau, Bahamas
I thank Prime Minister Perry Christie and the people and government of The Bahamas for the warm welcome given to all the participants in this meeting. We have no doubt that under Prime Minister Christie’s chairmanship, the outcomes of this meeting will be beneficial to the people of the Caribbean Community who have entrusted us with a mandate to manage…
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Remarks by The. Rt. Hon. Perry.G. Christie Prime Minister Commonwealth of the Bahamas at the Opening Ceremony for The Twenty –Sixth Inter-Sessional Meeting of The Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community
It was a very proud moment for me to assume the role of Chairman of Conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community for the period 1st January 2015 to 30th June 2015. It is also a very proud moment for me, my Government and the people of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to have the honour of…
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CARICOM Chairman welcomes US, Japan position on development financing
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie, Prime Minister of the Bahamas has expressed satisfaction that the United States of America and Japan were willing to show greater flexibility on the issue of GDP per capita as a determinant for concessional financing for…
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CARICOM’s Human, Cultural and Natural assets – focus of attention at CARICOM Inter-sessional
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) “Young people matter. They matter because an unprecedented 1.8 billion youth are alive today, and because they are the shapers and leaders of our global future. They matter because they have inherent human rights that must be fulfilled. “ (UNFPA State of the World Population Report 2014) The upcoming Inter-sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads…
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CARPHA Places Mosquito-borne Diseases as a High Priority in the Public Health Agenda
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, February 24, 2015. The emergence of the Chikungunya virus in the Caribbean in 2013, led to more than 800,000 suspected cases in the Caribbean and Latin America to date. The impact on health and the economies of the Region have been considerable, especially as a significant proportion of persons affected have long-term complications of…
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