Press Releases
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Suriname a showcase for CARICOM as it celebrates Thirty-Nine
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated the Government and People of Suriname as they mark thirty-nine years of Independence. The Secretary-General applauded Suriname for continuing to be a showcase for the Caribbean Community in many areas, citing among others, the rich diversity of its culture and people living in harmonious union; the continued dynamism of its economic growth which…
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Staff at CARICOM Secretariat show off array of gifts for Staff Talent celebrations 2014
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Creativity and Innovation for a Better Tomorrow is the theme for this year’s Staff Talent Celebration at the CARICOM Secretariat. The Celebration got off to an official start when Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Ambassador Irwin LaRocque declared the week of activities open on Monday November 24 in a brief ceremony at the…
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CARICOM Secretariat staffers display gifts at Staff Talent 2014
Creativity and Innovation for a Better Tomorrow is the theme for this year’s Staff Talent Celebration at the CARICOM Secretariat. The staff talent activities got off to an official start when CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque declared the week of activities open on Monday, November 24, in a brief ceremony held in the Secretariat’s large conference room. The ceremony was…
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CARICOM extends diplomatic relations to Republic of Georgia
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The accreditation of the first Ambassador of Georgia to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Otar Berdzenishvili, represents a deliberate and key element of CARICOM’s coordinated foreign policy to expand diplomatic, development, trade and economic relations. Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of CARICOM expressed those sentiments, Monday 24 November 2014, as he welcomed the Republic…
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Multiple renewable energy options in all CARICOM Member States – Dr. Devon Gardner
Multiple renewable energy options exist in all Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States in all of them, the obvious one being solar. All are medium to high in terms of solar energy potential, Dr. Devon Gardner, Energy Programme Manager at the CARICOM Secretariat, revealed. In varying degrees, Member States also have geo-thermal, hydro, and wind sources of energy, Dr. Gardner said.…
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CARICOM, Lithuanian embark on historic diplomatic relations
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Lithuania charted a historic course of diplomatic relations when the first Ambassador of a Baltic country, Her Excellency Raimonda Murmokaite, was accredited to CARICOM on Monday, 17 November 2014. In welcoming the Lithuanian envoy, Deputy Secretary-General Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan described the occasion as “quite an honour.” “You have been…
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Ministerial Joint Statement between Japan and CARICOM
The Fourth Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference was held in Tokyo on 15th November 2014 with the participation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and other Heads of Delegations of the Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Fumio Kishida and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of…
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Workshop on trade in environmentally sensitive commodities ends
In an effort to enhance knowledge about international laws on environmentally sensitive commodities in Grenada, the CARICOM Secretariat hosted a workshop for Customs Officers and Border Control Officials on November 11-13, 2014. The main objective was to enhance Grenada’s capacity to implement multilateral environmental agreements, and to improve its management environment and natural resources. Speaking at an opening ceremony for…
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CARICOM Governments to increase quality information on the Single Market to CARICOM nationals
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM nationals in six Members States are to benefit from a greater flow of tailored information on the CARICOM Single Market (CSM). This is under a new project that aims to connect nationals with the information they need to work, travel and do business in participating CARICOM countries. Over the next five months, the…
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Welcome Remarks by Ambassador Gail Mathurin at the Fourth Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum 2014
Greetings and apologies from the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community – Ambassador Irwin LaRocque who is unable to attend but sends his best wishes for a successful forum. I am delighted that you are here in Barbados for the Opening of this event. The Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (CSEF) is a biennial renewable energy and energy efficiency forum that has…
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