Press Releases
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Statemet by the Hon Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda at the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Mr. President, Colleague Heads Of State & Government, Mr. Secretary General, Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, 1 wish, at the outset, to extend heartiest congratulations on your election to the presidency of the Sixty-Ninth Session of the General Assembly. Antigua and Barbuda looks forward to your leadership and guidance throughout this session. I also offer congratulations to your predecessor. His Excellency…
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CARICOM Leading Charge against Chikungunya, Ebola Threat
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to be at the forefront of efforts to deal with the Chikungunya epidemic and the Ebola threat. CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque held discussions on the weekend with representatives of the governments of Brazil and Argentina on assistance for the Region, particularly in the fight against Chikungunya. The discussions with the Brazil’s Vice-Minister for…
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Briefing session held on new statistics project
Staff Members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and representatives of GOPA Worldwide Consultants on Thursday participated in an interactive briefing session on a new project that is aimed at boosting the capacity of National Statistics Offices (NSOs). GOPA Worldwide Consultants will undertake the project that is funded by the European Union (EU) under the Tenth European Development Fund (EDF).…
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CWA preparations well advanced
Preparations for hosting the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) 6-12 October, 2014, in Paramaribo, Suriname, are well advanced, according to organisers of the event. Suriname, on 15 August, launched the 13th edition of the CWA with the introduction of the event’s logo as well as the logo for Suriname’s Agro Food Event 2014 (SAFE), an exhibition and trade fair that…
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EU Consultancy aims to boost capacity of National Statistics Offices
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Efforts continue to intensify to build the capacity of National Statistics Offices, and provide high quality statistics in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The latest step in this regard is a consultancy, funded by the European Union (EU) under the Tenth European Development Fund (EDF) CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and Economic Integration Programme.…
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Key Decision-Makers Tackle Important Issues Affecting the Region’s Response to HIV
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Key decision-makers of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) met this week for a series of strategic meetings vital to the region’s continued response to HIV. Notable achievements of the meetings were the endorsement of the Caribbean Regional Strategic Framework (CRSF), 2014-2018 and the endorsement of the next steps in the…
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CARICOM Releases Animation Works On Love And Belonging For International Day Of Peace, 21 September 2014
Sunday 21 September 2014 is the day that the Caribbean joins the rest of the world in observing International Day of Peace. The Region, unfortunately, as with the rest of the world, is confronted with a wide range of threats to peace and security, including widespread violence, and violence and injustice against children, women and even entire communities. In joining…
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CARICOM, El Salvador enter new era of cooperation
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) What was described as a “new era” of diplomatic relations between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and El Salvador began Friday (19 September) when Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, CARICOM Secretary-General accredited a new envoy from the Central American country. His Excellency Raymundo Ernesto Rodriguez Diaz, Plenipotentiary Representative of San Salvador to CARICOM presented his Letters of…
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PANCAP to hold high-level meetings
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A series of high-level meetings of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) will be held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, next week. On Monday, 22 September, members of the Priority Areas Coordinating Committee (PACC), the technical advisory group to the PANCAP Executive Board, will meet to review key projects.…
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CARICOM Regional TVET Strategy for Workforce Development and Economic Competitiveness to be launched
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Caribbean Association of National Training Agencies (CANTA) will formally launch the CARICOM Regional TVET Strategy for Workforce Development and Economic Competitiveness on Monday, September 22, 2014, at the Hilton Hotel, Trinidad and Tobago. With funding from the Government of Canada, the Strategy was developed after extensive consultations with more than 350 stakeholders in CARICOM…
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