Press Releases
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Eighth UK-Caribbean Forum London, 16-17 June 2014 ‘A Partnership for Prosperity’
We, the Foreign Ministers and representatives of the United Kingdom (UK) and Caribbean governments met at Lancaster House in London on 16 and 17 June 2014 for the eighth UK-Caribbean Ministerial Forum under the theme “A Partnership for Prosperity”. The UK-Caribbean Forum was first held in Nassau in 1998 and, since that date, has been the principle platform for high-level…
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Region’s Cultural Showpiece must be sustained despite economic crisis says CARICOM DSG
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARIFESTA must be sustained despite current economic challenges. That was the main message from CARICOM Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan to delegates at the opening ceremony for the Twenty-Second Meeting of the Regional Cultural Committee (RCC) at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana on Wednesday 18 June, 2014. CARIFESTA – the Caribbean Festival…
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Remarks By Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan, Deputy Secretary General, Caricom Secretariat At The Opening Of The Twenty-Second Meeting Of The Regional Cultural Committee, 18 June 2014, Georgetown, Guyana
It is a great pleasure for me, in- my capacity as Deputy Secretary General, to extend to all of you a warm welcome to the Twenty-Second Meeting of the Regional Cultural Committee. This is the Regional Body which has been advising our Ministers of Culture for the past 27 years on shaping national and regional cultural policy and programmes as…
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Remarks by Dr. Hilary Brown Programme Manager, Culture and Community Development Twenty-Second Meeting of the Regional Cultural Committee (RCC) Opening Ceremony Georgetown, Guyana 18 June, 2014
It is a pleasure to warmly welcome all of you to the Twenty-Second Meeting of the Regional Cultural Committee (the RCC), a body that has been in existence for over 25 years, having first met on 6-7 June 1987 in Trinidad and Tobago. A very special welcome to the representatives of Member States who are attending the RCC for the…
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The Board of CRN+ Pledges its Continued Commitment to People Living with HIV
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Port of Spain, Trinidad— In his acceptance speech at the General Meeting held 2-3 June, the newly elected Chairman of the Board of the Caribbean Regional Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS (CRN+), Mr. Ainsley Reid of Jamaica, recognized the strides made across the region in the fight against the spread of…
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Opening Remarks by the Honourable Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guyana at the Eight UK-Caribbean Forum London, United Kingdom 16 June 2014
It is indeed my pleasure and honour to address you on behalf of the Caribbean States present here today on the occasion of this Eighth UK Caribbean Forum. Secretary of State, let me at the outset express on behalf of the Caribbean delegations our appreciation for the splendid arrangements made for us to participate in this Forum, and also our…
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CARICOM Song winner Michele Henderson pays courtesy call on Secretary General LaRocque
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Winner of the competition to select a CARICOM Song, Dominican Michele Henderson paid a courtesy call on Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Friday 13 June 2014. The multi-talented entertainer is currently visiting Guyana as the headline performer for a Jazz Wine and Words Festival on Saturday June 14. Ms. Henderson was warmly welcomed…
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Preliminary Statement
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The eleven (11) member CARICOM Observation Mission which is in Antigua and Barbuda on the invitation of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda monitored the electoral process including the Opening of the Poll, Voting, the Closing of the Poll and Counting of the ballots. Voting was conducted in one hundred and sixty-four (164) polling…
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CARICOM Foreign Ministers Off to meet With UK Counterpart In London
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom (UK) will participate in the Eighth UK-Caribbean Forum on 16-17 June in London. The biennial Forum will aim to strengthen further the special relationship between the UK and the Caribbean and will provide a platform for the Ministers…
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Guyana private sector helps to shape policy
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Representatives of the business community in Guyana and officials of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat met on Thursday 12 June to advance discussions on a policy for regional micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The Guyana leg of the consultations on the policy was held at the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana, and was the…
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