Press Releases
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CARICOM Secretariat exposes Guyanese youth to lucrative animation career
A group of young people in Guyana began foundational training in computer animation on Monday (28 July) aimed at safeguarding cultural heritage, steering young people away from crime and violence, and offering them a different career option. The training, which is underway at the Guyana International Conference Centre, is being undertaken as a partnership among the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat,…
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PANCAP represents Region at 20th International AIDS Conference in Australia
Melbourne, Australia—Caribbean success stories on advocacy and human rights formed part of the region’s presentation to the 20th International AIDS Conference in Australia last week. Dereck Springer, Coordinating Unit Director of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) was among those who attended to represent PANCAP and the region. Mr Springer had two opportunities to present on behalf…
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Welcome Remarks by the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago The Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar On the Occasion of First CARICOM-Japan Summit Trinidad and Tobago
I am delighted to once again welcome His Excellency Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan and his delegation to the shores of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, for his inaugural visit to the Caribbean. Your Excellency, the Government and people of Trinidad and Tobago and the CARICOM Region are honoured by your visit, and we are pleased to share…
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CARICOM and Turkey to strenghten relations: Issues Declaration on a new era of cooperation and consultation
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Turkey-CARICOM Consultation and Cooperation Mechanism Meeting of Foreign Ministers re-committed to strengthen existing fields of cooperation and to explore new areas to deepen interaction, according to the outcome document issued on its conclusion. The Meeting held last July 18, 2014 in Turkey at the invitation of that country’s Government, and attended by Foreign…
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Statement by Prime Minister of Japan H.E. Mr. Shinzo ABE At the First CARICOM – Japan Summit- Japan’s CARICOM Policy
On July 28th 2014, in the city of Port of Spain of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the first Japan CARICOM Summit was held with the participation of Prime Minister of Japan H.E. Mr. Shinzo ABE and the Leaders of the CARICOM Member States. The Member States of CARICOM uphold fundamental values such as freedom, respect for basic human…
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CARICOM Leaders pleased with Japanese response on key issues
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) “were heartened” by their Japanese counterpart’s positive response to a number of issues raised during their one-day summit on Monday. Speaking at a Joint Press Announcement in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago following the first ever CARICOM-Japan Summit, CARICOM Chairman Honourable Gaston Browne, Prime Minister…
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Remarks By Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community Ambassador Irwin LaRocque At the FIRST CARICOM-JAPAN SUMMIT Trinidad and Tobago 28 July 2014
There could hardly be a more fitting way to mark this CARICOM-Japan Friendship Year than to welcome, for the first time to the Caribbean Community, the Prime Minister of Japan. Welcome to the Caribbean Prime Minister Abe! Twenty years ago the first CARICOM-Japan Consultation was held and since then our relationship has strengthened. This engagement, at the highest political level,…
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PANCAP Partners Collaborate on Development of Operational Plan
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The structure established to pave the way for an AIDS-free Caribbean is getting an operational plan. Representatives from regional support agencies within the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) met 24 and 25 July to develop the first biennial operational plan for the implementation of the 2014-2018 Caribbean Regional Strategic Framework (CRSF)…
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Remarks By The SECRETARY-GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on The Occasion of the presentaion of credentials by his Excellency YRJÖ KIM DAVID LUOTONEN Plenipotentiary Representative (DESIGNATE) Of Finland to the Caribbean Community
Excellency, it is my pleasure to receive your credentials as your country’s second Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Our relations have been improving steadily since our first interaction in 2009 and further strengthened by the efforts of your predecessor during his term. Through your membership in the European Union (EU), your country is no stranger to our Region,…
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Finland praises CARICOM for advancing economic, commercial interests of Member States
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Finland’s Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Kim Luotonen, on Friday presented his credentials to CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque. At the ceremony held at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, Ambassador Luotonen held up the integration movement as a good example of the importance of cooperating and working together to advance…
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