Press Releases
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Environment, ICTs focus at Statistics workshops
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Environment and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) will be the focus of separate workshops that will be held in St.Vincent and the Grenadines in early April. The workshops, hosted by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will deal with statistics and indicators in both sectors, and are funded by the European Union (EU) under…
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CARICOM – Cuba solidify diplomatic relations
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Diplomatic relations between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Cuba were further strengthened on Tuesday with the accreditation of H.E. Julio César González Marchante, at the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana. Ambassador Irwin LaRocque in his remarks described the decades-old relations as “a trailblazer in South-South Cooperation” spawning high…
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Remarks by the Cuban Ambassador Julio César González Marchante On the Occasion Of the Presentations of Credentials As Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Cuba to the Caribbean Community
I have the honor to present to His Excellency the credentials accrediting me as Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Cuba to the Caribbean Community. His Excellency,It is a great privilege for me to represent the people and government of Cuba to the community of sister Caribbean’s nations. We remember with gratitude, 8 December , 1972, when four Caribbean nations…
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Remarks by the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque On the Occasion of the PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY JULIO CESAR GONZALEZ MARCHANTE, Plenipotentiary Representative of CUBA To the Caribbean Community Georgetown , Guyana
Excellency, it is my pleasure to receive today your Letters of Credence, accrediting you as Cuba’s Fourth Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community. The relationship between Cuba and the Member States of the Caribbean Community is a unique one that has been forged over several decades. In fact, since the historic day of 8 December 1972, which saw the establishment…
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Remarks by the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque On the Occasion of the PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY JULIO CESAR GONZALEZ MARCHANTE, Plenipotentiary Representative of CUBA To the Caribbean Community Georgetown , Guyana
Excellency, it is my pleasure to receive today your Letters of Credence, accrediting you as Cuba’s Fourth Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community. The relationship between Cuba and the Member States of the Caribbean Community is a unique one that has been forged over several decades. In fact, since the historic day of 8 December 1972, which saw the establishment…
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CARICOM SG welcomes APD revision
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has welcomed the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom, the Hon. George Osborne that the UK will restructure the four-band Air Passenger Duty (APD) system. This tax has negatively affected the Region’s tourism sector and the realignment to a simpler…
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New British envoy pledges support to CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Newly accredited Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Her Excellency Victoria Dean, on Wednesday pledged to play the role of advocate for the Region in the pursuit of its objectives. Delivering remarks after presenting her credentials to Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, CARICOM Secretary-General, at the Georgetown, Guyana Headquarters of the CARICOM…
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Remarks by Secretary-General Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque On the Occasion of the PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HER EXCELLENCY VICTORIA GLYNIS DEAN Plenipotentiary Representative (DESIGNATE) Of THE UNITED KINGDOM TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY
It is my great pleasure, Excellency, to welcome you to the Caribbean Community Secretariat and to extend to you congratulations on your appointment as the United Kingdom’s Plenipotentiary Representative to our Caribbean Community. CARICOM’s relationship with the United Kingdom is a historically important, strong and strategic one that is always evolving, as the best relationships tend to do. Your role…
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Strong UK-CARICOM relations can find solutions– SG
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General told the new Ambassador of the United Kingdom (UK) to CARICOM, H.E. Victoria Dean, he was convinced the strong and mature relationship between the two parties could meet the challenge of finding reasonable solutions to issues that arose between them. “We have done so in the past…
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Member States committed to rule of law – PM Stuart
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in the Shanique Myrie v the State of Barbados case “bristles with issues that would have implications for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States” which are unequivocally committed to “doing what is required to be done”, Prime Minister of Barbados, the Hon. Freundel Stuart said recently.…
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