Press Releases
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Communique issued at the conclusion of the First Regional Conference on Reparations Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines 15-17 September, 2013
On Sunday September 15th, the Caribbean Community opened the first Regional Reparations Conference at St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Victoria Park. The Conference was mandated by the historic, unanimous, decision of CARICOM Heads of Government in July, 2013, in Trinidad and Tobago. The Heads of Government also requested each CARICOM Member State to set up its own National Reparations Committee…
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CARICOM reiterates condemnation of use of chemical weapons
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Friday expressed profound concern and reiterated its condemnation of the use of chemical weapons following confirmation by the United Nations that such weapons were used against civilians in the Ghouta Area of Damascus, Syria. Following is the full text of the Statement: CARICOM Statement on Recent Developments with regard…
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Great opportunity for promoting, modernising agriculture
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) which will be held in Georgetown, Guyana, 4-12 October, is being marketed as a great opportunity not only for pursuing food security but also for promoting agriculture as a business, modernising the sector, and creating and expanding networks. The premier agriculture event in the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) calendar is…
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Partnerships, Collaboration Key to Preparing for 11th EDF
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) Directorate, based in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, has been hailed for supporting broad-based, participatory stakeholder dialogue at a pivotal stage in the development of the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) Regional Indicative Programme (RIP). This sentiment was expressed by officials from CARIFORUM States…
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Remarks by the Secretary-General Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (CARIFORUM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque at the Opening ceremony of the 11th European Development Fund Programming Seminar GEORGETOWN, Guyana 19-20 September 2013
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The pleasure is mine to welcome you all to this 11th European Development Fund Programming Seminar, a forum that we in the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States consider of critical importance to our development. I wish to acknowledge the presence of the Commissioner for Development of the European Union. Commissioner Piebalgs,…
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11th EDF Expected to Help Meet the Challenges of Caribbean Development
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The 11th European Development Fund (EDF) Programming Seminar, currently underway in Georgetown, Guyana, is an engagement that the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) considers to be of critical importance to development in the Region. Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and CARIFORUM and Regional Authorising Officer (RAO),…
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Change team finds `passion’ for integration
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The need to determine and promote a Caribbean identity, food security, free movement and ease of travel, have been among the recurring themes during vibrant consultations currently being conducted in order to shape the Community’s five-year (2014-2018) strategic plan. Consultations by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Change Facilitation team are ongoing, and so far have…
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PANCAP Justice for All Programme is on the way
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) continues to marshal its forces to “beat back” the stigma and discrimination associated with HIV and AIDS with the launch of its Justice for All Programme. The programme aims to build on initiatives to create a supportive environment for eliminating stigma and discrimination and for…
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Caribbean Wellness Day Message
Good day to all the people of the Caribbean. Caribbean Wellness Day is celebrated by CARICOM countries on the second Saturday in September, as part of a unified response to promote health and prevent and control the epidemic of Non-Communicable Diseases or NCDs. As Executive Director of the newly established Caribbean Public Health Agency – CARPHA, I’m pleased to celebrate…
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Statement by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the occasion of Caribbean Wellness Day, 14 September 2013
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Six years after the historic signing by Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) of the 2007 Port-of-Spain Declaration ‘Uniting to Stop the Epidemic of NCDs’, the people of the Region are once again invited to join the Wellness Revolution as we observe Caribbean Wellness Day 2013. The Declaration is the outcome of…
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