Press Releases
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Increased trade in the Region a consequence of integration
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Intra-regional trade in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been positive with significant growth in the early period of the integration movement and with the share of intra-regional to total trade increasing, on average, in the face of exogenous factors. Despite a dip in 2009, the increase in trade in 2011 was approximately thirty times…
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JOINT STATEMENT OF THE SEVENTH GENERAL MEETING BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM
The Seventh General Meeting between the United Nations (UN) system and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and its associated institutions was convened at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York on 22 and 23 July 2013. Opening Remarks were given by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. BAN Ki-moon, and by the Secretary-General of CARICOM, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque.…
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CARDI –CTA Launches the 3rd Regional Excellence in Agricultural Journalism Awards Recognition for Regional Journalists Reporting on Agriculture
Port of Spain, July 19th 2013 – The Caribbean Research Development Institute (CARDI) and the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Co-operation (CTA) have launched their third Regional Excellence in Agricultural Journalism Awards this time under the theme “Achieving Food Security through Regional Cooperation”. Journalists from across the Caribbean are invited to participate, by submitting their best entries. The inaugural…
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CARICOM, UN discuss development issues in New York
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque is at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York, USA, articulating the Community’s position on a slate of developmental issues. The discussions are being conducted within the framework of the two-day Seventh General Meeting of the Caribbean Community, Its Associated Institutions and the United Nations System,…
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STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY OPENING OF THE SEVENTH GENERAL MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ITS ASSOCIATED INSTITUTIONS AND THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) SYSTEM HEADQUARTERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS NEW YORK, JULY 2013
Introduction Let me begin my expressing appreciation for the warm words of welcome extended to me and my delegation this morning. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, with the current global events, all of which demand your attention, it is heartening that our Caribbean Community’s biennial encounter is of sufficient importance to ensure your presence. CARICOM places much importance on these…
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Find New Solutions… PANCAP Chair Tells Executive Board
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) “There are still critical gaps to be filled, including more focused and concerted action to deal with the difficult issue of stigma and discrimination and human rights” said Jamaica Health Minister and Chair of PANCAP’s Executive Board, Honourable Dr. Fenton Ferguson in his opening remarks to the Twentieth Meeting of the Executive Board in…
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CARIFESTA Organisers Expect 30 Countries to Participate
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Host Country Management Committee (HCMC), Mr. Ivan Graanoogst, has disclosed that 24 countries have so far confirmed their participation in the festival, but that this number is expected to rise to 30 countries by August 16th. Speaking at a weekly breakfast with the press recently held at the Headquarters of Carifesta…
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CARICOM YOUTH AMBASSADORS RETURN FROM INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FORUM SELIGER 2013 IN RUSSIA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Youth Ambassadors Tamira Browne (St. Vincent and the Grenadines), Patrice Harris (St. Kitts and Nevis) and Jamonn Roberts (Barbados) returned from the International Youth Forum Seliger 2013 held in Russia from the 21st – 28th July, 2013. The Forum had representation from 130 countries and mobilised 3000 participants. During the Forum, the Ambassadors…
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PANCAP TO HOLD KEY MEETINGS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) will hold the Twentieth Meeting of its Executive Board and the Fifth Meeting of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism (RCM) for Global Fund Projects on 18 to 20 July 2013, in Kingston, Jamaica Under the chairmanship of the Honourable Fenton Ferguson, Minister of Health, Jamaica, the…
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Japan signals intent to strengthen cooperation with CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Japan look forward to the celebration of the Twentieth Anniversary of cooperation in 2014, Japan has signalled its intent to deepen cooperation relations with the Region even further. This indication came from Ambassador Akira Yamada, Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan at the opening of…
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