Press Releases
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Communiqué Issued At The Conclusion Of The Twenty-fourth Inter-sessional Meeting of The Conference Of Heads Of Government Of The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), 18-19 February 2013, Port-au-prince, Republic Of Haiti
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Twenty-Fourth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Port-au-Prince, Republic of Haiti, from 18-19 February 2013. His Excellency, Michel Joseph Martelly, President of the Republic of Haiti, presided. Other Members of the Conference in attendance were: the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda,…
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Statement to the Press by His Excellency Michel Martelly, President of the Republic of Haiti and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) following discussion with Mr. Joseph Biden, Vice President, United States of America, 28 May, 2013, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) We have come out of a very frank but cordial session with the Vice President and we believe that today’s discussion further strengthens the relationship between the Caribbean and the United States. It would no doubt help the United States to articulate clearly its policy toward the Caribbean which would provide an overarching framework…
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STATEMENT BY HER EXCELLENCY AMBASSADOR GLENDA MOREAN-PHILLIP, HEAD OF DELEGATION OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AT THE INAUGURAL CARIBBEAN-UNITED STATES SECURITY COOPERATION DIALOGUE, 27 MAY 2010, WASHINGTON, D.C.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Friday concluded its Thirty-Sixth Meeting recording progress to boost the Community’s trade and development agenda in key areas. Over two days, 2-3 May, 2013, the Ministers, meeting at the Pegasus Hotel in Georgetown, Guyana, advanced discussions on the strategic direction…
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CARICOM, US TO SIGN TRADE INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT DURING VICE PRESIDENT VISIT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Energy, Security, Human and Social Development as well as Trade and Investment are the general themes for the meeting on Tuesday 28 May between Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government and the Vice President of the United States, Mr Joseph Biden. The meeting takes place in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago and CARICOM…
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CARICOM AND US SIGN TRADE AND INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United States signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) today in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. CARICOM Chairman, His Excellency Michel Martelly, the President of Haiti and Mr Joseph Biden the Vice President of the United States signed on behalf of the two sides. The signing ceremony took…
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COTED focuses on transportation
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Enhanced cooperation among regional airlines and the feasibility of providing a fast ferry service in the Community to boost transportation will be among the main topics Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers of Transport will consider on Wednesday in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Discussions will be held during a special meeting of the Council of…
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The Bahamas forging ahead with EPA Implementation
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Bahamas is poised to finalize its National Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Implementation Plan, the major elements of which are expected to put national authorities and non-state stakeholders on a better footing regarding the implementation of the Agreement. On May 29, a Validation Meeting will be convened in Nassau, The Bahamas, at which representatives…
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EARLY LEVEL PROMOTION OF CREATIVITY A NECESSITY – COHSOD HEARS
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been challenged to begin fostering creativity and innovation from the earliest levels of education as a deliberate strategy for the sustainable development of the Region. At the Opening Ceremony of the Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) that focuses on education and culture, speakers…
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CARICOM ENERGY POLICY APPROVED BY ENERGY MINISTERS AT FORTY-FIRST SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COTED ON ENERGY
he Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Energy, inter alia, Ministers of Energy approved the CARICOM Energy Policy. The significance of this decision was highlighted by the Honourable Rayburn Blackmoore who was also Chairman of the Special COTED in his observation at the Opening Session that the adoption of the policy was “historic, bearing…
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THE CARICOM ENERGY POLICY IN BULLETS
GOAL/VISION: Fundamental transformation of the energy sectors of the Member States of the Community through the provision of secure and sustainable supplies of energy in a manner which minimizes energy waste in all sectors, to ensure that all CARICOM citizens have access to modern, clean and reliable energy supplies at affordable and stable prices, and to facilitate the growth of…
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