Press Releases
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IRENA GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING
The Third General Assembly Meeting of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) was held on 13-14 January 2013 in Abu Dhabi, and the CARICOM Secretariat represented by its Programme Manager, Energy, participated as an Observer. Four CARICOM Member States were also represented, viz, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Guyana, and St. Vincent and Grenadines. The CARICOM Secretariat representative delivered a presentation…
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CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEET IN HAITI 18-19 FEBRUARY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Haiti will host the Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) 18-19 February 2013. The arrangements for the meeting were agreed to at the Thirty-First Meeting of the Caribbean Community Council of Ministers when they met in Georgetown on Monday 14 January, 2013. It will be the…
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CARICOM GETS ‘GUYANA CLASSICS’
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown) The Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sport of Guyana on Monday presented a number of publications to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. The publications, comprising the `Guyana classics’ series by authors such as Mr. Mark McWatt, Mr. Ian McDonald, Sir Walter Raleigh, Denis Williams, Sister Mary Menezes, Martin Carter, Charles Barrington…
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) HIS EXCELLENCY MICHEL JOSEPH MARTELLY PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI 1 JANUARY 2013- French and english versions
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) begins its 40th year of existence, I wish the people of all Member States a year of peace and prosperity. I am particularly pleased that, for the first time, my country, Haiti, is serving as Chairman of CARICOM. January 1st, 2013 also marks the 209th anniversary of the Independence…
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HAITI EMBRACES LEADERSHIP OF CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Michel Martelly, President of Haiti, has called on Member States to consolidate efforts in order to achieve the “necessary structural changes to increase the well-being of our peoples.” In a message to the Community at the beginning of its fortieth anniversary year, Mr. Martelly, whose country…
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Secretariat Restructuring Among Priorities For New Year – Secretary-General
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkey, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The restructuring of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will be one of the priority areas for Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque come 2013. Revamping the administrative arm of the Community was one of the recommendations of the Landell Mills Consultancy, and Heads of Government had mandated a Strategic Plan and Change Process to effect the transformation.…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL WISHES COMMUNITY A GOOD NEW YEAR
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the Region prepares to observe its 40th anniversary in 2013, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended greetings for a good new year to the Region’s citizens. “Let me take the opportunity to wish all citizens of the Community a good new year ahead of us. “I know our…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL LAUDS CARICOM SECRETARIAT STAFF’S COMMITMENT TO CALLING OF INTEGRATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkey, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has lauded the dedication and commitment displayed by staff members of the CARICOM Secretariat, the administrative arm of the Community. “It is no secret that the work of the Secretariat demands every waking hour of all of the staff and I just want to take…
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STOP HAZARDOUS WASTE SHIPMENT THROUGH CARIBBEAN SEA – CARICOM CHAIRMAN
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkey, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. the Hon. Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, has intensified calls for a halt to the shipment of hazardous waste through the Caribbean Sea, given the risks such shipments pose to the livelihood of people of the Region. The call was made on Friday ahead of…
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Remarks by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Occasion Of the Official Opening of the CARICOM Secretariat and CARICOM Development Fund Offices Barbados, 17 December 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I am pleased to be here at the official opening of these facilities that are now the new home of two sections of the CARICOM Secretariat and one Community Institution, all of which have critical functions in the advancement of the Community – the Secretariat’s Office of Trade Negotiations and the CARICOM Single Market…
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