Press Releases
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CARICOM LEADERS TO TAKE PART IN SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Twelve Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be participating in the Sixth Summit of the Americas on 14-15 April 2012 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. Two other Member States, Belize and The Bahamas will be represented by their Deputy Prime Ministers. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque will also be attending the…
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CARICOM MEETS WITH IDB TO REVIEW COOPERATION PROGRAM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown) A team from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat met with a Mission from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on Thursday (12 April) to explore priority areas of cooperation and funding for regional development and to initiate dialogue toward shaping a strategy for future interventions in the Caribbean region. CARICOM Secretariat Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite…
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HIV PREVENTION TECHNOCRATS TO CHART THE WAY FORWARD
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) “Sexual and reproductive Health and HIV services provided to most at-risk populations across the Region is not nationally led or driven and governments appear to have no clear strategy for responding to the needs of this population”. This is the finding of one of two studies recently commissioned by the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against…
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CHAIRMAN LAUDS WORK OF CARICOM SECRETARIAT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Staff of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat came in for high praise from Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government, His Excellency Desiré Delano Bouterse, President of the Republic of Suriname, who visited the Georgetown-based Secretariat on Tuesday. President Bouterse, who chairs the Community from January to June, held discussions with Ambassador Irwin…
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TRAINING BEGINS FOR BORDER CONTROL STAFF
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Immigration officers within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have begun training sessions aimed at improving the treatment of nationals at ports of entry in the Region. Ministers of Trade of CARICOM were apprised of the development at the 34th meeting the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) which concluded Friday in Georgetown, Guyana. The…
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FIRST ISSUE OF EPA NEWSLETTER FOR 2012 PUBLISHED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Secretariat-based Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Implementation Unit on 2 April published the first Issue for 2012 of its flagship newsletter, EPA Implementation Bulletin. It is a Special Issue that brings together the perspectives of a cross-section of organizations that have a stake in the development of Coalitions of Service Industries in the…
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JOINT STATEMENT OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-CARICOM TRADE AND INVESTMENT COUNCIL, SATURDAY 31 MARCH 2012, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater, Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community and the United States are pleased to release the following Joint Statement, which outlines the overall results of the March 31, 2012 meeting of the Trade and Investment Council (TIC) in Georgetown, Guyana. We met to review the strong and important trading and economic relationship between the Member States of the…
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STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE BALDWIN SPENCER PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA LEAD HEAD OF GOVERNMENT WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES IN THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) QUASI CABINET ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCH OF THE GRENADA COALITION OF SERVICE INDUSTRIES, GRENADA NATIONAL STADIUM, 29 MAR
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) My fellow Community nationals of Grenada, today I share with you a great sense of achievement. The launch of the Grenada Coalition of Service Industries represents a feat in perseverance, and focused and positive tenacity in the face of severe economic and social challenges. You have stayed the regional course in the pursuit of…
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STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE BALDWIN SPENCER PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA LEAD HEAD OF GOVERNMENT WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES IN THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) QUASI CABINET ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCH OF THE GRENADA COALITION OF SERVICE INDUSTRIES, GRENADA NATIONAL STADIUM, 29 MARCH 2012
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) My fellow Community nationals of Grenada, today I share with you a great sense of achievement. The launch of the Grenada Coalition of Service Industries represents a feat in perseverance, and focused and positive tenacity in the face of severe economic and social challenges. You have stayed the regional course in the pursuit of…
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SG ACCREDITS NEW GRENADIAN AMBASSADOR TO CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Thursday accepted the Letter of Credence of His Excellency William Joseph, the new Ambassador of Grenada to CARICOM. Mr. Joseph comes into the fold of Ambassadors accredited to CARICOM with a distinguished career in public administration, and an educational profile decorated with a LLB (Hon) from…
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