Press Releases
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CARICOM POLITICAL, DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH EU JUST AS IMPORTANT AS DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION – SG TELLS NEW EU AMBASSADOR TO CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Tuesday emphasised that the political and diplomatic dimensions of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) relations with the European Union were of equal importance to development cooperation. Speaking at an accreditation ceremony for the new Plenipotentiary Representative of the European Union (EU) to CARICOM, His Excellency Robert Kopecky, the Secretary-General said: “I…
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SG AND STAFF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COMMENCE FORMAL ENGAGEMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, on Tuesday17 January formally commenced dialogue on staff matters with the executive of the CARICOM Secretariat Staff Association. President of the Staff Association, Mr. Timothy Odle, signalled the Association’s “full support” to the Secretary-General particularly at a time when new initiatives were about to be rolled out…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY ROBERT KOPECKY, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) TO CARICOM: CARICOM SECRETARIAT, 17 JANUARY.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As Secretary-General of CARICOM, it is with great pleasure that I receive today your Letters of Credence, accrediting you as the new Plenipotentiary Representative of the European Union (EU), one of the most valuable International Development Partners of the Caribbean Community. Since its inception, the Caribbean Community has enjoyed a distinct relationship with your…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY ROBERT KOPECKY, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) TO CARICOM: CARICOM SECRETARIAT, 17 JANUARY.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As Secretary-General of CARICOM, it is with great pleasure that I receive today your Letters of Credence, accrediting you as the new Plenipotentiary Representative of the European Union (EU), one of the most valuable International Development Partners of the Caribbean Community. Since its inception, the Caribbean Community has enjoyed a distinct relationship with your…
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CARICOM INAUGURATES AUDIT COMMITTEE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Mr Terrence Bastian, Auditor General of The Bahamas was on Tuesday elected as the first Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat’s Audit Committee. The election took place at the Committee’s inaugural meeting held via video conference among its five members. The other members of the committee are: Mr Dean Evanson, Director of Audit…
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CARICOM AND UK FOREIGN SECRETARY MEET IN GRENADA THIS WEEK
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be hosts to the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom (UK) at the 7th CARICOM-UK Forum which will be held in St George’s, Grenada from 20-22 January. The Forum is being held under the theme “Sustainable Growth for Prosperity” and will be presided over by the…
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03/2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) stands in firm solidarity with the Government and People of Haiti as they observe the second anniversary of the devastating earthquake of 12 January 2010 and mourn and remember the many persons who perished that day. The Community also commiserates with those who lost loved ones and shares their grief…
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THIRD/FOURTH ISSUE OF THE EPA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Secretariat-based Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Implementation Unit today, 9 January 2012, published the combined third/fourth Issue of its flagship newsletter, EPA Implementation Bulletin. It is a Special Issue, dedicated to examining the state-of-play of EPA implementation at an important juncture in the implementation of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA. October 2011 marked the third…
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Caribbean Community (CARICOM) electoral observer mission to the general elections of Jamaica – preliminary statement
The CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission, at the invitation of the Government of Jamaica, monitored the conduct of the General and Regional Elections on 29 December 2011. The Group of seven persons was deployed in two teams of two each and one of three to cover Election Day activities, in the parishes of St. Andrew, St. Catherine, St. Thomas and Kingston.…
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NEW YEAR’S MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, H.E. DESIRE BOUTERSE, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) People of the Caribbean Community, I wish you all a happy, healthy and productive New Year. As Chairman of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of CARICOM, I look forward to a year that holds great opportunities for strengthening our integration movement, and thereby improving the lives of our citizens.…
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