Press Releases
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ANALYTICAL FEATURE: POOR PARENTING BLAMED FOR YOUTH GANGS – CARICOM SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AN EFFECTIVE RESPONSE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The breakdown of the family and poor parenting are identified as two of the chief contributors to the formation of youth gangs and gang related activities in Trinidad and Tobago. This was the consensus of more than sixty stakeholders from Trinidad and Tobago who came together on Friday 25 November to discuss a targeted…
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CARICOM ICT OFFICIALS MOVE TO FINE-TUNE ACTION PLAN FOR ICT STRATEGY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Senior officials with responsibility for Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) will meet in St George’s, Grenada, on Thursday and Friday (December 1-2) to put the finishing touches on the draft implementation plan for the Regional Digital Development Strategy (RDDS), for submission to the CARICOM Heads of Government, and to develop the framework…
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Arrival statement of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) electoral observer mission to the 2011 general elections in the Republic of Guyana
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was invited by the Government of the Republic of Guyana to establish a Mission to observe the 2011 General Elections. In response to that invitation a fifteen (15) member Observer Group under the leadership of Mr. Hensley Robinson of Barbados and Ms. Lorna Simon of Antigua and Barbuda was selected with the Core Group of Mr.…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN FORUM OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC (ACP) STATES (CARIFORUM), AT THE NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF CARIFORUM, 25 NOVEMBER 2011, ROSEAU, DOMINICA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Remarks by Ambassador Irwin laRocque, Secretary-General Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (CARIFORUM) at the Nineteenth Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (CARIFORUM) Roseau, Dominica 25 November 2011 This is a very special occasion for me as this Meeting of…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN FORUM OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC (ACP) STATES (CARIFORUM), AT THE NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF CARIFORUM, 25 NOVEMBER 2011, ROSEAU, DOMINICA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Remarks by Ambassador Irwin laRocque, Secretary-General Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (CARIFORUM) at the Nineteenth Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (CARIFORUM) Roseau, Dominica 25 November 2011 This is a very special occasion for me as this Meeting of…
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CARIFORUM MUST ENHANCE COMPETITIVENESS FOR EPA- SG
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General on Friday sounded a challenge for Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (CARIFORUM) to enhance their competitiveness and productivity in order to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the Economic Partnership Agreement between CARIFORUM and the European Union (EU). Making his inaugural…
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CARICOM WOOS JAPANESE INVESTORS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Member States earlier this week showcased to Japanese businessmen the opportunities available in the Region, particularly in the energy, natural resources and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors. The CARICOM-Japan Business Seminar was convened in Trinidad and Tobago on 22 November, in Port-of Spain and brought together government and private sector representatives from CARICOM…
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CARICOM NATIONAL CONSULTATION ON YOUTH GANG VIOLENCE SET FOR TRINIDAD
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Trinidad and Tobago is set to host the next national consultation on youth gangs and gang violence on Friday, November 25. This is the fourth country earmarked for the pilot intervention on youth gangs and gang violence – the other three being Belize, Guyana and St Kitts and Nevis. The project is aimed at…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE CEREMONY FOR THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY D. BRENT HARDT, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 22 NOVEMBER 2011, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is with great pleasure that I welcome you Ambassador once again to the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community. Your posting here in Guyana would be the second time that our paths have crossed professionally, following one of your stints in Barbados while I served as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
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