Press Releases
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COMMUNITY PROVIDING TANGIBLE ASSISTANCE TO HAITI
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to provide tangible assistance to the people of its Member State, Haiti, in the wake of the devastating earthquake which struck on 12 January. Led by Jamaica, the sub-regional focal point for the area including Haiti under the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) arrangements had been providing assistance…
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STATEMENT BY RT. HON. HUBERT A. INGRAHAM, PRIME MINISTER, tHE BAHAMAS, ON THE EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI
My colleagues and I are deeply distressed at the news of what appears to be a very powerful 7.0 earthquake that struck our neighbour Haiti this afternoon. Our information is that the anticipated threat of a tsunami affecting The Bahamas and other neighbouring states has apparently diminished but there may be some high tides as a result of the earthquake.…
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RELIEF EFFORTS BY THE REGION
Caribbean countries react to devastation in Haiti PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries were on Wednesday reacting to the trail of death and destruction caused by the powerful earthquake that rocked Haiti on Tuesday. Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana both announced one million US dollars each in immediate relief to Port au Prince, while St. Lucia…
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CARICOM AND MEXICO IN JOINT HAITI EFFORT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Mexico will join forces to help in the reconstruction of Haiti in the medium and long-term, particularly in the area of health and the provision of tents and shelters. In a Declaration issued at the conclusion of the first Mexico-CARICOM Summit held in Mexico on 21 February, the Heads…
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CARICOM MISSION LEOGANE GETS UNDER WAY IN HAITI
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the Caribbean Community‘s (CARICOM) team in Port-au-Prince prepares to relocate to the town of Leogane, a Transition Mission is underway to facilitate the Community’s health initiative in Haiti. CARICOM had identified health as the primary but not exclusive focus of the Community’s intervention in Haiti following the 12 January devastating earthquake. The Community’s…
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CARICOM OUTREACH TO ISOLATED HAITI COMMUNITY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Residents of an isolated community on the outskirts of the town of Leogane, Haiti, on Thursday were overjoyed at receiving medical attention and supplies of food from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) contingent. Led by the Jamaican Defence Force (JDF), the contingent carried out a medical outreach exercise in their neighbourhood as part of an…
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Haiti Declaration Issued By The First Summit Of Heads Of State And Government Of Mexico And Members Of The Caribbean Community (caricom), 21 February 2010, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico
I. We, the Heads of State and Government of Mexico and the Member States of the Caribbean (CARICOM), gathered together on in the Mexican Riviera Maya, confirm our solidarity with the government and people of Haiti in the wake of the catastrophic loss of lives and material damage caused by the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. II.…
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CLIMATE CHANGE DECLARATION ISSUED BY THE MEETING OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO AND THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 21 FEBRUARY 2010, RIVIERA MAYA, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO
1. We, the Heads of State and Government of Mexico and the Member States of the Caribbean (CARICOM), gathered together on February 21, 2010, in the Mexican Riviera Maya, confirm our commitment to reinforcing cooperation to deal with the threat of climate change through joint efforts by our nations. 2. We express our concern over the scientific evidence showing…
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DECLARATION OF THE FIRST SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO AND MEMBERS OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 22 FEBRUARY 2010, RIVIERA MAYA, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO
1. We, the Heads of State and Government of Mexico and the Member States of the Caribbean (CARICOM), gathered together for the first time in the Mexican Riviera Maya on February 21, 2010, confirm our commitment to examining the joint challenges faced by our region. 2. We declare that this first summit will be the starting point for more productive…
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REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE ROOSEVELT SKERRIT, CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND PRIME MINISTER OF DOMINICA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE FIRST CARICOM-MEXICO SUMMIT, 21 FEBRUARY 2010, CANCUN, MEXICO
Let me first of all take this opportunity on behalf of the Heads of Government and other delegates of CARICOM to express our sincere appreciation to His Excellency Felipe Calderon for the warm, Caribbean welcome that we have received here in Cancun. I have the edge over my fellow CARICOM colleagues having arrived here a few days earlier than they…
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