Press Releases
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CARICOM LEADERS CALL FOR RESTRUCTURED CDB
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have agreed that the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) should be a vehicle for all development resources of the Region and in this regard should be restructured to become more responsive to the needs of the Region. Meeting in Special Caucus at the Diplomatic Centre, Port of…
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REGIONAL SOLUTION FOR FINANCIAL PROBLEMS SAYS FINANCE MINISTERS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Four main objectives were identified at the end of a meeting of CARICOM Finance Ministers and Financial Services Sector Regulators as they sought to resolve difficulties arising in the Region’s insurance and banking sectors. At the Meeting held on Monday at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, under the chairmanship…
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CARICOM LEADERS HOLD SPECIAL CAUCUS ON GLOBAL CRISIS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meet in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday 24 May at a Special Caucus to discuss the current economic circumstances of Member States arising from the on-going global economic and financial crisis. The meeting, convened at the request of the Prime Minister of Trinidad…
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AGRI-BUSINESS STAKEHOLDERS IN TWO-DAY CONSULTATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Stakeholders of agri-business in the Caribbean will meet in Georgetown, Guyana next week to identify the levels of collaboration that are necessary in the short, medium and long term to move the sector forward. On 27-28 May 2009 a Public-Private Consultation organized by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will be held to facilitate dialogue…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CAR
I am especially pleased at the privilege afforded me as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), to participate in this Opening Ceremony of the Eighth Meeting of the CARICOM Council for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE). This pleasure is derived in part from the fact that this is the first time since your inaugural meeting in Port- of- Spain…
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UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MEETS CARICOM DELEGATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) UNAIDS Executive Director Mr Michel Sidibé met on Wednesday, 20th May with a delegation of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at the 62nd World Health Assembly to discuss the Caribbean priorities for collaboration with UNAIDS. Mr Karl Hood, Minister of Health of Grenada and Chair of the Council of Human and Social Development of CARICOM,…
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REMARKS BY SENATOR THE HONOURABLE MARTIN JOSEPH, MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Allow me to join with the Secretary General of CARICOM in thanking the Government of the Republic of Suriname for its graciousness in being excellent host to this the Eighth Meeting of the CARICOM Council for National Security and Law Enforcement. I am certain that I speak for all present. We have all been the beneficiaries of the exceptional service…
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BEWARE OF ARMED GANGS, SURNAME’S PRESIDENT CAUTIONS CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) President of the Republic of Surname, His Excellency Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan cautioned CARICOM Security Ministers and technocrats on Thursday not to underestimate the threat of armed gangs to the Caribbean Community’s stability. Delivering the feature address at the Opening Ceremony of the Council of Ministers responsible for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) in…
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Use Every Means To Finance Security – Chair Of Consle
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Council of National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) Senator the Honourable Martin Joseph on Thursday, told the Opening Ceremony of the CONSLE that the Caribbean Community should utilize every means to finance the security agenda. Minister Joseph recalled the priorities of the Council as outlined by the Conference of Heads of…
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IMPROVING ACCESS TO COMPUTER A PRIORITY FOR GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Recognising the importance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to a country and its people’s development, Guyana, like other Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has put plans in place to rapidly improve access to computers and the internet for its nationals. This was revealed by that country’s Minister of Education Mr. Sheik…
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