Press Releases
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STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE SITUATION IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is following with growing concern recent political and constitutional developments in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), a British Overseas Territory and Associate Member of the Community. On 16 March 2009 the Interim Report of the Turks and Caicos Commission of Inquiry into possible corruption or other dishonesty in relation…
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JOINT COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE THIRTEENTH CARICOM-JAPAN CONSULTATIONS, 19 MARCH 2009, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
The Thirteenth Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-Japan Consultations on their bilateral cooperation arrangements was convened in Barbados on 19 March 2009. The CARICOM delegation was led by His Excellency Anthony Liverpool, Non-Resident Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to Japan and the delegation of Japan was led by His Excellency Ambassador Tatsuaki Iwata, Representative of the Government of Japan. The CARICOM delegation was…
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SAINT LUCIA PRIME MINISTER TO OPEN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Hon Stephenson King, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia will be the keynote speaker at the Second Caribbean Community Climate Change Conference slated for March 23-24, 2009, in Saint Lucia, under the theme: Mainstreaming Climate Change for the Sustainable Development of the Caribbean. Saint Lucia has lead responsibility for sustainable development in the quasi–Cabinet…
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CARICOM/JAPAN TO HOLD THIRTEENTH CONSULTATIONS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Thirteenth CARICOM-Japan Consultations on technical cooperation will convene in Barbados on 19-20 March 2009 and are expected to cover both technical and political issues of mutual interest. The Consultations will also present an opportunity for reviewing Japan’s technical assistance programme with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Presently Japan’s technical assistance with CARICOM is by…
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COTA LAUNCHES SECOND ESSAY COMPETITION FOR STUDENTS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators (COTA) has launched its second essay competition for secondary school students throughout the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) aimed in part at stimulating broad interest in taxation matters. The topic is `Building Efficient Tax Administrations in Promoting National and Regional Development’. The competition is geared at encouraging youth – as…
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BELIZE BECOMES TWELFTH MEMBER STATE TO ISSUE CARICOM PASSPORT BELIZE BECOMES TWELFTH MEMBER STATE TO ISSUE CARICOM PASSPORT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) All twelve Member States participating in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) are now issuing the CARICOM passport. This week Belize became the twelfth CARICOM Member State to introduce the document during a ceremony held in the capital of Belmopan. A CARICOM passport, which features the CARICOM logo and the words “Caribbean Community”…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWENTIETH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 12-13 MARCH 2009, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Twentieth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Belize City, Belize, from 12-13 March 2008. The Honourable Dean O. Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize, presided. Other members of the Conference in attendance were: the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, the…
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COMMUNITY ISSUES TO BE RAISED AT TOWN HALL MEETING
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A wide cross-section of Belizeans is expected to participate in a Town Hall Meeting Saturday 14 March 2009 at the Sacred Heart Secondary School, San Ignacio, Belize, to discuss the benefits of integration including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM, will lead a…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWENTIETH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 12-13 MARCH 2009, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Twentieth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Belize City, Belize, from 12-13 March 2008. The Honourable Dean O. Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize, presided. Other members of the Conference in attendance were: the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, the…
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REGIONAL STRATEGY TO COMBAT GLOBAL CRISIS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will pursue a regional strategy to minimize the impact of the global financial and economic crisis and is to seek greater access to funds from the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) to confront the challenges that face Caribbean economies. “There is an urgent need for additional funds for the Region to…
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