Press Releases
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MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, 8 MARCH 2009
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Secretariat is honoured to salute the women and girls of the Caribbean Community on the occasion of International Women’s Day (IWD), 8 March, 2009. This annual celebration gives us a special opportunity to reflect on the achievements on the path towards gender equality and women’s empowerment. Looking back the torch that was…
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CARICOM LEADERS SET TO DISCUSS GLOBAL CRISIS IN BELIZE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will focus on the effects of the current global economic and financial crisis on the Region and possible mitigating actions when they gather in Belize City, Belize, 12-13 March for the Twentieth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government. The global crisis has been…
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CARICOM YOUTH COMMISSION TO BRIEF SURINAME PRESIDENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) President of the Republic of Suriname, His Excellency Drs Ronald Runaldo Venetiaan is to receive on Monday 9 February his first official brief on the progress of the work of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Commission on Youth Development (CCYD). Co-Chairs of the Commission, Ms Yildiz Beighle and Professor Barry Chevannes accompanied by Programme Manager,…
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CARICOM TRADE MINISTERS URGE DEVELOPMENT DIMENSION IN CANADA TRADE TALKS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Trade Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) agreed on a negotiating brief for scheduled trade talks between CARICOM and Canada. At a Special Meeting of CARICOM’S Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) which ended in Georgetown, Guyana on Monday night, 2nd March, the Ministers agreed to recommend for approval by the CARICOM Heads…
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OPENING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE SECOND MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN PLANT HEALTH DIRECTORS, 4 MARCH 2009. GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Chairperson Representatives of the: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN; Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA); United States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health International Services (USDA/APHIS) Senior Officials of Member States and Associate Members of the Caribbean Community Representatives from the DR, Aruba, Martinique and Guadeloupe; French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD);CARDI, UWI, UG, CABI…
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PERSPECTIVES ON WATER SECURITY IN CARIBBEAN SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES : KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, TO THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH LEVEL SYMPOSIUM ON WATER SECURITY, 5 FEBRUARY 2009, NEW YORK
Salutations, Mr Chairman: I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community who because of conflicting obligations could not be here today. I bring you greetings in his name and on behalf of our Caribbean Community, comprising 15 beautiful and salubrious tropical states, paradoxically separated; yet linked, not only by common ideals and goals…
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CARICOM ASG CALLS FOR INCREASED PROTECTION OF THE REGION’S WATER
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General, Dr Edward Greene today made a strong call for the Caribbean Region and development partners to invest more in the water resources sector. The Assistant Secretary-General Human and Social Development also called for the development of appropriate management mechanisms to build the capacity necessary for safeguarding the future of the Region…
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CARICOM MAKING PROGRESS IN DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States are reporting progress in their efforts to reduce the demand for illicit drugs in the Region. Based on the ten Country reports presented yesterday (3 March) at the regional training workshop on Standards of Care for Treatment and Rehabilitation Facilities for Substance Abusers, in Jamaica, several countries have varying…
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OPENING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE SECOND MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN PLANT HEALTH DIRECTORS, 4 MARCH 2009. GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Chairperson Representatives of the: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN; Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA); United States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health International Services (USDA/APHIS) Senior Officials of Member States and Associate Members of the Caribbean Community Representatives from the DR, Aruba, Martinique and Guadeloupe; French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD);CARDI, UWI, UG, CABI…
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PRODUCE INCREASING SHARE OF FOOD CONSUMED – ASG URGES REGION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) His Excellency Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Assistant Secretary-General, Trade and Economic Integration, said Wednesday that there was a greater need for the Caribbean region to produce an increasing share of the food it consumed. Delivering remarks at the opening of the Second Meeting of the Caribbean Plant Health Directors at the…
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