Press Releases
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SPAIN OFFERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CARICOM DEVELOPMENT FUNDv
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, H. E Edwin Carrington has welcomed an offer from the Kingdom of Spain to provide technical assistance with regards to the mechanics for the management of the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF). The CDF was launched in July 2008 and seeks to provide technical or financial assistance to disadvantaged countries, regions…
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NEW RECRUITS AT CARICOM SECRETARIAT URGED TO EMBRACE REGIONAL INTEGRATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, His Excellency, Edwin Carrington on Monday January 19, 2009 urged the newly recruited staff of CARICOM Secretariat to feel a sense of “ownership” of the regional integration process as they embarked on their tenure at the CARICOM Headquarters, Georgetown, Guyana. At a meeting, which formed part the recruits’ orientation…
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CARIBBEAN YOUTH LAMENT DISINTEGRATION OF SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND VALUES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Research findings conducted by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Commission on Youth Development (CCYD) have revealed that youth across the Caribbean Region were alarmingly concerned about what they described as serious disintegration of social institutions and values. This, according to researcher, Terri-Ann Gilbert Roberts, had affected youth development negatively and consequently prompted a strong call…
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COST OF LIVING A MAJOR CONCERN FOR CARIBBEAN YOUTH
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The prevailing high cost of living has been cited as one of the top five issues affecting Caribbean youth. National Research Coordinator, Shelly Carter in divulging preliminary research findings told participants of the Regional Planning Workshop organized by the CARICOM Commission on Youth Development (CCYD) that high cost of living, crime and violence, limited…
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CARICOM, ACS TO HAVE ‘STRONG VOICE’ AT SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As Trinidad and Tobago accelerates plans in preparation for the Fifth Summit of the Americas in April 2009, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) are collaborating to shape the Region’s position on a range of issues which it will seek to articulate collectively, at the Summit. H.E. Luis Fernando…
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GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS IN FOCUS AT COFAP MEETING
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Thirteenth Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council For Finance and Planning (COFAP) will be convened in Bridgetown, Barbados on Thursday January 29, 2009 with the implications of the global financial crisis on the Region high on the agenda. At his press briefing at the end of 2008, CARICOM Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin…
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL ECHOES CALL FOR CCJ AS FINAL COURT OF APPEAL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin Carrington has supported the call for all CARICOM Member States to fully adopt the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the final Court of Appeal. Echoing recent pleas by prominent legal practitioners including former Prime Minister and leader of the opposition in Saint Lucia, Dr the…
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CARICOM STATEMENT ON DEVELOPMENTS IN GAZA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Bureau of the Caribbean Community’s Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) has issued a statement on developments in Gaza. Following is the text of the statement: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcomes the adoption of a resolution last night by the United Nations Security Council calling for “an immediate, durable and fully-respected ceasefire”…
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NEW YEAR ADDRESS BY CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), THE HONOURABLE DEAN BARROW, PRIME MINISTER OF BELIZE
As Prime Minister of Belize I have, on January 1, 2009, assumed the Chairmanship of the Caribbean Community for the next six months. I count myself lucky that this has happened at this time, allowing me the opportunity to send out warmest New Year greetings to the entire CARICOM family. It is also of significance that I do this from…
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CARICOM APPOINTS NEW DEAN FOR YOUTH AMBASSADORS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Twenty-six year old Barbadian Donna Greene, is the new Dean of the CARICOM Youth Ambassador (CYA) programme. Making the announcement on Thursday, 13 December, 2007) at the closing of the CYA Strategic Evaluation and Planning workshop, Dr Heather Johnson Deputy Programme Manager, Community and Youth Development said, “as youth ambassador for the past two…
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