Press Releases
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CARIFESTA CHILD-ART COMPETITION LAUNCHED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The inaugural (Caribbean Festival of Arts) CARIFESTA X Child Art Competition was launched in Guyana on 16 July 2008 at the Umana Yana with an exhibition that exemplified the meaningful contribution young people could make to the visual arts in future CARIFESTAs. In his remarks, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Hon. Dr. Frank…
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Agriculture recognised as vital to CARICOM Economic Development
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market Advisor with the CARICOM Secretariat, Ms Desiree Field Ridley has cited Agriculture as one of the Community’s critical responses to the global challenges now impacting the Region’s economic well-being. In her presentation titled, The Caribbean Community- Challenges as we proceed into the 21 Century, Ms Field-Ridley told the…
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(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The palm tree which is so synonymous with the tourism industry in the Caribbean is under threat from a small red mite that has taken root and is severely affecting palm trees across the Caribbean Basin.
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, The Right Honourable David Milliband Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs the Hon. Meg Munn Distinguished Members of the UK Parliament Colleague CARICOM Heads of Government and Foreign Ministers Specially invited guestsLadies and gentlemen! It is indeed my pleasure and honour to address you on behalf of the…
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SMALL RED MITE THREATENING PALMS IN THE CARIBBEAN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The palm tree which is so synonymous with the tourism industry in the Caribbean is under threat from a small red mite that has taken root and is severely affecting palm trees across the Caribbean Basin. It was revealed by a scientist yesterday (15 July 2008) at a symposium on invasive species in Miami…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SIXTH UK-CARIBBEAN FORUM, 14-16 JULY 2008, LONDON, ENGLAND
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) 1. The Sixth UK-Caribbean Forum took place in London 14-16 July. The Forum was co-chaired by the Hon. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and current Chair of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations of the Caribbean Community, and by the Rt. Hon. David Miliband,…
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FORUM STRENGTHENS UK-CARIBBEAN RELATIONSHIP
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and co-chair of the Sixth UK-Caribbean Forum the Honourable Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda told the closing ceremony of the Forum that he felt certain that what had been discussed over the past two days would serve to enhance the already strong relationship between the…
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FUNDING FOR INVASIVE SPECIES PROJECT CRUCIAL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) While the importance of a coordinated approach to deal with the issue of invasive species in the Caribbean is widely accepted there remains a challenge to secure funding for the work to be done to tackle the range of issues arising from the threat of invasive species. The funding constraints being experienced for the…
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WORKING GROUP TO DISCUSS HOW TO TACKLE UNWANTED PESTS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The high rate at which coconut tress across the Caribbean are being destroyed has brought into full focus the negative economic impact that could take place if invasive species are not dealt with as a matter of priority at the national and regional level. To this end when the Caribbean Invasive Species Working Group…
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CARICOM YOUTH AMBASSADORS TO TOUT BENEFITS OF CSME
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Fourteen CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) returned to their respective territories on Tuesday, armed with the skills and information to better promote the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) to their peers and to encourage active participation. On Monday, the youth advocates representing 13 countries, participated in a Workshop organized in collaboration with the CSME…
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THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CHALLENGES AS WE PROCEED INTO THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY : ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MS DESIREE FIELD-RIDLEY, ADVISOR, CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND SECTORAL PROGRAMMES, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT, TO THE FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN FOOD CROP SOCIETY, 14 JULY 2008, MIAMI, FLORIDA
Salutations The CARICOM Secretariat wishes to thank the Caribbean Food Crops Society for the opportunity to discuss the challenges for the Caribbean Community in these early years of the 21st Century and onward. Ambassador Irwin LaRocque regrets not being able to be here but as recently as a few days ago he was requested by our Secretary-General to proceed to…
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