Press Releases
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CARICOM SHOULD LEAD IN DIASPORA YOUTH IDENTITY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Dr Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary-General for Human and Social Development, of the CARICOM Secretariat is encouraging and advocating a closer relationship between the Diaspora and Caribbean Youth; a relationship he describes as “vital to an appreciation of the Caribbean identity.” “Depending on their socialization, the Youth in the Diaspora,” he says, “are increasingly growing…
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CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN 2007 : YOUTH PARTICIPATION SEEN AS OPPORTUNE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Dr Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary-General for Human and Social Development, of the CARICOM Secretariat has described as ‘opportune,’ the call for Caribbean youth to participate in the Conference on the Caribbean scheduled to take place in Washington DC on June 19-21, 2007. The CARICOM Caucus of Ambassadors in Washington, D.C – the main organisers…
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CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN 2007 COMPREHENSIVE AGENDA TO BE FINALISED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community at its upcoming meeting in St Vincent and the Grenadines, on 26 May 2007 will offer the last opportunity for review and fine-tuning of the Community’s agenda for the Conference on the Caribbean 2007, slated for Washington on June 19-21. The…
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CARICOM HOSTS INAUGURAL MEETING OF ICT STEERING COMMITTEE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will host the inaugural meeting of the Regional Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Steering Committee at the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana on May 16, 2007. The work of the Regional ICT Steering Committee is an integral part of a project that will aid the development of the Caribbean Information Society…
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WHEN CARICOM MEETS WASHINGTON
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) High-ranking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Officials are now fine-tuning their slate of issues in preparation for high level talks with US President George Bush at the White House in Washington, on Tuesday, 20 June, 2007. This summit between CARICOM Heads of State/Government is a major highlight of the three-pronged landmark Conference on the Caribbean 2007,…
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CARICOM AMBASSADORS TO THE US IN INTENSE ADVOCACY INITIATIVE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Caucus of Ambassadors is spearheading a major advocacy and promotion Initiative in a number of US cities in advance of the Conference on the Caribbean, 2007. A ‘Diaspora Dialogue,’ in the form of Town Hall Meetings has been organised in Washington, New York, Hartford, Philadelphia and Miami primarily to engage the Diaspora in…
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CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN 2007 DIASPORA FORUM SEEN AS MAJOR HIGHLIGHT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the Caribbean Community intensifies the pace of its preparations to meet in Washington DC at what promises to be the landmark Caribbean Conference on 19-21 June 2007, widespread and in-depth consultations are underway in cities across the US, between the Diaspora and the CARICOM Caucus of Ambassadors based in Washington. The aim of…
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CARIBBEAN MET CHIEF TO SEEK RE-ELECTION ON UN BODY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Coordinating Director of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Meteorological Organization, Tyrone Sutherland, is seeking re-election as Second Vice-President of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the UN Specialized Agency that coordinates global activity in weather, water, climate and related aspects of the environment. The election takes place at the Fifteenth Congress of the WMO in Geneva, Switzerland…
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REGIONAL SCIENTISTS WARN CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS WILL BE LARGELY ADVERSE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Against the background of dire warnings of the short and long-term effects of climate change on the Caribbean, Regional scientists have called for a change in individual behaviours and practices, a more integrated approach and political intervention at the highest level to mitigate those impacts. At a video conference at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)…
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BROAD CONSULTATIONS IN ADVANCE OF CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Senior Diplomatic Representatives in Washington DC, spearheading preparations for the historic Conference on the Caribbean scheduled for June 19-21, 2007, have accelerated the pace and scope of consultations with stakeholders and strategic partners in the US and the Caribbean; this, in keeping with a commitment to comprehensive inclusion and participation in the historic three-day…
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