Press Releases
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MET INSTITUTE GETS NEW HEAD
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)Dr David Farrell has been appointed Principal of the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), located in Barbados. He replaces Dr Colin Depradine, who served since October 1983. The CIMH, formerly the Caribbean Meteorological Institute, is an organ of the Caribbean Meteorological Organisation (CMO) which has its Headquarters in Trinidad and Tobago. The CMO,…
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Caribbean Gathering At AIDS Conference Stress Universal Access
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)The future strategy of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), must place emphasis on universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment. This was the view of more than 150 delegates representing member countries and organisations of PANCAP attending a Caribbean Gathering held as one of the side events at the 16th International HIV/AIDS…
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Congratulatory Message To The Guyana Cricket Team ON THEIR VICTORY IN THE STANFORD 20/20 CRICKET TOURNAMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Following is the text of a message from H.E. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community (CARICOM), on the thrilling victory by the Guyana cricket team in the final of the inaugural Stanford 20/20 Cricket Tournament held in Antigua and Barbuda. “I extend heartiest congratulations to the Guyanese team on your thrilling victory in the final…
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Statement by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the situation in the Middle East
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) express their grave concern over the escalating conflict in the Middle East and deplore the attendant loss of life, the majority reportedly being women and children, as well as the widespread destruction. The ongoing and intensifying conflict in an already volatile region poses a threat to…
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COMMUNITY MOVES TO ENSURE CLOSER COLLABORATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)CARICOM Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin Carrington concluded and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Tuesday 1 August between the CARICOM Secretariat, on behalf of the Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) Project, and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC). Dr Kenrick Leslie, the Executive Director of the Centre, signed on its behalf at…
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TRANSPORT AND DOMESTIC AGRICULTURE SHOULD BE AMONG CSME PRIORITIES 2006-2011 : UWI PROFESSOR
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Professor Norman Girvan of the University of the West Indies, Institute of International Relations, makes strong recommendations for the development of common policies for major sector priorities, in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), over the period 2006-2011. These include, Domestic Agriculture, Sustainable Tourism, Transport, Energy, and Information and Communication Technologies. Prof. Girvan,…
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PRIORITY ATTENTION NEEDED IN KEY AREAS – CDB PRESIDENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Professor Compton Bourne, President of the Caribbean Development Bank, is urging priority attention to “supply-side” constraints to structural transformation of regional economies, which he has identified as critical in the Region, now facing a new era after years of access to preferential markets. Supply-side is a description of economic policies that promote conditions favouring…
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ATTEMPT LESS BUT IMPLEMENT MORE: PROFESSOR NORMAN GIRVAN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Attempt less but implement more, was the advice offered by Professor Norman Girvan to Caribbean Policymakers and Stakeholders at Caribbean Connect in Barbados Professor Girvan of the Institute of International Relations of the University of the West Indies (UWI), told Day 2 of the three-day symposium on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME)…
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CDB, Petroleum Fund Assistance for Haiti’s Recovery
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will contribute US$17 million towards Haiti’s social and economic recovery in keeping with the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) commitment to assisting that Member State in its reconstruction process. At a Donor Community Meeting specially convened by the President of Haiti, H.E. Rene Preval, on Tuesday 25 July in Haiti, CARICOM’s Assistant…
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