Press Releases
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Implementation of HRD Strategy will address issues articulated by youth, parents, community
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Council on Human and Social Development (COHSOD) and Minister of Education, Science and Culture of Suriname, the Hon. Lilian Ferrier, said that the implementation of the CARICOM Human Resource Development Strategy will focus on issues that have been raised by youth, parents and communities of the Region in a 2010 Report of the Commission on…
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CARICOM SG congratulates new Cuban President
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated new President of the Republic of Cuba, His Excellency Miguel Díaz Canel, on his assumption of office on April 19. Secretary-General LaRocque said Mr. Canel’s concurrent responsibilities as President of the Cuban Council of State and Council of Ministers attest to the confidence placed in his leadership abilities. He…
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CARICOM and Commonwealth Secretariats sign cooperation agreement
The CARICOM and Commonwealth Secretariats signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to further strengthen cooperation between the two Organisations, at a ceremony at the Pegasus in Georgetown, Guyana, Thursday. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and Commonwealth Secretary-General Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland signed the MOU, which will facilitate joint implementation of programmes and projects while harnessing the experience and resources of…
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HRD Strategy: another step in evolution of development of regional capital – CARICOM SG
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, has described the Human Resource Development (HRD) Strategy as another step in the evolution of the development of human capital in the Region. The Secretary-General was speaking at the opening ceremony of the Council for Human and Social Development COHSOD. The ceremony was held at the Theatre Guild Playhouse in Guyana on Wednesday and included a Thought Forum…
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Statement by CARICOM
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) recognises that global security and financial crime are increasingly intertwined and therefore supports the work of the FATF and its regional bodies in developing international AML/CFT standards to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Within the Community, our Member States and Associate Members have expended considerable resources towards achieving compliance with AML/CFT standards. Countries in the…
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CARICOM SG briefed by his Commonwealth counterpart ahead of Summit
Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque was this morning briefed by Commonwealth Secretary-General Baroness Patricia Scotland on the issues before this week's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018 (CHOGM 2018). A number of CARICOM Member States are part of the community of 53 nations which are participating in the CHOGM, being held under the theme “Towards a Common Future”. The Meeting will have among its areas of focus, building the…
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Great benefit in strengthened regional relations – CARIFORUM DG, EU Ambassador
A Regional Consultation on effective platforms for Wider Caribbean Dialogue being hosted by the CARIFORUM Directorate has been described as a timely initiative by the CARIFORUM Director General, Mr. Percival Marie, and the Ambassador of the European Union Delegation in Barbados, Her Excellency Daniela Tramacere. They were speaking at the opening of the consultation which is being held at the…
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CARICOM Secretary-General addresses Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association’s AGM
Thank you for the invitation to address your Annual General Meeting this morning. I always welcome the opportunity to interact with the private sector in our Community, since you are an important stakeholder in our integration arrangements. The fact that this Association has been serving its members continuously for 62 years is testimony to its value. It has…
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CARIFORUM to host Regional Consultation on effective platforms for Wider Caribbean Dialogue in Barbados this week
The Caribbean Forum of the Group of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (CARIFORUM) will host a consultation to assess the development of a Framework for an effective platform for structured and continuous dialogue between CARIFORUM and the French Caribbean Outermost Regions (FCORs) and British and Dutch Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs). The consultation will be held at the Radisson…
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Dialogue on Faith Leaders’ role in ending AIDS continues with consultation in Guyana
The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structured and unified approach to the Caribbean’s response to the HIV epidemic, hosted the Guyana Chapter of the Faith Leaders Consultation at the CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown Guyana. The forum was held less than a month before the Joint Regional Dialogue with Faith Leaders, Parliamentarians, Civil…
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