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CARICOM needs very concessional financing for climate resilience – Secretary-General LaRocque says
The Caribbean Community’s goal of creating a climate resilient region requires significant grant funding and very concessional financing, CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said Monday. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 29th Inter-sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government at the Marriot Port-au-Prince Hotel in Haiti, he said “without access to such financing, already high debt levels across…
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Barbados Prime Minister signs Agreements at CARICOM Inter-Sessional
Barbados Prime Minister Rt Hon Freundel Stuart signed the CARICOM Arrest Warrant Treaty and the Revised Agreement Establishing the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), during the second day of the 29th Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government, at the Marriott Hotel, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday. The CARICOM Arrest Warrant Treaty, already signed by some other CARICOM Member Countries, simplifies the procedure…
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Remarks, Dr. Keith Mitchell, PM of Grenada, Opening, 29th Intersessional Meeting, CARICOM Heads of Government
His Excellency Jovenel Moise, President of the Republic of Haiti and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community; Other Heads of State and Government; Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General, CARICOM; Other Heads of Delegation; Representatives of the Media; People of the Caribbean Community. I am truly pleased to be here in the Republic of Haiti, aptly…
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TWENTY-NINTH CARICOM INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING – OFFICIAL PHOTO
The Twenty-ninth Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government began Monday 26, and will continue Tuesday 27 February, at the Marriott Hotel, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Here is the Official Photo of the Heads of Government and Heads of Delegation in attendance. (From left) Dr Hon. Kedrick Pickering, Deputy Premier, BVI ; Ambassador Colin Murdoch, Antigua and Barbuda; Hon. Michael Peyrefitte, Attorney-General,…
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Crime and Violence a heavy toll on (CARICOM) society – CARICOM SG
Amb. Irwin LaRocque, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), called on CARICOM to counteract the threat of crime and violence, when he addressed the opening of the 29th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government, earlier today in Port of Prince, Haiti. “As we pool our resources and strategise to combat the damaging effects of climate…
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Remarks by the Secretary-General Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin Larocque at the Opening of the Twenty-Ninth Inter-sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of The Caribbean Community Port-au-Prince, Haiti 26-27 February 2018
His Excellency Jovenel Moise, President of the Republic of Haiti and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community; First Lady Madame Martine Moise Dr. the Rt. Honourable Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada and Out-going Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government; Other Heads of State and Government; Honourable Ministers of the Caribbean Community;…
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Youths from disadvantaged background sing to CARICOM Heads in Haiti
Students from the Institut National ele Musique d’Haiti – an institute in Central Haiti which uses cultural artforms in social intervention for the youth – were given the opportunity to perform for CARICOM Heads of Government and other delegates at the Opening of the twenty-ninth Inter-Sessional Meeting on Monday. The students performed a welcome song for the Heads, then the…
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Opening Session – 29th CARICOM Inter-Sessional on Monday morning
CARICOM Chairman, President Jovenel Moise of Haiti, will address the Opening Session of the 29th Inter-sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government at the Marriott Hotel, Port-au-Prince, on Monday 26 February at 9:00 a.m. (10:00 a.m. ECT). Immediate-past Chairman, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell of Grenada and CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque will also deliver remarks. Heads will then deliberate…
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Haiti gearing up to host CARICOM Heads
Haiti is stepping up preparations to host the 29th Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government on the 26 – 27 February. The organising Committee has posted welcoming banners at the airport and the Marriott Hotel in Port-au-Prince where the meeting will be held. The Ministery of Trade on Friday evening also hosted a well attended private sector Forum to…
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Haiti to discuss Challenges and Opportunities in CARICOM
As Haiti gears up to host its fellow CARICOM member countries for the 29th Inter-Sessional Meeting on the 26 -27 February, the country’s Ministry of Trade will stage a Public Forum on Friday to discuss “Integration of Haiti in CARICOM: Challenges and Opportunities”. The Forum, to be attended by a wide cross section of the Haitian society, will address a…
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