Press Releases
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Address by the CARICOM Secretary-General at the inauguration ceremony for the second term of office of PAHO Director Dr Carissa F. Etienne
It is truly an honour and a privilege for me today to address this Inauguration Ceremony marking the Second Term of Office of this distinguished daughter of the Caribbean and of Dominica. As a fellow Dominican, I note with pride that the achievements of Dr. Carissa Etienne over the first five years of her tenure as Director of the Hemisphere’s…
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Key Population and Faith Leaders to engage in dialogue on Reducing Stigma and Discrimination at Caribbean Regional Consultation on the Right to Health and Well-being for all
Friday, February 2 2018 (PANCAP Coordinating Unit, CARICOM Secretariat): 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, in collaboration with the Regional Consultative Steering Committee for the Implementation of Recommendations to end AIDS by 2030 will convene the Caribbean Regional Consultation of…
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CARICOM SG lauds Dominican heading PAHO for second term
Dominican Dr Carissa Etienne was sworn in for a second term as Director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) on Thursday and was commended for the achievement by CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque. Delivering an address at the inauguration ceremony at PAHO Headquarters in Washington D.C the CARICOM Secretary-General credited Dr. Etienne’s re-election to her achievements over her first…
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Brief Opening Remarks to the Thirty-Ninth Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers by the Hon. Carl B. Greenidge, Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs , Guyana
Secretary General Colleague Ministers and other Heads of Delegations; Distinguished Delegates; Representatives of the Media; Ladies and Gentlemen Allow me, as Chairman of the Community Council of Ministers, the second highest organ in the Community, to commence in the customary manner by extending a warm welcome to all, those of you here in Guyana and those joining the meeting via…
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CARICOM, UN Environment discuss closer cooperation
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has expressed strong interest in strengthening its collaboration with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to improve environmental sustainability in the Region. Regional Director and Head of the UNEP Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mr. Leo Heileman, visited the CARICOM Secretariat on Wednesday, 24 January, during which he paid a courtesy call on CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin…
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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) embarks on the implementation of a harmonised Results-Based Management (RBM) System
A series of sensitisation seminars on the CARICOM Results-Based Management (RBM) System, which promotes a more results-focused approach to programme and project management, will continue next Monday and Tuesday 22-23 January in Suriname. The seminars, which began in Barbados 24-25 November last year, will continue throughout the year in other Member States. These sensitisation seminars will target a wide cross…
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PANCAP hosts training to strengthen advocacy skills of Youth leaders
(PANCAP Coordinating Unit, CARICOM Secretariat): 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, will host the PANCAP Training to Strengthen Advocacy Skills of Youth Leaders, 19-20 January 2018 in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The intervention builds on the PANCAP…
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Exploring SmartRoom Guyana – on the Journey to a Single Regional ICT Space
With the vision of the Single Regional ICT space in mind, Staff at the CARICOM Secretariat on Thursday experienced a hands-on demonstration of SmartRoom Guyana, at Guyana’s National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD). SmartRooms are the beginning of smart cities which have been cited as one of the desired outcomes of the Single ICT space, for which CARICOM Heads…
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Remarks by the Secretary-General Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin Larocque at the launch of the 10th EDF CARIFORUM Crime And Security Cooperation Programme Bridgetown, Barbados 17 January 2018
Her Excellency Daniela Tramacere, Head of EU Delegation, Barbados, and Ambassador Accredited to CARICOM; Captain Errington Shurland, Executive Director of the Regional Security System; Mr Francis McBarnette, OAS Representative in Barbados; Mr Wilmot St Cyr, thanks for your moving testimonial and yes a life of crime is not worth it; Ms Germania Melo Velazquez Representative of Consejo Nacional de Drogas…
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