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Tourism Congress to address theme of building resilience in tourism sector
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (March 12, 2018) – When the XXIV Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-Level Authorities of Tourism opens on Wednesday, March 21 at the Guyana Marriott Hotel, one of the key areas for presentations and discussions will be the matter of building resilience in the Tourism sector in the Americas. In the latter months of 2017, the hemisphere of the Americas received a…
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PM Mitchell returned to power in Grenada – News Reports
News reports out of Grenada are that Dr. the Hon. Keith Mitchell and his New National Party (NNP) won a landslide victory at elections held today. Caribbean News Service is reporting that the NNP won all 15 seats. According to the news outfit, Dr. Mitchell said on radio that it was a “humbling experience and feeling.” CANA News Online said…
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Mr. Justice Adrian Saunders chosen as next CCJ President
Port of Spain, Trinidad – The Honourable Mr. Justice Adrian Dudley Saunders, a citizen of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has been appointed as the incoming President of the Caribbean Court of Justice with effect from July 4, 2018. Sir Dennis Byron The Heads of Government of CARICOM made the appointment at its last meeting, held in Haiti from February 26-27, 2018, acting on…
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CARICOM election mission to Grenada conducts initial assessments
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Election Observer Mission (CEOM) has conducted initial assessments and has met with key stakeholders as the March 13 General Elections in Grenada draws near. The CEOM, led by Chief of Mission Ms Pauline Welsh, Director of Legal Affairs, Development and Research, Electoral Office of Jamaica, met with the Supervisor of Elections, the Commissioner of Police as well as…
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CDB launches project to improve disaster risk management and climate resilience in Ile-à-Vache, Haiti
March 12, 2018, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – On Friday March 3, 2018, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Government of Haiti launched a project to improve climate resilience and disaster risk management on Ile-à-Vache, an island off the country’s southern peninsula. The Building Capacity for Disaster Risk Management and Climate Resilience Project is being funded through a CDB grant of USD5.5 million…
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‘There is still work to be done’ – PANCAP Director in International Women’s Day message
Message from the Director of PANCAP, Mr. Dereck Springer, on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2018 Thursday 8 March Theme: “Press for Progress” The observance of International Women’s Day is more significant than ever in 2018. From well-organised marches to workshops and events in our region, women continue to make their fight for equality in health,…
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Message from Ambassador Irwin LaRocque Secretary-General, Caribbean Community on the occasion of International Women’s Day 8 March 2018
It is a distinct honour and pleasure for me to celebrate our women and girls across the Caribbean Community on the occasion of the 107th Anniversary of International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day affords us the opportunity to reflect on gender equality and the advancement of women and to continue to #PressForProgress as this year’s theme and call to action…
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CARICOM BUSINESS: Vol.1 No. 7
A Weekly Business News Aggregation Service Vol.1 No. 7 compiled & edited by the Directorate of Trade & Economic Integration at the CARICOM Secretariat only as a convenience for the Member States. https://caricom.org/documents/16088/caricom_business_7_-_4_march_2018.pdf
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CDB to establish first country office in Haiti this year
Haiti’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Antonio Rodrigue (left) and Vice-President (Operations), Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Monica La Bennett (right), hold the signed country agreements after signing them on February 27, 2018. CDB will establish its first country office in the Republic of Haiti this year. (Photo via CDB) The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will establish its first country office…
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COMMUNIQUÉ – 29th Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM
The Twenty-Ninth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 26-27 February 2018. The President of Haiti, His Excellency Jovenel Moïse, Chaired the proceedings. Other Members of the Conference in attendance were Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Honourable Dr. Hubert Minnis; Prime Minister of Barbados, Rt. Honourable…
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