29th inter sessional
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Guyana signs CXC and MASA Agreements
Guyana signed the Revised Agreement Establishing the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and the CARICOM Multilateral Air Services Agreement (MASA) during the 29th Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Haiti, Tuesday. Foreign Minister Hon Carl Greenidge, who is heading the country’s delegation to the Meeting signed the Agreements. The Revised Agreement Establishing the CXC seeks to update the…
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The Bahamas signs CARICOM Arrest Warrant Treaty
The Bahamas signed the CARICOM Arrest Warrant Treaty during the 29th Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday. Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon Darren Henfield signed on behalf of his country. The CARICOM Arrest Warrant Treaty, already signed by some other CARICOM Member Countries, simplifies the procedure of returning fugitives to the country where…
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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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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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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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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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Building a climate-resilient Community among matters for CARICOM 29th Inter-Sessional Meeting
The Caribbean Community’s push to build a more climate-resilient Community following the devastating 2017 hurricane season is among matters for deliberation by CARICOM Heads of Government at their Twenty-ninth Inter-Sessional Meeting in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 26 – 27 February 2018. Irma and Maria, two back-to-back Category Five hurricanes, swept across the Caribbean in September, cutting a swathe of destruction, taking lives,…
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