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Germany offers Region Climate Resilience and Energy project
CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and Germany’s Ambassador to CARICOM HE Mr Holger Michael on Wednesday exchanged notes for a project to build Climate Resilience and Sustainable Energy in the Region. The project, to be financed by the Government of Germany in the amount of 2.3 million Euros, represents a further step in the country’s support to the Region…
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Guyana lauded for fostering Caribbean unity on its 52nd Independence Anniversary
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated Guyana on its 52nd Anniversary of Independence, praising its role ‘at the forefront of all initiatives fostering Caribbean unity’. Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, in a congratulatory message to Guyana’s President HE David Granger, also noted that the country’s five decades of self rule has seen it advance socially, economically and in other spheres. “Guyana…
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Secretary-General looks forward to welcoming PM Mottley to next CARICOM Heads Meeting
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated new Barbados Prime Minister Hon. Mia Mottley on her ‘truly historic achievements’ following Thursday’s General Elections, and said it will be his pleasure to welcome her to the next meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government in Jamaica on 4-6 July. Ms Mottley’s Barbados Labour Party (BLP) won all 30 seats in the Barbados…
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CARICOM shares Cuba’s grief over tragic plane crash
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Friday sent a message of condolence to the President of Cuba His Excellency Miguel Díaz Canel in the wake of today’s tragic plane crash in Havana. The Secretary-General’s message reads: “The Caribbean Community expresses its condolences and its solidarity with the Government and People of the Republic of Cuba following the tragic crash of…
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CARICOM Secretary-General meets with World Bank Regional Director
On Thursday 17 May 2018, CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque met with Ms. Tasheen Sayed, the World Bank's Regional Director for the Caribbean. Ms. Sayed was accompanied by Mr. Zafer Mustafaoglu, Practice Manager, Finance and Competitiveness for the Caribbean Region. Accompanying SG LaRocque from the CARICOM Secretariat were: (from 3rd left) Chef de Cabinet, Office of the Secretary-General, Ms. Charmaine…
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Hurricanes Irma and Maria a hint of what the future holds
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque warned that Hurricanes Irma and Maria which devastated many countries in the Region last year were “a hint at what the future holds”. Speaking at the opening of a meeting with the Heads of Institutions of the Community at the Marriott Hotel, Georgetown, Guyana on Monday, the Secretary-General noted that 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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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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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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CARICOM’s unity drives it to surmount challenges: SG
The unified strength of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has enabled it to surmount challenges posed over 44 years of regional integration, CARICOM Secretary-General said Monday, urging the Community Council of Ministers to use those weapons to forge ahead. CARICOM’s second highest organ held its 41st meeting at the Georgetown, Guyana Headquarters on Monday 15 January to discuss the provisional list…
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