caricom-us summit 2015
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Statement By The Hon. Kamla Persad-bissessar Prime Minister Of Trinidad And Tobago – CARICOM-US Summit 2015
Call to Action on Security in the Western Hemisphere Thank you Prime Minister Simpson Miller for hosting this meeting between the United States and its CARICOM partners. Thank you also to our Chairman, Prime Minister Christie, for your leadership and vision for the social harmony and unified development agenda for CARICOM. And of course to our friend President Obama, we…
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Statement by The Rt. Hon. Freundel Stuart, Q.C., M.P. Prime Minister Of Barbados
Mr. President, I should like to join those who have preceded me in warmly welcoming you once again to the Caribbean, on this occasion, for a short encounter with the Heads of Government of our CARICOM Region. We are pleased to be able to spare you a temporary respite from exposure to the asperities of the weather in the state…
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Energy, Security and Competitiveness commitments: CARICOM-US Summit outcomes
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) moves forward from the recent CARICOM-US summit with seed funding for a sustainable energy programme, a commitment to help fast-track ICT development, and continued support for established US-CARICOM security partnerships, among other key initiatives. The US President announced the provision of US20 million in initial funding for a sustainable…
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US President’s visit sends excellent signal to world – Nicholson
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, says the United States President, Barack Obama’s recent visit to the island sent an “excellent signal” to the global community on the respect being accorded Jamaica at the international level. He said the Government “is extremely satisfied with the visit,” specifically in relation to the bilateral discussions and…
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CARICOM says new US$70M initiative could spur youth entrepreneurship
– Guyana looks to boost ICT sector The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which has long lamented the lack of opportunities for youths, has hailed a new U.S government initiative in the region. CARICOM Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque told Guyanese journalists in Panama City that the initiative is to boost entrepreneurial capacity among youths in the 15-nation regional trade and integration bloc. On Thursday,…
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PM Warns Of Crime’s Threat To Economy
CRIME and security risks “rank high among the principal threats and obstacles” to growth in the region, Prime Minister Perry Christie told the CARICOM-US Summit in Kingston, Jamaica yesterday, stressing that Caribbean countries value the support of the United States in this area. #Mr Christie, the current chair of CARICOM, addressed US President Barack Obama who was present for the…
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Opening Remarks by Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie Prime Minister of The Bahamas and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM At the CARICOM – US Summit Kingston, Jamaica 9 April 2015
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Mr. President, I join my colleague and our host, the Prime Minister of Jamaica, in welcoming you to the Caribbean and this discussion with the Leaders of our Caribbean Community (CARICOM). This meeting is important because it reinforces the obvious, the symbiotic relationship which exists between the United States and the region:…
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Opening Statement by The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, ON, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica, CARICOM-USA Summit, 9th April 2015, Kingston, Jamaica
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Government and people of Jamaica are deeply honoured to host this CARICOM-USA Summit, in Kingston, and to again extend a warm Jamaican welcome to The Honourable Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, and to my colleague Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and their…
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FACT SHEET: The President’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative and Programs to Support Youth Development in Central America and the Caribbean
(Thursday), President Obama launched the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) to expand opportunities for emerging entrepreneurs and civil society activists. Building on the success of the President’s young leader initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, YLAI will incubate and accelerate the work of young business and civil society leaders from Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United…
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US president cautions against hopes of ganja legalisation
UNITED States President Barack Obama yesterday cautioned persons who have hopes of marijuana being legalised, as he explained the difference between legalisation and decriminalisation. “We had some discussion with Caricom (Caribbean Community) countries about this. I know, on paper, that a lot of folks think that if we just legalise marijuana then it will reduce the money flowing into the…
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