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  • Photo of CARICOM extends sympathy to families of victims of recent terror attacks

    CARICOM extends sympathy to families of victims of recent terror attacks

    The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended its sympathy to the families of persons killed in recent brutal attacks in Sweden and Egypt, stating that incidents such as these serve to strengthen the resolve of the international community to defeat terrorism in all its forms. The attack in Stockholm, Sweden on 7 April in which a lorry was ploughed into pedestrians,…

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  • Photo of A life well lived – CARICOM remembers Sir Cuthbert Sebastian

    A life well lived – CARICOM remembers Sir Cuthbert Sebastian

    The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended sympathy to the family of former Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, and to its Government and People on his recent passing CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, in a message of condolence to St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris, said Sir Cuthbert would be remembered not only…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Chairman assures Russia of Caribbean Community’s solidarity in wake of deadly bombing

    CARICOM Chairman assures Russia of Caribbean Community’s solidarity in wake of deadly bombing

    Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) His Excellency Brigadier (ret) David Granger, President of Guyana, has condemned the bombing of the train in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Chairman, in a letter to His Excellency Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, in decrying this “latest terrorist assault on innocent citizens,” said the “unremitting slaughter of innocent people regardless of the…

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  • Photo of Investing in early childhood development essential to helping more children and communities thrive, reveals Lancet Series on ECD

    Investing in early childhood development essential to helping more children and communities thrive, reveals Lancet Series on ECD

    An estimated 43 percent—249 million—of children under five in low-and middle-income countries are at an elevated risk of poor development due to extreme poverty and stunting, according to findings from The Lancet’s Series, Advancing Early Childhood Development: from Science to Scale. The Caribbean Regional Launch of the series took place immediately following the 32 Meeting of the Council for Human…

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  • Photo of CARICOM, Cuba Foreign Ministers meet in Havana

    CARICOM, Cuba Foreign Ministers meet in Havana

     Foreign Ministers from the Caribbean Community and their counterpart from the Republic of Cuba are meeting on Saturday 11 March 2017 for their fifth Ministerial Meeting in Havana. The meeting  has an agenda replete with issues of regional and global importance, including regional integration within the context of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the Association…

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  • Photo of CARIFESTA Grand Market registration opens

    CARIFESTA Grand Market registration opens

    Registration for the Grand Market and Buyers’ Mall for CARIFESTA XIII is now open. Producers of cultural products and services are encouraged to sign up for the event, which takes place during CARIFESTA XIII from August 17 to 27. The Grand Market and Buyers’ Mall will be held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Two Mile Hill, St. Michael. Interested persons may complete the…

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  • Photo of CARICOM and Switzerland – a potential model for north-south cooperation

    CARICOM and Switzerland – a potential model for north-south cooperation

    Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community Ambassador Irwin La Rocque accepted the Letters of Credence of His Excellency  Didier Chassot, Plenipotentiary Representative of Switzerland to CARICOM on 6 February 2017, deepening CARICOM’s relationship with Switzerland.   In indicating his aspiration for a concrete programme of cooperation, Amb. LaRocque identified environmental protection, renewable energy, financial services, tourism and agri-business as areas of…

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  • Photo of Fifth Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum Opens Today

    Fifth Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum Opens Today

    The Fifth Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (CSEF V) opens  in Nassau, The Bahamas, on Monday, 23 January, 2017, under the theme ‘Future Energy 2027’. Prime Minister of The Bahamas, the Hon. Perry Christie, will deliver the keynote address at the ceremony following remarks by representatives the German Agency for International Cooperation, the Government of Canada, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB),…

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  • CARICOM Kicks Off LMIS Training in Trinidad and Tobago

    The region is set to benefit from a major effort by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat to establish a labour market information system (LMIS) as a vital element of the smooth functioning of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). As part of this effort, the Secretariat is undertaking a series of LMIS training workshops in Member States. The first…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Athletes at Rio  Olympics 2016 demonstrate Region’s capacity to lead

    CARICOM Athletes at Rio Olympics 2016 demonstrate Region’s capacity to lead

    In a congratulatory message to the athletes from CARICOM Member States at the just-concluded Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CARICOM Secretary-General. Ambassador Irwin LaRocque stated their performance has demonstrated that the Region had the capacity to lead the world in any sphere, provided that the necessary discipline, commitment and focus” were applied. Full  text of message below:   The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is…

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