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  • Photo of CARICOM Committee of Ambassadors an opportunity to impact efficiency and effectiveness – Chair

    CARICOM Committee of Ambassadors an opportunity to impact efficiency and effectiveness – Chair

    Excellencies, the formation of this Committee provides an opportunity for us to greatly impact the efficiency and effectiveness of the CARICOM Secretariat and its related agencies.  As Ambassadors, we have a unique position in having direct contact with our Heads of Government and Cabinets, as well as with the technical advisors and shareholders.  We must therefore maximize  these unique positions…

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  • Photo of CARICOM congratulates Guyana on 49 years

    CARICOM congratulates Guyana on 49 years

    The Caribbean Community heartily extends congratulations to the Republic of Guyana on the celebration of forty-nine years of independence.    During its 49 years of Independence, Guyana has played an active leadership role in fostering regional unity, particularly its prominence in the formation of CARIFTA and CARICOM.  Regional integration has consistently been an integral part of Guyana’s development and this…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Secretariat’s involvement in biodiversity in Region timely

    CARICOM Secretariat’s involvement in biodiversity in Region timely

    The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat’s expansion of its involvement in biodiversity in the Region is timely as it coincides with work being undertaken to establish a  post-2015 sustainable development agenda  in which biodiversity conservation and restoration are featured prominently. “We must now work to ensure that the contribution that biodiversity can make is adequately recognized and strengthened, including at the Regional and national…

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  • Photo of CARICOM seeks international support for socio-economic growth

    CARICOM seeks international support for socio-economic growth

    UNITED NATIONS, Mar 31, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are still grappling with the effects of global economic crisis as well as the impact climate change, Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie has said.   Addressing the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, Christie, who is the CARICOM chairman, said that regional countries are acutely aware of the…

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  • Kenny Anthony: CARICOM Stalled In Crossroad Of Indecision

    PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 11, 2015 (AMG) —While the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) prepares to observe its 42nd year of existence, St. Lucian Prime Minister, Dr. Kenny Anthony, has expressed what he calls an increasing view that the development of the region is being held hostage by member countries not willing to commit. “It is my view, and I am…

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  • Photo of Caribbean countries to benefit from EU funds

    Caribbean countries to benefit from EU funds

    BRUSSELS, Mar 11, CMC – Caribbean countries are expected to benefit from funds being made available to the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) that has now come into full force. The European Commission announced the full entry into force of the EDF, regarded as a cornerstone of the EU's international cooperation and…

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  • Photo of Prime Minister Christie Speaks for  Youth Development and Empowerment at CARICOM

    Prime Minister Christie Speaks for Youth Development and Empowerment at CARICOM

    By Betty Vedrine, Bahamas Information Services Nassau, Bahamas – The Caribbean has ‘extensive’ intellectual, cultural and sporting heritage that should be further developed Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas the Right Hon. Perry G. Christie, who is Chairman of CARICOM, observed at the Opening Ceremonies of the 26th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the…

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  • Photo of Three issues to measure CARICOM by

    Three issues to measure CARICOM by

    By David Jessop  News Americas, LONDON, England, Tues. Feb. 24, 2015: When the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Perry Christie, opens the 26th CARICOM Heads of Government Intercessional meeting on February 26th in Nassau, one might be forgiven for wondering if this regional summit will be perceived any more positively than those in the recent past. While some of the…

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  • CARICOM High Level Ministerial Meeting on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities in the Caribbean Building a Disability-Inclusive Society For All Declaration of Pétion Ville 6 December 2013

    We, the representatives of the Fifteen States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM),     Having met in Pétion Ville on 5 and 6 December 2013 for the High Level Ministerial Meeting on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;   Recalling the decision of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, meeting in July 2013, that priority attention be given…

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  • Declaration of Port au Prince expected to be signed after CARICOM High-Level Meeting on the Rights of Persons Living with Disabilities and Special Needs

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     A two-day High Level Meeting on the Rights of Persons Living with Disabilities and Special Needs began in Haiti on Thursday. It is expected to conclude with the signing of the Declaration of Port-au-Prince which should outline a strategy for International Cooperation as it relates to persons living with disabilities and special needs in…

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