community relations
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CARICOM SG meets Sint Maarten delegation on Associate Membership
The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, met with a delegation from Sint Maarten – one of five Caribbean countries seeking Associated Membership in CARICOM – on Monday 14 September 2015 at CARICOM Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana. In addition to discussions on the terms and conditions of Associate Membership, the delegation received information on the structure and…
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Trinidad and Tobago Election results reflect will of the people: CARICOM Observation Mission
The CARICOM Elections Observation Mission to Trinidad and Tobago’s general elections on Monday say voters were able to cast their ballots without intimidation or harassment and the results reflect the will of the people. The Mission, in its Preliminary Statement issued Tuesday, however called for guidelines and regulations on the use of social media in election campaigns, noting that one…
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Arrival Statement: CARICOM Election Observation Mission to Trinidad and Tobago
The Government of Trinidad and Tobago by way of letter dated 15 July 2015 invited CARICOM to deploy a mission to observe the General Elections which will be held in the country on 7 September 2015. As a result a twelve (12) member Group representing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is now in Trinidad and Tobago to observe the General…
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CARICOM Institution CDEMA leads Region’s response in Dominica
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) today mounted an assessment mission to Dominica, following the devastating passage of Tropical Storm Erika over the island, Thursday. Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General, CARICOM CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has also been in touch with Dominica’s Prime Minister Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit and CEDEMA’s Executive Director Mr. Ronald Jackson and today issued a message…
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CARICOM SG and Haitian Foreign Minister call for greater international involvement in Haiti DR migration issue
Haiti’s Foreign Minister the Honourable Lener Renaud and Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque agreed on the need for greater involvement by the international community in the matter involving the repatriation and deportation of Haitian migrants and Dominicans of Haitian descent from the Dominican Republic. CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations,…
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CARICOM congratulates Cuba, US as steps to normalise relations continue
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated sister Caribbean nation Cuba and the United States on their ongoing moves to normalise relations. In a Statement to coincide with today’s reopening of the US Embassy in Havana, following the recent reopening of the Cuban Embassy in Washington D.C., CARICOM said it will continue to encourage both sides, with which it has close…
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CARICOM, the Vatican establish diplomatic relations
History was made at Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana, on Thursday when CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, accepted the credentials of the first Ambassador of the Vatican to the Community. In welcoming His Excellency Archbishop Nicola Girasoli, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Holy See, the Secretary-General said the accreditation provided an avenue for the Vatican and CARICOM to work together on common issues of concern.…
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Remarks By The Secretary-General Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin Larocque On The Occasion Of The Presentation Of Credentials By His Excellency Nicola Girasoli
Your Excellency, it is a pleasure for me, on this historic occasion to accept your Credentials accrediting you as the first Plenipotentiary Representative and the Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The importance of the work of religious bodies in our countries is well known. The role that they have played in our development,…
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OAS Proposes Mechanisms for Dominican Republic-Haiti Dialogue and Support for Displaced Persons
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, today recommended the establishment of mechanisms of dialogue between the Dominican Republic and Haiti to resolve the situation in the border zone between the two countries, beginning with a meeting between the two sides. In addition, the OAS leader proposed seeking mechanisms to help the displaced persons,…
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South American Leaders call for greater integration
The heads of state from the Mercosur sub-regional bloc assembled in the capital of Brazil Friday for its 48th summit. They affirmed their support for the progressive direction that the bloc has taken in recent years and called for a model of regional integration that is aimed not just at improving trade, but also at improving the lives of people. With the…
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