crime and security
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Second Regional Symposium: Violence as a Public Health Issue – The Crime Challenge| 22-23 November 2024 | Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Georgetown, Guyana
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Tuesday, 19 November 2024): Addressing the surge of crime in the Region continues to be a priority for CARICOM Heads of Government. It is against this backdrop that the leaders, policymakers, technocrats, specialists and stakeholders will gather for the Second Regional Symposium: Violence as a Public Health Issue – The Crime Challenge, 22-23…
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CARICOM, UK advance cooperation talks
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater, Georgetown, Guyana) – Officials from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United Kingdom (UK) recently advanced discussions on CARICOM-UK cooperation on a range of areas in human and social development; foreign policy and trade. The first meeting of the CARICOM-UK Consultation and Cooperation Mechanism took place in hybrid format at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters…
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CARICOM Heads Meet with Haitian TPC and PM of Haiti
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government met with the Haitian Transitional Presidential Council (TPC) and the Prime Minister of Haiti on Friday, 1 November 2024 to receive an update on coordination between the interim government and the TPC. The meeting with CARICOM Heads of Government today follows a series of talks between the Eminent Persons Group with members of…
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CDB Approves USD 5 Million Grant to Improve Access to Electricity in Rural Haiti
“This initiative is both critical and timely, given the importance of electricity in improving lives and livelihoods. It is well-positioned to benefit rural populations, support CDB’s mission to provide affordable, clean, sustainable, reliable, and renewable energy to our client countries, and contribute to the broader goal of promoting sustainable development and climate resilience in the Region.” CDB Sustainable Energy Specialist,…
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CARICOM Stakeholders Meet to Craft Regional Approach to Migration Policy
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Friday, 5 July 2024: The CARICOM Secretariat and the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS), with technical support from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), will host a critical workshop titled “Towards a Regional Approach to a Migration Policy in the Caribbean—Realizing A Shared Vision” from 8 – 10…
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“Trafficking of illegal weapons into any nation is a direct breach of its borders” – SKN PM
Hon. Dr Terrence Drew, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, continues to raise the alarm about the increased instances of violent crime involving the use of illegal firearms in the Region. Dr Drew underscored this during the four-day Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) meeting, which began in St. Kitts and Nevis on Monday. Addressing…
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CARICOM Statement on Crime and Public Safety
Following the inaugural symposium on Crime and Violence as a Public Health Safety Issue and the Declaration of the Heads of Government in Trinidad and Tobago on 17-18 April 2023, CARICOM Heads of Government met in caucus in Georgetown, Guyana, on 27 February 2024 to discuss the prevailing dire state of crime, violence, and public safety amongst its Member States.…
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Multi-Disciplinary Summit Imminent To Address Unacceptable Crime, Violence in CARICOM
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will convene a multidisciplinary summit on Security scheduled for April 2020 to have “frank discussions” given the continuing high rates of crime and violence in the Community. CARICOM Chair, Hon. Mia Mottley, made the disclosure while briefing the press at the close of the Thirty-First Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government on 19…
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CARICOM Heads to discuss Security: Regional law enforcement cooperation and coordination included
When Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) gather on 18-19 February 2020 for their Thirtieth Intersessional Meeting in Barbados, high on the agenda is the issue of Security. More specifically, the priority actions to strengthen regional law enforcement cooperation and coordination among CARICOM States. Citizen’s security is at the heart of the CARICOM Security agenda. To this end,…
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CARICOM draft Model School Drug Policy to be developed Workshop opens in Saint Lucia
More than 20 representatives from government ministries and non-governmental organisations in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are attending a regional workshop to develop a draft Model School Drug Policy. The workshop opened on 21 January 2019, in Castries. The use of licit and illicit substances, including alcohol; inhalants; and marijuana has been increasing, particularly by students across the Region. A 2016…
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