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Barbados To Host 31st CARICOM Intersessional Heads of Government Meeting
(Barbados Government Information Services Press Release) CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, will welcome fellow heads of government to Barbados for the 31st Intersessional Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), from 18-19 February. Regional leaders will have a packed agenda during the two-day summit, which will be held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Two…
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Community made incremental, appreciable progress in 2019 – CARICOM SG
END-OF-YEAR MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE It is that season once again when in an atmosphere of joy and peace we can sit back and reflect on the impact of the past year on our lives. It has been a year in which we have made incremental but appreciable progress in our efforts…
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Barbados will grant free access to public schools for CARICOM students
(Barbados Government Information Service) Barbados is moving ahead with advancing elements of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy, including free access to public schools for CARICOM students. This means that all CARICOM nationals under the age of 16, who reside in Barbados, will be afforded access to government nursery, primary and secondary schools without being charged tuition fees. CARICOM students…
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CARICOM Secretariat launches #IAMCARICOM Campaign
On the margins of the Tenth Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Committee of Ambassadors held in Guyana, on Thursday, 21 November 2019, the CARICOM Secretariat launched the ‘I AM CARICOM’ Communications Campaign. The multi-media campaign is designed to improve the visibility of CARICOM, promote the CARICOM identity, increase citizens’ engagement with the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and…
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Remarks at Regional Stakeholders Consultation on the CSME
Warren Smith Good evening: Let me start by commending Prime Minister Motley for spearheading this very timely initiative. Last year, while attending your first Intercessional Heads of Government Meeting as Prime Minister, you declared your Government’s unequivocal commitment to the regional integration cause and Barbados’ readiness to play a full and active part in moving the process forward. I make…
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CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) Signs US$ 1 million Contribution Agreement with Government of India
The Government of India and the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) signed a Contribution Agreement on Saturday January 19th, 2019, in Paramaribo Suriname, which provides for a grant allocation of US$ 1 million to the CDF’s capital fund. India becomes the latest International Development Partner to have established formal ties with the CDF during its Second contribution and subvention cycle, which…
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CARICOM SG congratulates Haiti on 215th Independence Anniversary
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended the Caribbean Community’s congratulations to Haiti on its Two Hundred and Fifteenth Anniversary of Independence, 1 January 2019, noting the continued significance of the occasion as a symbol of triumph over adversity. Ambassador LaRocque, in his congratulatory message to Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise also said the resilience, courage and determination of Haitians continue…
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CARICOM Committee of Ambassadors charting enhanced role
The CARICOM Committee of Ambassadors is holding its 8th meeting in Guyana, Thursday, with heightened expectations of the group following the ground-breaking Special Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government on the CSME, in Trinidad and Tobago earlier this week. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque in welcome remarks, told the Ambassadors their role, both individually as the link between the regional…
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‘If not now, when’ – Prime Minister Rowley on CSME
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government were challenged to move the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) forward by Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley. Speaking this morning at the start of their 18th Special Meeting which is focused on the CSME at the Hilton Hotel in Port of Spain, the host Prime Minster posed…
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Caribbean And Brexit: Securing Market Access
By Elizabeth Morgan – The European Union (EU) Summit addressing Brexit held on October 18 has come and gone with no UK withdrawal agreement and no date for another summit. While the EU has said that not enough progress was made, the view from the British side is that the agreement is 95 per cent complete. The outstanding five per cent,…
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