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HAITIANS MUST BE AT THE CENTRE OF THEIR COUNTRY’S DEVELOPMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community buckled down to the business of the 21st Intersessional Meeting Thursday morning in Roseau, Dominica, without the fanfare of a ceremonial opening, conscious of the pressing matters before them. Haiti tops the agenda of the two-day meeting and the Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica and…
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Haiti Declaration Issued By The First Summit Of Heads Of State And Government Of Mexico And Members Of The Caribbean Community (caricom), 21 February 2010, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico
I. We, the Heads of State and Government of Mexico and the Member States of the Caribbean (CARICOM), gathered together on in the Mexican Riviera Maya, confirm our solidarity with the government and people of Haiti in the wake of the catastrophic loss of lives and material damage caused by the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. II.…
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CARICOM IN COMPREHENSIVE DISASTER RESPONSE TO HAITI
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) More than 300 persons from eleven Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States and Associate Members have so far been involved in the response to the devastating earthquake which struck Haiti on 12 January. The Region’s initial response was spearheaded by Jamaica, the sub-regional focal point with responsibility for the northern geographic zone of the Caribbean…
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Haiti’s Youth Ambassador Appeals To Cohsod: Let Us Rise And Re-build The Education System
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Haiti’s CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Leticia Cadet, on Thursday, made an impassioned plea to the Caribbean Community to help re-build, as a matter of priority, the education system in Haiti. At a special meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) in Paramaribo, Suriname, Ms Cadet recalled with obvious grief the devastation caused…
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CARICOM IN MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH, INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION FOR HAITI’S RECOVERY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Even as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply saddened by the devastation in Haiti, it is continuing to ensure that all efforts are made to render assistance in the earthquake torn nation. The CARICOM Secretariat hosted a special briefing linking the regional media via video conference at its Georgetown, Guyana headquarters on Friday January…
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HAITI THANKS CARICOM FOR QUICK RESPONSE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Haiti Prime Minister Honourable Jean-Max Bellerive has expressed his country's gratitude for the quick response of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in the wake of the devastating earthquake of Tuesday 12 January 2010. Speaking to the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC), which was part of CARICOM's Tactical Mission to Haiti, Mr Bellerive said his country was…
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HAITIAN PRIME MINISTER SUPPORTS CROH PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME ON THE CSME
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Haiti’s Prime Minister the Honourable Michelle Duvivier Pierre Louis has lent her strong support to a public education programme on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) in Haiti. The programme is being undertaken by the CARICOM Representation Office in Haiti (CROH) and its Haitian counterpart agency, the Bureau de Coordination et Suivi. The…
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HAITI GETTING READY FOR CSME
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown Guyana) Haiti is expected to participate in at least one component of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy, (CSME) by the first quarter of 2009. The fundamental components of the CSME are free movement of goods and services, free movement of people and skills, and the right of establishment of business entities within the Community.…
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CARICOM, CANADA, HAITI MOVE ON CSME PROJECT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The first meeting of a Tripartite Committee established to oversee the implementation of a Haiti CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) Project was held on Tuesday 26 February 2008 at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters, Georgetown, Guyana. The Tripartite Committee comprises representatives of Haiti, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)…
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SIGNIFICANT WORK TO MAKE HAITI CSME-READY – SECRETARY-GENERAL CARRINGTON
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington said a significant amount of work had to be done to bring Haiti on board the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The Haitian Parliament ratified the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas including the Single Market and Economy three weeks ago and this paved the way…
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