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CARICOM to mount fact finding mission to Haiti
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Feb 19, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have agreed to send a fact finding mission to Haiti in a bid to finding a solution to the ongoing social and political unrest in the French-speaking CARICOM member country where opposition parties are demanding the removal of President Jovenel Moise. See also – CARICOM deeply concerned about political situation…
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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 Special Rapporteur on Disability appointed
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has appointed a Special Rapporteur on Disability, as it works towards an inclusive Region for persons with disabilities. The Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) – Health, in September 2018, endorsed the recommendation that Senator Dr. Floyd Morris be appointed to the position, and “urged Ministries of Health to facilitate…
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CARICOM saddened by loss of life after earthquake in Haiti
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply saddened by the loss of life following the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on Sunday 7 October, 2018. At least 15 people were killed and more than 300 were injured. In a message to Haiti President, His Excellency Jovenel Moise, CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque extended condolences the families who lost loved ones. “The Community…
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What unites us is stronger than what could isolate and divide us – Outgoing Chairman tells 39th CARICOM Summit
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Each country working alone would not get the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) where it needs to be, outgoing Chairman, H.E Jovenel Moïse, President of Haiti, warned his colleagues last evening in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 39th Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government, President Moïse…
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CARICOM continues implementation of a harmonised Results-Based Management (RBM) System with visit to Haiti
Sensitisation seminars on the CARICOM Results-Based Management (RBM) System moved to Haiti on Wednesday following visits to other Member States. The RBM System, which promotes a more results-focused approach to programme and project management, is targeting a wide cross section of stakeholders including parliamentarians, Permanent Secretaries, International Development Partners, Regional Institutions, Directors and Corporate Planners, the Private Sector, Non-Governmental Organisations…
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Ministers responsible for CARICOM Affairs meet in Georgetown
Ministers responsibly for #CARICOM Affairs in Member States are meeting in Guyana today. This forty-second Meeting of the Community Council – CARICOM's 2nd highest organ – is deliberating on matters which will go before Heads of Government at their 4-6 July meeting in Montego Bay #Jamaica. The meeting is being chaired by HE Mr Antonio Rodrigue, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Haiti.
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Fascinating, sophisticated displays at The Bishops’ High School CARICOM Project event
The Bishops’ High School in Georgetown, Guyana, hosted its annual 9th Grade (3rd Form) CARICOM Project at the school on Friday, 13 April, 2018. This year’s activity was observed under the theme, ‘Climate: Resilience and Mitigation – Safeguarding Our Physical and Cultural Integrity’ Two CARICOM Member States – Dominica, and Haiti – were featured this year. The other country featured was Puerto…
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TWENTY-NINTH CARICOM INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING – OFFICIAL PHOTO
The Twenty-ninth Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government began Monday 26, and will continue Tuesday 27 February, at the Marriott Hotel, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Here is the Official Photo of the Heads of Government and Heads of Delegation in attendance. (From left) Dr Hon. Kedrick Pickering, Deputy Premier, BVI ; Ambassador Colin Murdoch, Antigua and Barbuda; Hon. Michael Peyrefitte, Attorney-General,…
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Remarks by the Secretary-General Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin Larocque at the Opening of the Twenty-Ninth Inter-sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of The Caribbean Community Port-au-Prince, Haiti 26-27 February 2018
His Excellency Jovenel Moise, President of the Republic of Haiti and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community; First Lady Madame Martine Moise Dr. the Rt. Honourable Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada and Out-going Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government; Other Heads of State and Government; Honourable Ministers of the Caribbean Community;…
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