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CARICOM Secretariat, Guyana relief supplies arrive in Dominica
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque was on hand on Saturday to welcome a special flight with relief supplies for Dominica donated by members of the Guyana Private Sector Commission (PSC). Ambassador LaRocque was joined by Dominica’s National Security, Justice and Immigration Minister Hon. Rayburn Blackmoore to receive the donations of medical supplies, generators, cleaning items and cash, generously provided by…
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CARICOM SG receives Guyana Private Sector Commission donations for storm-hit Dominica
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque today received a donation of items from member companies of the Guyana Private Sector Commission (PSC) to support the recovery effort in storm-damaged Dominica. The donation of a wide range of medical supplies, generators, cleaning items and cash were presented by New Guyana Pharmaceutical Company, Gaico Construction and General Services Inc., National Hardware and CAMEX.…
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CARICOM SG congratulates Trinindad and Tobago on the country’s 53rd Independence Anniversary
CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated the Government and People of Trinidad and Tobago on the country’s 53rd Independence Anniversary. The Twin-Island Republic celebrates its fifty-third birthday on Monday 31st August 2015. In a letter to Prime Minister Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Ambassador LaRocque credited the dynamism and creativity of the people as major factors in the country’s progress. The…
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CARICOM SG extends sympathy to the Government and People of Dominica
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has expressed the Community’s sympathy to the Government and People of Dominica over the tragic loss of life and the widespread damage caused by the devastating passage of Tropical Storm Erika over the island, Thursday. Erika’s heavy rainfall left four confirmed dead and more than 30 missing and caused significant damage…
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SG extends ‘hearty congratulations’ on Jamaica’s 53rd Independence anniversary
To mark the occasion, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, dispatched a congratulatory message to Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller. On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) I extend hearty congratulations to you and the People of Jamaica on the occasion of your 53rd Anniversary of Independence. The text of the message reads: On…
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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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Address criteria for concessional financing and debt – CARICOM SG
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin La Rocque, in Remarks to the Eighth General Meeting between CARICOM and its associated institutions and the United Nations (UN) System, today, 24 July, called for ‘strong collaborative action… to address urgently the criteria for access to concessional financing and the debt issue”. This, he emphasized, is most…
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Opening Remarks By Ambassador Irwin LaRocque Secretary-General of the Caribbean community at The Eighth General Meeting Of The Caribbean Community, Its Associate Institutions And The United Nations System Georgetown, Guyana 24 July 2015
It is my pleasure to welcome you all to the CARICOM Secretariat on the occasion of the Eighth General Meeting of the Caribbean Community, its Associate Institutions and the United Nations (UN) System. A look at the overview of our co-operation reveals an impressive range of areas covered to assist the Community in its development efforts. I want to…
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At Ethiopia Conference, SG focuses on concessionary financing, debt
The Community recognises that the challenges of development are deep-seated. Significant resources and appropriate and mutually reinforcing policies at national, regional and international levels are required to address the difficulties facing developing countries. CARICOM Member States, therefore, continue to maintain their commitment to regional integration as the platform for securing inclusive sustainable growth. In this regard, the Caribbean Community…
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