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ICT sector fundamental to CARICOM’s growth, development – SG tells CTU conference
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Monday underscored the critical role that the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) had to play in the integration architecture. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the CTU's 25th anniversary ICT week, at the Hyatt Regency, Trinidad and Tobago, the Secretary-General pointed out that ICT was a “crucial element…
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ICT sector fundamental to CARICOM’s growth, development – SG tells CTU conference
Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Monday underscored the critical role that the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) has to play in the integration architecture. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the CTU’s 25th anniversary conference and ICT week at the Hyatt Regency, Trinidad and Tobago, the Secretary-General pointed out that ICT was a “crucial element…
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Coordination key to pushing sustainable energy agenda – CARICOM SG
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said co-ordination was the key to moving the sustainable energy agenda forward in the Region. Speaking during a panel discussion at the Caribbean Energy Security Summit in Washington DC, USA, on Monday afternoon, Secretary-General LaRocque pointed to the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) as an example of the Community acting to…
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CARICOM SG holds wide-ranging talks with Martinique delegation
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, met on Wednesday 21 January 2015 with a delegation from Martinique, which is one of five Caribbean territories which have applied for Associate Membership of CARICOM. The delegation from the Regional Council of Martinique comprised Ms. Christiane Mage, President of the European Affairs and Cooperation Commission, Dr. Jean Crusol, President of the…
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CARICOM SG lauds Regional collaboration for Strategic Plan implementation
Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque speaks on Reform Process (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Positive energy infused fruitful discussions, this week, among key implementation partners of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Five-Year Strategic Plan 2015-2019, heralding a productive start to 2015. These sentiments were expressed by CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, when he addressed the opening ceremony of the 35th Meeting…
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CARICOM Secretary-General sends Condolence message to St. Vincent and the Grenadines
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended “deepest sympathies” to the Government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines following the tragic vehicular accident which claimed a number of lives including school children. In a condolence message to St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, Ambassador LaRocque said the…
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CARICOM issues message of condolence to the Government and people of France
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended its deepest condolences to the Government and people of France following the ‘despicable attack’ on the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo which resulted in the deaths of journalists and policemen. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, in his message, said the savage attack on one of the pillars of democracy,…
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Message by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As we come to the end of 2014, it must be marked as a milestone year for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). In July, Heads of Government approved the Community’s first Five-Year Strategic Plan which covers the years 2015-2019. The Plan seeks to ensure that our Community is in a position to withstand the effects…
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Statement by the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcomes the thawing of relations between the United States and Cuba and the move towards the re-establishment of diplomatic ties. CARICOM has long been an advocate for the normalisation of these relations and has raised the issue repeatedly in its interaction with both parties. As recently as last Monday, 8…
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Remarks by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at the opening of the Fifth CARICOM-Cuba summit
This Fifth CARICOM-Cuba Summit is testimony to the solidarity and fraternal relationship that exist among us as Caribbean people. Forty-two years ago today, we began this journey when the four independent countries of CARICOM, acting in concert, came to Havana to establish diplomatic relations. This action broke a hemispheric diplomatic embargo. It was an expression of our solidarity with Cuba,…
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