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Summit a testimony to solidarity, fraternal relationship – CARICOM Secretary-General
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Fifth CARICOM-Cuba Summit was testimony to the solidarity and fraternal relationship that existed among Caribbean people, CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said on Monday. Addressing the Summit in Havana, Cuba, the Secretary-General retraced the history of the relationship between CARICOM Member States and Cuba, and outlined the myriad ways in which they had cooperated.…
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SG says Private Sector Essential to CARICOM Growth and Development
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The involvement and commitment of the Private Sector are essential to achieving the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) growth and development agenda. That was the message from CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Ambassador Irwin LaRocque as he addressed the Annual Awards Ceremony of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association in Georgetown. Guyana on Friday night. “As members…
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Let us resolve to close the Gap MESSAGE BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD AIDS DAY 2014
World AIDS Day provides an opportunity for reflection and resolution. Not long ago an affliction with HIV and AIDS was literally a death sentence. Today, thanks to scientific breakthroughs and access to treatment, people with HIV and AIDS are living longer and leading productive lives. Yet there are lingering challenges to overcome. Among them are the increases in new infections…
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Suriname a showcase for CARICOM as it celebrates Thirty-Nine
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated the Government and People of Suriname as they mark thirty-nine years of Independence. The Secretary-General applauded Suriname for continuing to be a showcase for the Caribbean Community in many areas, citing among others, the rich diversity of its culture and people living in harmonious union; the continued dynamism of its economic growth which…
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Message of Condolence to the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, on the passing of Dr. Myles Munroe (rev)
Dr. Monroe, his wife Ruth, and several others, perished in a plane crash on Sunday in Grand Bahama, The Bahamas. Ambassador LaRocque‘s sentiments were expressed in a message of condolence to the Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Rt. Honourable Perry G. Christie. Here’s the full text of the CARICOM Secretary’s General’s message. “The Caribbean Community has lost one of its…
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Message From The Secretary-General, Caribbean Community (Caricom) Ambassador Irwin Larocque On The Occasion Of The Observance Of Caribbean Statistics Day 15 October 2014
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) 15 October 2014 marks the Sixth Observance of Caribbean Statistics Day in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The first observance of Caribbean Statistics Day arose out of a decision of the Thirty-Third Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (SCCS) which agreed to this Day being commemorated on 15 October 2009, as a mechanism…
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Statement by Ambassador Irwin Larocque, Secretary-General Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Occasion of Caribbean Wellness Day 13 September 2014
The celebration of Caribbean Wellness Day continually reminds us of that historic moment when our Heads of Government pioneered that significant policy initiative known as the Declaration of Port-of-Spain on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). On the basis of scientific facts they raised their voices acknowledging that NCDs could imperil our economies like no other known health issue. The Declaration has the…
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Remarks By Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community Ambassador Irwin LaRocque At the FIRST CARICOM-JAPAN SUMMIT Trinidad and Tobago 28 July 2014
There could hardly be a more fitting way to mark this CARICOM-Japan Friendship Year than to welcome, for the first time to the Caribbean Community, the Prime Minister of Japan. Welcome to the Caribbean Prime Minister Abe! Twenty years ago the first CARICOM-Japan Consultation was held and since then our relationship has strengthened. This engagement, at the highest political level,…
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Remarks By The SECRETARY-GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on The Occasion of the presentaion of credentials by his Excellency YRJÖ KIM DAVID LUOTONEN Plenipotentiary Representative (DESIGNATE) Of Finland to the Caribbean Community
Excellency, it is my pleasure to receive your credentials as your country’s second Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Our relations have been improving steadily since our first interaction in 2009 and further strengthened by the efforts of your predecessor during his term. Through your membership in the European Union (EU), your country is no stranger to our Region,…
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