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PM Harris addresses UN General Assembly
Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris told the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 26 that his Government of National Unity is fully committed to sustainable development goals. The Prime Minsiter was at the time speaking during the 70th Regular Session of the United Nations being held under the theme ‘Transforming our…
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CARICOM SG presses the case for Debt Relief and Concessional Financing for the Region
The issues of debt and the criteria for access to concessional financing need urgent attention in the context of financing for development if the Caribbean is to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). So said Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque as he addressed an Interactive Dialogue at the United Nations Summit on the Post 2015…
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President Granger reaffirms Guyana’s commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development -at UN Summit
President David Granger said that unity of effort is essential to confront the difficult but necessary choices, which must be made to realise the goal of sustainable development. He was at the time delivering his address to world leaders at the United Nations (UN) Summit on Sustainable Development in New York. Seeming to reference the on-going threat to Guyana's sovereignty…
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Sustainable development and climate change inextricable linked – CARICOM Chair
The recent devastation in Dominica on a national scale, left in the wake of the passage of Tropical Storm Erika, reminds us starkly of the serious recurring challenges that our small islands face, not only in the Caribbean, but also in the Pacific and elsewhere where Small Island States can be found. Barbados and other CARICOM countries are firmly of…
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