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Deputy PM Richards (left) and CYA Dennis McCall Jr. are attending meetings in Guyana
Deputy PM Richards Weighs In On CARICOM Youth Development Agenda

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 02, 2016 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis Deputy Prime Minister, Honourable Shawn Richards, and CARICOM Youth Ambassador (CYA) Dennis McCall Jr.

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Belize to host Caribbean Growth Forum Meeting

Next week, representatives from 14 Caribbean countries will come together in Belize City to take stock of key lessons learned from the hundred reform actions implemented through the Caribbean Growt

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Caricom
Germany and CARICOM take the Cooperation in Energy to another Level

The Caribbean Renewable Energy Development Programme (CREDP) is handing over the baton to the Renewable and Energy Efficiency Technical Assistance project in March 2016.

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Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart
Barbados PM writes Britain on reparation on behalf of CARICOM

The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have sent a formal letter of complaint to Britain seeking reparation for slavery.

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Tarun Butcher, Moderator, Session One, Day, delivers a summary of the session. Also in photograph is CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General, Human and Social Development, Dr. Douglas Slater
Regional youth forum stresses need for restorative justice

The connection of crime and violence to drugs, legal and illegal; the need for “restorative justice” and understanding the dynamics at the community level to ensure targeted interventions, formed p

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Caricom
Safety, security in Regional aviation to be harmonised- Guyana sets stage for robust sector

Matters pertaining to security and safety in the aviation sector for the Caribbean Region are currently being discussed as the Caribbean Aviati

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Hon. Khemraj Ramjattan,  Second Vice President and Minister of Public Security, Guyana, addresses participants of the forum at the opening ceremony.
Craft a culture that makes youth assets – Minister Ramjattan tells Regional Youth Forum

Guyana’s Minister for Public Security, Hon. Khemraj Ramjattan, called for the crafting of   a culture that makes youth assets rather than liabilities.

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Guyana to get regional help to meet global civil aviation standards

Guyana is among several Caribbean countries expected to receive assistance from the Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS) to help reach a

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Dr Manorma Soeknandan Deputy Secretary General, Caricom Secretariat delivering remarks at the Regional Forum Of Youth Crime And Violence
Remarks By Dr Manorma Soeknandan Deputy Secretary General, Caricom Secretariat At The Caricom…

Honourable Khemraj Ramjattan, Vice President and Minister of Public Security, Co-operative Republic of Guyana

 

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Meeting of CARIFORUM Civil Society Organisations Preparatory to the Second Meeting of the CARIFORUM-EU Consultative Committee, 16-17 February 2016, Barbados
Opening remarks delivered by EU Ambassador Mikael Barfod

It is a real pleasure to be here with you today and deliver some opening remarks at this Preparatory meeting to the CARIFORUM Civil Society Consultative Committee.

 

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CDB’s Director of Economics, Dr. Justin Ram
CDB urges Regional governments to DECIDE

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has pointed to an urgent need for broad policy initiatives, including labour market reform and investment

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Elections results reflect will of the people: CARICOM Observation Mission Preliminary Statement

The CARICOM Election Observation Mission has praised the conduct of Jamaica’s just concluded general elections and said the results reflected the will of the people.

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CARICOM seeks more formal cooperation with Israel

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is hopeful that a more s

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Plenipotentiary Representative of Japan to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Mitsuhiko Okada and Deputy Secretary-General of CARICOM, Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan (PhD), display his credentials on Thursday, 25 February, 2016, at the
CARICOM, Japan strengthen decades-old ties

The long-standing friendship that has existed between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Japan was strengthened on Thursday 25 February, with

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Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission Sir Hilary Beckles delivering a lecture on reparations at the Harvard Law School. (Photo: Harvard)
Sir Hilary says it’s time to address reparatory justice head on

MASSACHUSETTS, United States, Friday February 25, 2016 – As he continues to make a push for reparations for Caribbean nations, Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission Sir Hilary Beckles is i

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The Plenipotentiary Representative of the State of Israel to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Mordehai Amihai-Bivas (second from left) presented his Credentials to the Deputy Secretary-General of CARICOM, Ambassador Manorma Soeknanda
Israel renews commitment to support CARICOM development

 As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) accredits a new Israeli envoy, the Middle-Eastern state has reaffirmed its commitment to assist CARICOM to achieve its ideals.

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Flash back: Consultations Reducing youth on Youth Violence Project
CARICOM Holds Youth Crime and Violence Forum:  Explores new platforms

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Each year, approximately 200,000 youths aged 10 to 29 die, and many more sustain seriou

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Dr. William Warren Smith
Caribbean economies in ‘recovery mode’ – CDB

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The economies of Caribbean countries are in a “recovery mode” even though it is still operating in a “somewhat topsy-turvy external environment,” the president of the Ba

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