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ADDRESS TO THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AND HEADS OF COMMUNITY…

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I am pleased to address this gathering of representatives of CARICOM Institutions.

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CARPHA, full speed ahead

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Regional Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is moving full speed ahead to becoming one of the centres of excellence within the CA

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STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, ACTING SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM…

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is my pleasure to welcome you to this Second Forum on Donor Co-ordination and Aid Effectiveness.

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Tufton: We created believers in agriculture

This is the conclusion of a two-part interview with former Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton. Part one was published on Sunday, July 10.

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Ambassador Irwin LaRocqueAssistant Secretary-General for Trade and Economic Integration at the CARICOM Secretariat
New CARICOM Secretary-General Selected

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has been selected to serve as the seventh Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) by the Heads o

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CARICOM/UN WOMEN JOIN FORCES AGAINST GENDER BASED VIOLENCE

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) End violence against women was the clear message that resonated with speakers at the opening ceremony of the Caribbean artistes UNITE-ing

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Address By Her Excellency Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Secretary-general (AG.), Caribbean…

​Today is for me, and I would hazard, for all of us here, an occasion charged with mixed emotions, those of sadness but also those of satisfaction.

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REMARKS DELIVERED BY MS. RIANE DE HAAS BLEDOEG, DEPUTY PROGRAMME MANAGER, CULTURE, CARICOM…

​A pleasant afternoon to you and a warm welcome to the opening of the CARICOM-UN Women Workshop with Caribbean Artists UNiTE-ing against Gender Based Violence.

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MESSAGE DELIVERED ON BEHALF OF DR. ROSINA WILTSHIRE, CARICOM GENDER ADVOCATE, AT THE CARIBBEAN…

​Message delivered on behalf of Dr Rosina Wiltshire CARICOM Gender Advocate At the Caribbean Artists Uniting against Gender Based Violence Workshop,  18 July 2011,  Paramaribo, Suriname

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REMARKS DELIVERED ON BEHALF OF THE UN WOMEN REGIONAL PROGRAMME DIRECTOR, MS. ROBERTA CLARKE, AT THE…

​Ladies and Gentlemen, good afternoon: Let me on behalf of the UN Women Regional Programme Director (RPD) Ms.

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MESSAGE DELIVERED ON BEHALF OF DR. ROSINA WILTSHIRE, CARICOM GENDER ADVOCATE, AT THE CARIBBEAN…

Message delivered on behalf of Dr Rosina Wiltshire CARICOM Gender Advocate At the Caribbean Artists Uniting against Gender Based Violence Workshop,  18 July 2011,  Paramaribo, Suriname

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Brathwaite for UWI post

FORMER DIRECTOR GENERAL of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Dr Chelston Brathwaite, recently joined the St Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies

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Dr. Brathwaite: Investment in agriculture crucial

A LEADING agricultural official is questioning why regional governments have refused to invest more funds in the agricultural sector when it has the best prospect for growth and can save valuable

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Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Irwin LaRocque is new CARICOM Secretary-General

Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has been selected to serve as the seventh Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) by the Heads of Government.

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Guyana, Belize reduced hunger by 50 percent in 2010

Guyana is one of two countries (Belize being the other) in the Caribbean to reduce hunger by 50 percent last year, says Lystra Fletcher-Paul, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative.

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Jamaica buys sugar from Guyana to stave off shortage

The Jamaican Government has placed an order for sugar from Guyana to avert shortages in that CARICOM country.

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REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE TILLMAN THOMAS, PRIME MINISTER OF GRENADA AND OUTGOING CHAIRMAN OF THE…

​The last six months during which I had the honour of holding the Chairmanship of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have been a period of introspection, h

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CARICOM DECLARATION ON SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS, ISSUED BY THE THIRTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE…

The Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM),

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COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE THIRTY-SECOND REGULAR MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS…

The Thirty-Second Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held at Frigate Bay, St.

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