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STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE BRUCE GOLDING, PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE…

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)   The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is distressed and extremely saddened by the deadly effect of the cholera epidemic current

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From L-R: Strategy Consultant, Dr. Camella Rhone; Senior Project Officer ICT4D, CARICOM Secretariat Ms. Jennifer Britton; Chairperson of the Regional ICT Steering Committee Mr. Kenneth Sylvester; and Deputy Chairman of the ICT Steering Committee, Dr.
CARICOM: A review Regional ICT4D Strategy underway

CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana  -   A Draft Regional Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) Strategy, designed to create a Single ICT Space for the

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Directorate of Trade and Economic Integration, Sergio Garcia
Agricultural specialists review CARICOM agricultural policy

GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- The multi-faceted role of the agriculture as a main driver of the regional economy was underscored recently, as experts in the field of agriculture and trade gathered in Georg

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REMARKS BY DR. THE HON. W. BALDWIN SPENCER MP, PRIME MINISTER,  ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, AT…

​Salutations

Her Excellency the Governor General Colleague Ministers His Excellency Dr. Edwin Carrington Ladies and gentlemen

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REMARKS BY SENATOR THE HON. JOANNE MASSIAH, MINISTER OF STATE, MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS, ANTIGUA…

​It was only a few months ago, I sat here as the stand-in-chair of the Council in place of my colleague from Trinidad and Tobago and directed the meeting on a number of critical matters facing the

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IMPORTANCE OF PARTNERSHIPS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE GLOBAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL RESPONSE TO HIV…

​Thank you for that warm welcome. I am truly honoured to be with you today.

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INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (…

​Thank you for that warm welcome. I am truly honoured to be with you today.

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REMARKS DELIVERED BY HON ROBERT PERSAUD, MBA, MP, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, GUYANA, AT THE OPENING…

​ I welcome the opportunity to make a few comments at this consultation to review the Draft Report and proposed strategy prepared by the Consultancy firm, European Profiles and Consortium.

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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION,…

​ Honourable Robert Persaud, Minister of Agriculture;

Representatives of Member States;

Participants;

Representatives of the Media;

Ladies and Gentlemen

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CSME and Rural Communities

​Service providers may also move to establish businesses under the Companies Act or the Registration of Business Names Act.

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More countries offering CVQs

The Caribbean Community Secretariat is moving full speed ahead to put in place the necessary procedures to enable additional Member States to issue the Caribbean Vocational Qualifications (CVQ) i

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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON…

​I wish as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as I make these remarks to join the preceding speakers in expressing great pleasure in addressing this formal opening ceremony of t

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World Bank Proposes ICT Infrastructure Development Programme for CARIFORUM

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The World Bank on Wednesday presented a programme to the Caribbean that would support initiatives for improved Information Communicatio

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INVESTING IN HUMAN RESOURCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL: LET IT BE DONE : KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY HIS…

Honourable Sheik Baksh, Minister of Education of Guyana and Chairman of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD);

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A DECADE OF DEDICATED DELIVERY : OPENING REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL…

​ I extend greetings to you from the Staff of the Directorate of Human and Social Development ,and in so doing could not help reflecting on the mixed fortunes of this Council, its ever changing c

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CCC links with Latin America

​The Chairman of the Caricom Competition Commission (CCC), Dr Kusha Haraksingh, was selected to preside over the meeting on Strategies for Competition Advocacy at the 8th Annual Meeting of the Lati

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Consultations on ICT4D Strategy begin in Grenada

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Stakeholders across the Region will, from Thursday 11 November, have an opportunity to discuss and refine the con

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One laptop per family project to begin in three months

CONSIDERED the biggest ever expansion of access to computers in Guyana, Government’s one laptop per family project is scheduled to begin rolling out within the next three months, according to Pre

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Cables for fibre optic network from Brazil arrive

CABLES for a high speed fibre optic network from Brazil to Corentyne,  Berbice, being funded by the Government of Guyana, arrived in the country last week.

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