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JAMAICA-ECONOMY-Jamaica has passed the worst – Finance Minister

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Finance Minister, Dr. Peter Phillips says the period of difficulty for the country may be over as Jamaica has passed the worst as far as the effects of the structural adjustments are concerned.
However, Phillips who was a guest on a television current affairs programme late Wednesday cautioned that the country is not yet out of the woods.
“There’s definitely pain before gain in the sense that we will have tight budgets for some time to come.”

GUYANA-EDUCATION- Students to be relocated following fire at school

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - Students from the L’Aventure Secondary School in West Bank Demerara are being relocated following a fire on Wednesday morning.
At least 700 students have been displaced as a result of the blaze that destroyed the
Administrative and Home Economics as well as the auditorium.

CARICOM and Cuba look to active role in post 2015 Agenda talks at the UN

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Caribbean should take an active role at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) debate on the post 2015 Agenda.
This was the view expressed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana the Honourable Caroline Rodrigues-Birkett as she addressed the Opening Ceremony in Grenada of the Fourth Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba on Thursday evening. The discussions take place on Friday.

REMARKS DELIVERED BY THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF GUYANA AND CHAIR OF THE BUREAU OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS,  HONOURABLE CAROLYN RODRIGUES-BIRKETT AT THE   OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF CARICOM AND CUBA,  5 SEPTEMBER 2013, GRENADA

I wish to thank the Government and People of Grenada for their warm hospitality and join my colleagues in echoing appreciation for being in Grenada today among great company.  As we gather on the eve of the Fourth CARICOM-Cuba Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, there are several events that are occurring at the national, regional, hemispheric, and global levels that are guaranteed to usher in changes that will require our countries to adapt to the ever evolving geopolitical environment. 

Remarks by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community   At The Opening Ceremony Of the FOURTH MEETING OF MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF CARICOM AND CUBA CALIVIGNY ISLAND, GRENADA

Allow me to begin by expressing my appreciation for the warm Spice Island welcome that has been extended to all delegations since our arrival in Grenada for the Fourth Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM and Cuba. It has undoubtedly set a pleasant tone for a fruitful discussion between friends.

CARICOM and Cuba Foreign Ministers get together in Grenada

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba will hold discussions on advancing cooperation on developmental issues between the two sides on Friday 6 September in Grenada. A special retreat of CARICOM’s Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), preceded Friday’s meeting.

PANCAP APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Mr. Dereck Anthony Springer has been appointed Director of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP).

Obama wins backing for Syria strike from key figures in Congress

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT, (Reuters) - President Barack Obama won the backing of key figures in the U.S. Congress, including Republi-cans, in his call for limited U.S. strikes on Syria to punish President Bashar al-Assad for his suspected use of chemical weapons against civilians. Speaking after the United Nations said two million Syrians had fled a conflict that posed the greatest threat to world peace since the Vietnam war, Obama said the United States also has a broader plan to help rebels defeat Assad’s forces. In remarks that appeared to question the legality of U.S.

EDITORIAL: International law for a lawless world

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate - The civil war in Syria has been raging for about two years, with over 100 000 people killed and nobody seemed to care. A few weeks ago it was alleged that sarin nerve gas was used by the Syrian regime, killing about 1 500 people, and all hell breaks loose. We are not at all advocating that it is okay to use chemical weapons in contravention of international law, but are more concerned about the lack of a concerted international response when so many were dying and the physical infrastructure of Syria was being reduced to rubble.

U.S. pleased with Guyana’s implementation level of security advice – Embassy officialU.S. pleased wi

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle - CHARGE d'Affaires of the United States (U.S.) Embassy in Georgetown, Mr. Bryan Hunt has said Guyana has one of the better security regimes of the countries within CARICOM. He offered the opinion to reporters last Friday following a certification of several persons from the sector who underwent training. Hunt said the U.S. is very pleased with the level of implementation by Guyana of advice after personnel are trained.

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