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After record Sargassum influx, CRFM initiates fact-finding study in CARICOM States

The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) has initiated a regional fact-finding study to document the record-breaking influx of Sargassum seaweed in the Caribbean Sea in 2018, and the impacts this phenomenon has been having on countries in the region since 2011.

The fact-finding survey is funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), that has coordinated official development assistance from Japan to CARICOM States for over two decades.

One step closer to new framework for dialogue among CARIFORUM, FCORs, OCTs

A new framework for dialogue among CARIFORUM, FCORS and OCTs is closer to being completed following a consultation that was held in Barbados over the past few days.

Youth must be equal partners – CARICOM SG

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin Larocque, speaking at the Caribbean Summit on Youth Violence Prevention which opened earlier today, in Georgetown reminded youth from across the Caribbean that they were “equal partners in the struggle”.

“Fora such as these provide an opportunity for our youth to be fully involved in providing solutions to problems that affect them”, the Secretary-General said.

UN commends CARICOM’s electoral processes

United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator (Guyana), Ms Mikiko Tanaka, has commended the CARICOM Region for making “important progress” in the conduct of periodic and genuine elections.

She expressed those sentiments while also lauding the important role the CARICOM Secretariat played in consolidating democratic processes through the conduct of election observation missions.

CARICOM Committee of Ambassadors charting enhanced role

The CARICOM Committee of Ambassadors is holding its 8th meeting in Guyana, Thursday, with heightened expectations of the group following the ground-breaking Special Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government on the CSME, in Trinidad and Tobago earlier this week.

CARIFORUM/EU Capacity Building Workshop on Restorative Justice ends with loud praise for the Initiative

(CARICOM Secretariat) The Regional Train-the-Trainer Workshop on Restorative Justice, using the Sycamore Tree Project methodology ended on 4 December, in Georgetown, Guyana. The initiative targetted officials from the government Criminal Justice System and non-govermental organisations working in rehabilitation, across the Region.

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Tackle CSME issues head on, urges Prime Minister Holness

CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica has urged the ‘head on’ tackling of complex issues during the Special CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting on the CSME, taking place in Trinidad and Tobago.

The two-day meeting, which wraps up on Tuesday, is addressing the rate of implementation of the CSME and making sure its benefits are available for Community nationals.

“The issues slated for discussion at this Special Meeting of the Conference are of varying complexity,” Prime Minister Holness noted.

Implementation of the Pétion Ville Declaration, a human rights imperative

This is the position of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Assistant Secretary-General for Human and Social Development Dr. Douglas Slater, in a statement to mark the observance of International Day for Persons with Disabilities, on 3 December 2018.

Band to gather to protect, empower and uplift all persons with disabilities - says Chair of Advisory Panel for CARICOM Disabilities

The call of Ms. Kerryann Ifill, Chair of the Advisory Panel for CARICOM Disabilities (APfCD), in a message to observe International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, is for "all governments and citizens of the Region to band to gather to protect, empower and uplift all persons with disabilities who are blessed to live among us!.

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