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Haiti plays key role in restoration of Cuba-US relations

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Office of the President of Haiti has indicated that President Michel Martelly made a contribution to the normalization of relations between Cuba and the US that led to the release from Cuban prison of US citizen Alan Gross.

Regional sugar association to work closely with COTED

The Sugar Association of the Caribbean (SAC) has agreed to work closely with the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to implement decisions taken by the Council in November 2014.

The Association held its Board of Directors Meeting on 12-13 December, 2014 in Georgetown, Guyana, where it noted and welcomed the decisions taken at the Thirty-Ninth Meeting of the COTED.

CARICOM, WICB partner for ‘Pitch in Schools Project’

A new era for cricket in schools across the CARICOM Region is about to begin with an innovative initiative from the CARICOM Secretariat called the ‘Pitch in Schools Project’. The project will pioneer a fresh innings for primary and secondary schools with a proven cricket background by providing them with an opportunity to vie for the construction of cricket net facilities or an upgrade to such facilities where they already exist.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Guyana H. E. Dr. Patrick Ignatius Gomes selected as the new Secretary-General of the ACP

Press Release (Dec 10, 2014) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to announce that today, December 10, 2014, at the 100th Session of the Council of Ministers of the African, Pacific and Caribbean Group of States (ACP), held at ACP Headquarters in Brussels, Guyana's Ambassador to Belgium and the European Community, His Excellency Dr. Patrick Ignatius Gomes, was selected as the new Secretary-General of the ACP for the period 2015 to 2020.