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CARICOM Secretariat Staff Association gives back

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     “We [CARICOM Secretariat] operate as a family so all staff members from Executive Management to Office Assistants and Office Attendants made a contribution….”  This is the explanation of the CARICOM Secretariat Staff Association President, Timothy Odle, on the US$1800 donated by the Association to two homes in Paramaribo, Suriname on 3 May 2014.

Discussions on Agriculture at Third CARICOM-Mexico Summit build on triangular cooperation

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)    Cooperation between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) will be enhanced with discussions on agriculture at the Third CARICOM Mexico-Summit being held in Merida, Mexico. This sentiment was expressed by Secretary General of the Caribbean Community, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, at the opening of the summit.

Grenada implements CEBO with support from CARICOM Spain Initiative

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The first Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunity Workshop (CEBO) workshop being implemented with funding from the CARICOM-Spain Citizen Security Initiative is currently underway in Grenada.

Peace and tranquillity necessary for sustained development says Prime Minister Stuart.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Sustained development could be attained only in an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity and “that is the message that must emanate from our Summit.” That was charge of the Prime Minister of Barbados the Rt Honourable Freundel Stuart, as he addressed the opening ceremony of the Third CARICOM Mexico Summit in Merida, Mexico on Tuesday evening.

Opening Remarks By The CARICOM Co-Chair Rt. Honourable Freundel Stuart, Q.C, M.P. Prime Minister Of Barbados at The Third CARICOM-Mexico Summit April 29,2014

It is my privilege, on behalf of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), to address this opening session. Mr President, at the outset let me express on behalf of all delegations both our gratitude for the generosity of your Government which has made splendid arrangements for us to participate in this Summit, and our pleasure at the warm hospitality extended to us by the Mexican people since our arrival. It is also my special pleasure, as host of the last CARICOM-Mexico meeting held in Barbados in May 2012, to be here with you today.

CARPHA’s 59th Caribbean Health Research Conference addresses Non-communicable Diseases as a Health and Economic Development Priority

Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, April 28, 2014.  Chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs) remain a major cause for concern in the Region as the prevalence and mortality rates in the Caribbean are among the highest in the world, and the costs are not sustainable to families, business and government.  For this reason, NCDs – Through the Life Course has been chosen as the theme for the 59th Caribbean Public Health Agency's (CARPHA) Health Research Conference in Aruba this year.

CARICOM Mexico creating a new platform for their relations

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The series of meetings between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Mexico including the Third Summit must be viewed as creating “a new platform” for the relationship in the years ahead.

CARICOM, Germany hold discussions

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan PhD., will lead a CARICOM Secretariat delegation on Tuesday to talks with a team from Germany headed by His Excellency Stefan Schlueter, Ambassador of Germany to CARICOM. The visiting side will include representatives from the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation, the Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the German Development Bank.