(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A workshop aimed at strengthening national institutions and civil society organizations to address and prevent gender-based violence will be held 4-6 September, 2012, in Antigua and Barbuda.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The sustainability of project activities beyond the scheduled project end date in 2013, Health Information Systems and Integrated Models of Care are among the matters which will be discussed when the European Community Overseas Caribbean Territories (ECOCT) Project Steering Committee meets in Aruba next week.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) will hold three meetings related to its governance and operations on 4-6 September 2012, in Haiti. A Special Meeting of the PACC: Partners Coordination Meeting will be held on 4 September, while the Nineteenth Meeting of the Executive Board and Fourth Meeting of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism take place on 5 and 6 September, respectively. Current chair of the Executive Board, Haiti’s Minister of Health, Hon. Dr.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago celebrates its 50th anniversary of independence on 31 August 2012, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) said that CARICOM Member State has much to be proud of.
(Caribbean Community Secretariat Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Secretariat-based Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Implementation Unit on 30 August published the fourth Issue for 2012 of its flagship newsletter, EPA Implementation Bulletin. It is dedicated to taking stock of the recently held 2nd CARIFORUM-EU Business Forum, which had as its focus the theme ‘Making the CARIFORUM-EU EPA Work’.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the death toll in Haiti continues to rise following the passage of Tropical Storm Isaac, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has expressed deep regrets at the loss of lives and the widespread damage in that CARICOM Member State.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has recognised the sterling contributions of the late Mr. Hugh Cholmondeley to integration, broadcasting and education in the Region.
In a message of condolence on the passing of a stalwart in the Region’s communication sector, Secretary-General LaRocque also referred to Mr. Cholmondeley’s service to the wider global community in the areas of conflict resolution and good governance.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Director General of the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) Directorate, Mr Ivan Ogando Lora, expressed satisfaction with recent progress made by the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) to bring on stream its Market Intelligence Platform.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has expressed the Community’s deep sadness at the loss of life and property during the recent floods in Trinidad and Tobago.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Three CARICOM Nationals have been recommended to serve on a Commission of Inquiry which is expected to enquire into and report on matters related to incidents surrounding the protests at Linden on 18 July 2012, which resulted in the deaths of three Guyanese.