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Caricom, WICB partner to boost schools

Wed, 17 Dec 2014 14:30:00 CST

Port of Spain, Trinidad - Dec. 17, 2014 - Schools throughout the Caribbean Community are being given an opportunity to vie for cricket nets as part of a new initiative announced by the Georgetown based Caricom Secretariat yesterday called the “Pitch in Schools Project”.

COTED to engage private sector on more continuous basis

Mon, 10 Nov 2014 11:00:00 CST

Nov. 10, 2014 - Engagement with the private sector and Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on a more continuous basis will be facilitated following a meeting of the Trade Ministerial body that concluded Friday.

CARICOM adopts 10-Point Action Plan to fight Ebola

Wed, 05 Nov 2014 09:00:00 CST

Nov. 4, 2014 - The Meeting of the Heads of Government adopted a 10-Point Plan of Action to Stop Ebola There and Here: strengthen effective, coordinated measures at ports of entry to prevent Ebola from entering our Community, including harmonising travel restrictions...

Caricom Heads to Meet on Ebola & Chikungunya

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 12:00:00 CST

Port-of-Spain - Nov. 3, 2014 - The Caribbean Community (Caricom) will convene a special meeting in Trinidad tomorrow to discuss the Ebola virus, a global concern, and the chikungunya disease, a mostly non-fatal but debilitating illness that is at this time striking down communities in the Caribbean.

CARICOM leads charge against Chikungunya, Ebola threat

Fri, 03 Oct 2014 16:00:00 CDT

Oct. 3, 2014 - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to be at the forefront of efforts to deal with the Chikungunya epidemic and the Ebola threat. CARICOM Secretary General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, held discussions on the weekend with representatives of the governments of Brazil and Argentina on assistance for the Region, particularly in the fight against Chikungunya.

OAS and CARICOM IMPACS Sign Agreement on Security Cooperation

Fri, 08 Aug 2014 11:30:00 CDT

Aug. 8, 2014 - The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the 28th of July to promote and facilitate cooperation and collaboration aimed at advancing regional security.

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

Sat, 03 May 2014 07:30:00 CDT

CARICOM Secretariat, Guyana - May 2, 2014 - 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.

CARICOM Communique from 25th Intersessional HOG Meeting, March 2014

Sun, 16 Mar 2014 07:30:00 CDT

March 15, 2014 - The Regional Reparations Committee, comprising the Chairpersons of National Committees has prepared a Draft Regional Strategic and Operational Plan for a Caribbean Reparatory Justice Programme (CRJP), which was accepted by the Heads of Government as a basis for further action. Among the major elements elaborated in the Plan were those related to the request for a Full Formal Apology by the Governments of Europe involved in the trans-atlantic slave trade; the establishment of Caribbean Cultural institutions through which the Caribbean experience could be scientifically told; an Indigenous Peoples Development Programme; Technology Transfer; and Debt Cancellation. The Action Plan is to be discussed in greater detail by the Prime Ministerial Sub–Committee (PMSC) on Reparations, chaired by the Prime Minister of Barbados.

Address by Dr. the Hon. Ralph E. Gonsalves CARICOM Chairman at 25th Inter-Sessional Meeting, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Mon, 10 Mar 2014 16:30:00 CDT

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) commemorated and celebrated its fortieth anniversary last year. During those forty years, CARICOM has chalked up a wide range of achievements, some of which are impressive, others modest.

Statement by the CARICOM (Caribbean Community) On Situation in Ukraine

Wed, 05 Mar 2014 15:00:00 CST

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - March 5, 2014 - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply concerned by the recent developments in Ukraine and calls on all parties involved, to act with self-restraint and responsibility in order to reduce tensions and avoid destabilisation in that region.