CARICOM Heads in Malta for Commonwealth Summit
A number of CARICOM Heads of Government have joined their counterparts from across the Commonwealth for the two-day Su
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Hurricane Joaquin’s impact shows ‘climate change is real’ – PM Christie tells Commonwealth Business Forum
The Hon. Perry Christie, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, said Wednesday that the damage his country suffered during the passage of Hurricane Joaquin showed that climate change was real.
The Prime Minister, who is also The Bahamas’s Minister of Finance made the assertion in his address to the Commonwealth Business Forum in st. Julian’s, Malta. The Business Forum is one of the events leading up to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which will be held in Malta from November 27-29.
Caribbean open to business – CARICOM Chair tells Commonwealth Business Council
he Caribbean is open to business! That was Prime Minister Freundel Stuart’s clear message today in Malta, as he addressed a Commonwealth Business Forum which focused on investment in the Caribbean.
He was joined by the Prime Ministers of St. Kitts and Nevis, Timothy Harris; and Trinidad and Tobago, Keith Rowley. Mr. Stuart told his audience that CARICOM states offered a wide array of investment opportunities and listed some of them as construction, manufacturing and oil and gas.
Happy 40 Suriname – CARICOM
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated Suriname on its 40th Anniversary of Independence, which it celebrates on 25 November 2015.
CARICOM SG hosts students from Trinidad and Tobago Universities
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Tuesday hosted a group of tertiary students from Trinidad and Tobago who are participating in the project ‘Students Engaging the CSME through Field Promotion’.
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Today is being observed as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. From 25 November to 10 December, there will be a 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence initiative aimed at raising public awareness and mobilizing people everywhere to bring about change.
CARICOM Secretariat hosts workshop on preventing genetic resources exploitation
The CARICOM Secretariat will host a workshop next week that is aimed at preventing the exploitation of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge within CARICOM Member States.
CARICOM and USAID sign US165 million agreement
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) today signed agreements representing US$165 million development assistance support from the United States Government to the Eastern and Southern Caribbean.
PM Harris tells OECS Heads to be wedded to efforts of regional integration
Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 22, 2015 (SKNIS)—Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, gave a passionate plea, often to rousing applause, to OECS (Organization of Caribbean States) Heads “to be wedded to efforts of regional integration in the OECS and CARICOM (Caribbean Community).
Speaking at the 62nd OECS Authority Meeting (November 18-19) at the opening ceremony held at the Fort Young Hotel in Dominica, Dr. Harris said “we need one another.”
Media Practitioners In The Caribbean Focus On Guidelines In The Profession To Protect Children
Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 20, 2015 (SKNIS): In an effort to effectively and efficiently report on children’s issues in the Caribbean region, media practitioners from the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), as well as Barbados, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, have pledged their dedication to implementing guidelines that would assist them in protecting the rights of children. This was done on day two of the training workshop on Responsible coverage of Children’s Issues, being held in Antigua from November 18-20.