OCTOBER 15 IS CARIBBEAN STATISTICS DAY

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Statistics Day will be observed throughout the Region on 15 October 2009. To mark the occasion, the Regional Statistics Programme of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has planned a series of activities under the theme ...
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CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE CARIBBEAN FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean needs to have more investment in agriculture if the sector is to match the increasing demand to produce more food in order to ensure food security for the Caribbean. According to Jose Fonseca, a senior policy maker with the ...
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STATEMENT ON CRICKET

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcomes the news that the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) led by its President Dr Julian Hunte and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA), led by its President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Dinanath...
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AGRICULTURE EXPERTS CALL FOR PARTNERSHIP WITH JOURNALISTS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A major challenge facing the agriculture sector which needs to be addressed urgently is the lack of information from the sector to the public. To this end experts in agriculture from Africa Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states have agreed t...
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CARICOM SUPPORTS HAITI THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has embarked on a special and targeted intervention to assist Haiti in improving efficiency and professionalism in its Public Sector. One of the major objectives of the project, funded by Canada, is to buil...
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CARICOM STRENGTHENS INITIATIVES TO REDUCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community Secretariat is spearheading the development of a project that is expected to reduce the high incidence of violence against women in the Caribbean. Funded under the CARICOM / Spain Cooperation Agreement, the two-year ...
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FREE MOVEMENT HOT TOPIC AT CONVOCATION

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The free movement of labour and goods, reduction of the food import bill, and strategies to ensure the general public’s effective participation in the CSME were among the key issues raised at an Open Forum of the Convocation on the CA...
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