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Participants in the Training of Trainers Workshop hard at work during one of their practical exercises.

CARICOM | CARICOM Secretariat using entrepreneurship training as restorative justice tool

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is giving new life to the Declaration of Paramaribo on the Future of Youth in CARICOM issued by Heads of Government in January 2010, and the Report of the CARICOM Commission on Youth Development of the same year.

October 12, 2019
Published in CARICOM

Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves speaking at the 73rd U.N. General Assembly in NY, SEpt. 2019 | Photo: UN

UNITED NATIONS | CARICOM Nations tell UN: Respect Venezuelan Sovereignty

UNITED NATIONS, New York, NY, Sept 28, 2019 - Several Caribbean heads of state spoke Friday afternoon at the 74th United Nations General Assembly taking place in New York this week, each of them came out in support of Venezuela and Cuba, and urged leaders to quickly mitigate climate change.

September 28, 2019
Published in Caribbean

CARICOM undertakes Single Market and Economy (CSME) Sensitization in Jamaica

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana - July 22, 2019 - A CARICOM Secretariat team is in Jamaica this week collaborating with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) on a series of CSME engagements with the private and public sectors, labour and other stakeholders.

July 22, 2019
Published in CARICOM

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Dr. Karen Cummings.

GUYANA | CARICOM supports judicial process in Guyana/Venezuela border controversy

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 10, 2019 - Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) last Thursday expressed support for the judicial process being followed in the border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela.

July 10, 2019
Published in Justice

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General (SG), António Guterres’

CARICOM | Promote citizen security to shore up CARICOM Societies’ resilience – UNSG

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, July 4, 2019 - Resilience and sustainable development were at the heart of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General (SG), António Guterres’ address to the 40th Regular Meeting of Caribbean Community Heads of Government, which opened in Saint Lucia yesterday. Climate-related disasters and their impacts on families; murder rates; violence among women and girls; and concessional development financing were among the issues raised by the UNSG.

July 5, 2019
Published in Business & Economy

Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris delivering remarks as Outgoing Chairman at the opening of the 40th Conference of the CARICOM Heads of Government

CARICOM has role to play in Venezuela situation says PM Harris

GROS ISLET, July 4, 2019 - Outgoing Chairman of the CARICOM Conference of Heads and Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Dr. Timothy Harris says the Region’s engagement in the attempts at resolving the situation in Venezuela has demonstrated that there is a role for CARICOM to play.

July 4, 2019
Published in CARICOM

CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque

CARICOM | Imposing tax rules outside OECD is unacceptable says LaRocque

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, July 4, 2019 - The arbitrary imposition of tax governance and anti-money laundering rules by countries and groups of countries other than the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), without meaningful consultation with the affected States, is unacceptable.

July 4, 2019
Published in CARICOM

CARICOM Heads of Government at their Inter-Sessional Meeting in St Kitts and Nevis in February 2019.

CARICOM | CSME implementation among matters for Saint Lucia Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government

CARICOM Georgetown, Guyana - July 3, 2019 - The 40th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) opens today in Saint Lucia, with implementation of measures to enhance the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) expected to be high on the agenda.

July 3, 2019
Published in CARICOM

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