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Jamaica became the 8th Caricom country to sign the Agreement to establish the Caricom Single Market which is to take effect on January 1, 2006. Prime Minister the Most Hon. P. J. Patterson signed the legal instrument this morning (December 30, 2005) at his residence on Shortwood Road in Kingston, Jamaica. After the signing, Prime Minister Patterson said 2006 would...

CARICOM is placing increased focus on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) as a critical part of human and social development in the region, and as such, has placed the ICT development agenda and its myriad of activities, directly under the portfolio of the Deputy Secretary General. According to Senior Project Officer for ICT Development at CARICOM, Jennifer Britton this move...

Come January 23, 2006 the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) becomes the newest trade bloc, joining the approximately 194 other trade blocs in the fight to ensure market survival. These trade blocs enjoy special and differential treatment amongst themselves, in addition to the removal of trade barriers within the bloc and also have a common trade tariff for third countries. In essence,...

CARICOM Secretary General, Dr. Edwin Carrington, has said that the Community would be focused on deepening South/South relations as part of the strategy towards promoting sustainable development. He made this statement in his CARICOM year-in-review broadcast in Kingston on Tuesday (Dec.13). Local and regional trade experts agree that deeper South/South co-operation and integration is the only way to cope with...

Haiti will be restored to the Caribbean Community only when free and fair elections are held and the outcomes of the elections reflect the will of the Haitian people. This, according to Prime Minister P. J. Patterson at a press briefing after signing a joint communiqu

Minister of Local Government, Community Development and Sport, Portia Simpson Miller has called on local government ministers and mayors in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), to strengthen their respective partnerships with communities in their countries, in order to deepen the local government process. "The challenge before us is to consolidate, to re-energise, to summon the determination and the will to strengthen...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Directors of Information Forum will provide an opportunity for the sharing of ideas on collaborative measures, and developing a methodology for strengthening Government Information Services (GISs) in the region. Technical Co-ordinator of the CARICOM Secretariat's Technical Action Services Unit, Yvonne Holder says the Forum, which will take place at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministerial Subcommittee for Resource Mobilization in collaboration with the United Kingdom (UK) will be seeking to establish a Regional Information and Intelligence Sharing Network. This network is aimed at developing domestic and regional connectivity to generate tactical and strategic intelligence. The Intelligence Sharing Network was one of several initiatives, which came out of Wednesday's (March 3)...

Following President Jean Bertrand Aristide's departure from office, Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are now in Jamaica for an emergency meeting at Jamaica House to discuss how the region will respond to the situation in Haiti. In the island are Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados; Perry Christie, Prime Minister of Bahamas; Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of...

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have called for an immediate investigation into the circumstances, which led to the departure of Haitian President, Jean Bertrand Aristide from office on Sunday (February 29). "We will be urging, in the hemispheric and international institutions in which we belong, that such an enquiry should be conducted," Prime Minister of Jamaica and CARICOM Chairman, P. J....

CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in Kingston, Jamaica, have stated that in keeping with United Nations Resolution 1529 and having regard to the long term needs of Haiti, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) would contribute to the UN Stabilization Force in its efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Haiti, as well as participate in the rebuilding of the...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson and Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) said CARICOM Leaders attending an emergency meeting in Kingston, Jamaica, have made contact with former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and that he is reportedly in good mental and physical health. "We were able to speak with President Aristide in the Central African Republic this afternoon and he has informed...