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JAMAICA: 39th Regular Meeting of CARICOM

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#MontegoBay, July 07, 2018 – Jamaica – Official Photo of heads of state attending the 39th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), July 4-6, 2018 at Montego Bay Conference Centre.

Pictured first row, from left: President of Guyana, H.E. Brigadier David A. Granger; Prime Minister of Dominica, the Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell; President of Haiti, H.E. Jovenel Moise; CARICOM Secretary General, H.E. Ambassador Irwin LaRocque; Prime Minister of Jamaica and Chairman of CARICOM, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness; Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris; Prime Minister of Belize, the Hon. Dean Oliver Barrow; Prime Minister of Barbados, the Hon. Mia Amor Mottley; and Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves.

Second row, from left: Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Dr. the Hon. Hubert A. Minnis; Premier of Montserrat, the Hon. Donaldson Romeo; Premier of the British Virgin Islands, Dr. the Hon. Orlando D. Smith; President of Suriname, H.E. Desire Delano Bouterse; Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Hon. Keith C. Rowley; Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, the Hon. Allen Chastanet; Premier of Bermuda, the Hon. David Burt; and Premier of the Cayman Islands, the Hon. Alden McLaughlin.

 

Release: BIS

(BIS Photos/Yontalay Bowe)

 

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Jamaican gets multi-million dollar grant to enhance resilience 

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Credit:Donald De La Haye

Rashaed Esson

Staff Writer

Jamaica got a 3 million US dollar grant from humanitarian charity organisation Direct Relief, as part of its mission to strengthen resilience in the Caribbean region. This is also an effort to enhance Healthcare systems and infrastructure throughout Jamaica in preparation for natural disasters as the organization renews its ongoing partnership with the island. This was announced by Direct Relief in an article on May 1.

 

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Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana sign security agreement 

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Rashaed Esson

Staff Writer

To enhance and strengthen security in the Guiana Shield, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana on Monday April 29, signed a security common master plan following a meeting in George Town, as announced By President of Guyana Irfaan Ali on Facebook. Ali expressed that the agreement will hopefully enhance collaborations and relations between Suriname and French Guiana.

 

 

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Grenada Prime Minister says there needs to be greater focus on coral health in the region’s universities. 

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Rashaed Esson

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The Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, at the 2024 Sustainable Tourism Conference on April 22, expressed that Caribbean universities should be leading researchers for coral restoration as he addressed the importance of corals to the region’s capacity for tourism sustainability amid climate change

Regarding this, he called for more funding to encourage universities to create more marine experts, given the region’s vulnerability to climate change effects.

 

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