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January 14, 2012
Swearing in ceremony of the Government of Guatemala.

January 9th – 12th, 2012
Meeting with the President of Haiti and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

December 5th, 2011
2nd Workshop on Quality Management Systems in Aeronautical Meteorology, as part of the SHOCS project, St. Lucia.

November 3rd – 4th, 2011
17th Conference of the Presidents of the Ultra-peripheral Region, Martinique

October 31st - November 2nd, 2011
Symposium on Youth and the Caribbean, Dominican Republic

October 22nd – 25th, 2011
International Tourism Fair of Venezuela, Margarita Island

October 20th , 2011
Meeting of the Heads of Delegation of European Union, European Union office

October 5th – 6th, 2011
1st Level Forum on Korea-Caribbean Partnership, Seoul, Korea.

September 29-30th, 2011
19th Inter-American Travel Congress: Tourism, A Challenge for Addressing Poverty, El Salvador

September 16th, 2011
First Regional Cluster Development Workshop at the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business

September 12th, 2011
Bilateral meeting with Ms. Alicia Bárcena at Hyatt Regency Hotel Trinidad and Tobago

September 12th, 2011
UNECLAC Caribbean Development Round Table at Hyatt Regency Hotel Trinidad and Tobago

July 7th, 2011
III Meeting Spain / ACS Collaboration at the Embassy of Spain

14th - 25th June, 2011
Official Missions to Central America

9th - 13th May, 2011
Fourth United Nations Conference on the least developed Countries
The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) represent the poorest and weakest segment of the international community. Extreme poverty, the structural weaknesses of their economies and the lack of capacities related to growth, often compounded by structural handicaps, hamper efforts of these countries to improve the quality of life of their people.
Istanbul, Turkey

13-15 May, 2011
Swearing-In Ceremony of the new President of the Republic of Haiti, Son Excellence Monsieur Michel Joseph Martelly
Port au Prince, Haiti

18th May 2011
2nd bilateral meeting with the Ambassador of Spain
ACS HQ, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago

13th April, 2011
Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
between The Association of Caribbean States (ACS) and the University of the West Indies (UWI)
Regarding The facilitation of closer cooperation and collaboration between the ACS and UWI in fulfilling their common goals and objectives by providing a framework which outlines the main areas and procedures for collaboration between the ACS and UWI
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago

8th April, 2011
OECS (Organization of Eastern Caribbean States) Development Partners Meeting about Activities being undertaken by the OECS under the Treaty of Basseterre to Establish an OECS Economic Union
St. Kitts and Nevis

6th - 10th March 2011
Mission of the Secretary General to New York and Washington

  • Meeting with the Secretary General of the UN, His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon, Tuesday 8th March, 11:30 am
  • Meeting with the CEO and Chairperson of the GEF (Global Environment Facility) Her Excellency Monique Barbut, Wednesday 9th March, 3pm.
  • Meeting with the Secretary General of The OAS, His Excellency José Miguel Insulza, Thursday 10th March
 

 








News


President of Haiti, H.E. Michel Joseph Martelly engages in talks with Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business

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(Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business, December 9th 2011) The President of the Republic of Haiti, H.E. Michel Joseph Martelly, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Haiti, H.E. Mr. Laurent Lamothe, Ambassador of Haiti to CARICOM, Ambassador John Patrick Alexis and the Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States Ambassador Luis Fernando Andrade Falla visited the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business....read more


Minister of Foreign Affairs of Haiti visits the ACS

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(Port of Spain, December 8th 2011) The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Haiti, H.E. Laurent Lamothe accompanied by Ambassador of Haiti to CARICOM, Ambassador John Patrick Alexis paid a courtesy call to the Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States Ambassador Luis Fernando Andrade Falla on Thursday 8th December 2011 at the ACS Secretariat....read more


SHOCS Capacity Assessment Meeting

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(Port of Spain, November 21st – 22nd 2011) After signing a MOU in March 2011, the Association of Caribbean States and the Finnish Meteorological Institute have been jointly implementing the project, Strengthening of Hydro-Meteorological  Operations and Services in the Caribbean SIDS (SHOCS) in order to improve and strengthen Early Warning Systems to prevent hurricane related risks in the region....read more


1st Forum on Cluster Development

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(Port of Spain, November 9th 2011) The 1st Regional forum on Cluster Development was held on November 9th at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Among the key speakers were the Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States, His Excellency Luis Fernando Andrade Falla, the Honourable Stephen Cadiz, Minister of Trade and Industry of Trinidad and Tobago, the Honourable Winston Dookeran, Minister of Finance of Trinidad and Tobago, Mr Luis Antonio Velasquez, Minister of Economy of Guatemala....read more


Secretary General of the ACS participated in the 17th Conference of the Presidents of the Outermost Region and the Conference of Regional Cooperation in the Greater Caribbean, Martinique

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(Martinique, November 3rd - 5th 2011) Secretary General Luis Fernando Andrade Falla of the ACS and Advisor to Disaster Risk Reduction and Transport Directorate, Mathieu Fontanaud attended the 17th Conference of the Presidents of the Outermost Region and the Conference of Regional Cooperation in the Greater Caribbean which took place on November 3rd, 4th and 5th 2011 in Fort-de-France, Martinique....read more


Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business and the ACS bring awareness to 1st Regional Forum on Cluster Development in the Caribbean

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(Port of Spain, November 1st 2011) The Association of Caribbean States together with the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business hosted a press conference to bring awareness to the 1st Regional Forum on Cluster Development which will be held on November 9th and 10th, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad....read more




Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business partners with the ACS on Cluster Development in the Caribbean

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(Port of Spain, October 25th 2011) The Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business, on the invitation of the Association of Caribbean States, hosted a presentation on Cluster Development....read more


Secretary General of the ACS addresses the Heads of Diplomatic Missions of the European Union

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(Port of Spain, October 20th 2011) The Secretary General of the ACS, Luis Fernando Andrade Falla did a presentation to the Heads of Delegations of the European Union at the European Union Head Office, Port of Spain. In attendance were Mr. Stelios Christopoulos,....read more


The Central American Commission for Maritime Transport (COCATRAM) together with the ACS presents “Map of Maritime Routes in the Greater Caribbean


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(Port of Spain, October 14th 2011) The Association of Caribbean States hosted a very important meeting in which Pedro Suarez Reyes from the Ministry of Transport of Cuba and Chair of the Special Committee of Transport of the ACS and Jose Dopeso, Director of Port and Maritime Affairs, COCATRAM....read more


Secretary General of the ACS attended the 19th Inter-American Travel Congress


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(Port of Spain, October 11th 2011) The Secretary General of the ACS attended the 19th Inter-American Travel Congress hosted by the Organisation of American States (OAS) and the 1st Forum on Sustainable Tourism Development in Central America, organised by the Central American Tourism Integration Secretariat (SITCA) which took place in San Salvador, El Salvador, on September 29th to October 1st, 2011....read more







Documents

REPORT TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL
REPORT TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL


SYNTHESIS OF ISSUES AND CHALLENGES SURROUNDING THE CARIBBEAN SEA INITIATIVE

 

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