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  • CARICOM and USAID reach agreement on development assistance for Caribbean

    ARUBA, 2015/11/27 The United States Agency for International Improvment(USAID) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) today signed agreements that will see nations of the eastern and southern Caribbean benefiting from US$165 million in development assistance. An estimated US$89 million will target the reduction of youth involvement in crime and violence in target communities, while US$52 million is designated to achieving epidemic control of HIV/AIDS part key populations, and $31 million will go towards reducing the risks to human and natural assets resulting from climate vulnerability. CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and USAID Eastern and Southern Caribbean Mission Director, Christopher Cushing, initialled the five-year Development Objective Agreements (DOAGs) at the CARICOM Secretariat in Guyana.
  • Chinese President Xi Jinping with Surinamese President Desi Bouterse

    CHINA, 2013/06/27 President Bouterse of Suriname  is visiting Beijing to attend the second annual World Peace Forum, a non-governmental high-level forum on international security that is scheduled for June 27 and 28.  Chinese President Xi Jinping said bilateral exchanges and cooperation have seen remarkable evolution since the two nations forged diplomatic ties 37 years ago.  Chinese President Xi Jinping said China is ready to work with Suriname to maintain high-level contacts and enhance mutual trust in order to boost bilateral cooperation.  Chinese President Xi Jinping said both sides should boost cooperation in the areas of infrastructure construction, energy and resource exploitation, agriculture, forestry, fishery and environmental protection.