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WELCOME REMARKS BY H.E. MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE EMERGENCY MEETING ON THE HEALTH SITUATION AS A RESULT OF THE FLOODS IN GUYANA, 28 FEBRUARY 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It is with pleasure that I welcome you to this Special Emergency Meeting and thank, in particular, the representatives from CARICOM institutions that have traveled at short notice to be with us today. While welcoming you, I regret, however, the reasons, which give rise to this Meeting. I am also most grateful to the representatives of Civil Defence Commission (CDC),…
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JOINT COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CARICOM/MERCOSUR MINISTERIAL MEETING, 24-25 FEBRUARY 2005, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
CARICOM and MERCOSUR met at Ministerial level in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad on 24-25 February 2005 to continue discussions on the possibilities for negotiating a Free Trade Agreement to enhance trade and investment linkages between both Regions. CARICOM Ministerial Spokesperson on Bilateral Trade Negotiations, Honourable Kenneth Valley, Minister of Trade and Industry of Trinidad and Tobago in welcoming the MERCOSUR delegation, led…
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NATURAL DISASTER ASSUMES PRIORITY POSITION IN CARICOM AGENDA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Heads of Government at their Sixteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting in Suriname took an important step in dealing with the issue of natural disaster by placing the subject as part of the responsibility of the Community Council of Ministers – CARICOM's second highest body. The Heads of Government, in taking note of the devastation which countries in…
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A HOME OF OUR OWN : THE NEW CARICOM HEADQUARTERS BUILDING
The signing of the Treaty establishing the Caribbean Community and Common Market, commonly called the Treaty of Chaguaramas, on 4 July 1973, marked the culmination of years of talks among Caribbean visionaries for a deepened integration among the then independent countries of the Commonwealth Caribbean and the British dependent territories. This event, almost 32 years ago, was considered a milestone…
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OPENING REMARKS BY DR. WINSTON ANDERSON, GENERAL COUNSEL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LAUNCH OF INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL, 23 FEBRUARY 2005, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Good morning. Please permit me to say how delighted and excited I am to be here in Trinidad and Tobago at this National Launch of Informational Material by the Environmental Commission. The Secretary-General of the Community, H.E. Edwin Carrington, a son of the soil, has asked that I convey his personal regards to you, Mr. President, and also his best…
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SPEECH BY H.E. RUNALDO RONALD VENETIAAN, PRESIDENT, REPUBLIC OF SURINAME AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING OF THE CARICOM SECRETARIAT, 19 FEBRUARY 2005, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana Colleague Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Your Excellency Ricardo Lagos, President of Chile Your Excellency Madam Jagan Your Excellency Samuel Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana, Your Excellency, Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Your Excellencies and Honorable Ministers of Government, Distinguished Members of Parliament, Distinguished Representatives of the Diplomatic Corps,…
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REGIONAL ICT STAKEHOLDERS CALL FOR INCLUSIVE INTERNET GOVERNANCE, EQUITABLE FINANCING OF ICTs PROJECTS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Preparatory Committee (PrepCom-2) Meeting for Phase 2 of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) got underway in Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday, 17 February, with a special focus on sourcing financing and the utilisation of ICTs for the economic and social development. The issue of financing an information society topped discussions on the first…
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STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE CARICOM SECRETARIAT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, 19 FEBRUARY 2005, LILIENDAAL, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Republic of Guyana His Excellency, Runaldo R. Venetiaan President of the Republic of Suriname and Chairman of the Caribbean Community Other Heads of State and Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community His Excellency Ricardo Lagos Escobar, President of the Republic of Chile Prime Minister Samuel Hinds Ministers of Government Mr Speaker and…
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STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE CARICOM SECRETARIAT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, 19 FEBRUARY 2005, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Republic of Guyana His Excellency, Runaldo R. Venetiaan President of the Republic of Suriname and Chairman of the Caribbean Community Other Heads of State and Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community His Excellency Ricardo Lagos Escobar, President of the Republic of Chile Prime Minister Samuel Hinds Ministers of Government Mr Speaker and…
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