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CHARTING A NEW COURSE FOR THE CARIBBEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION : ADDRESS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING OF THE CARIBBEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION TENTH EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING , 2 MARCH 2004, BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
Salutations The work of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union is an area of continuing interest to the Caribbean Community Secretariat for several reasons, not least of which is that the CTU was established by the Heads of CARICOM Governments. It is, therefore, a privilege and a pleasure to address this landmark meeting of your Council, coming, as it does, at a…
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STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA AND CHAIRMAN OF CARICOM, THE MOST HONOURABLE P. J. PATTERSON ON THE SITUATION IN HAITI, 29 FEBRUARY 2004, KINGSTON, JAMAICA
President Aristide has submitted his resignation as the President of Haiti and has left the country for an undisclosed destination. We are bound to question whether his resignation was truly voluntary, as it comes after the capture of sections of Haiti by armed insurgents and the failure of the International Community to provide the requisite support, despite the appeals of…
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SPEECH BY AMB. LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL, CARICOM, ON THE OCCASION OF THE HANDOVER CEREMONY OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF GEORGETOWN CENTRAL, 29 JUNE 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Salutations I was deeply honoured to receive the invitation extended by President James to be the guest speaker at this important event in the Rotary calendar. I was especially pleased to learn that the theme was: “Lead the Way”, since leadership means having the opportunity to serve people in a special way. Andrew Carnegie once stated: “Take away my people,…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES BELIZE MOVE ON CCJ
CARICOM Secretary-General Mr. Edwin Carrington has welcomed the introduction of legislation by the Government of Belize to change its constitution to allow for the establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). A bill was introduced in the Belize Parliament on Friday 6 February to replace the United Kingdom-based Privy Council with the CCJ as the Central American CARICOM Member…
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CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE TRUST FUND AGREEMENT ENTERS INTO FORCE COURT ARRANGEMENTS ADVANCE
The Revised Agreement Establishing the Caribbean Court of Justice Trust Fund (the Revised Agreement) entered into force on Tuesday 27 January 2004 on signature by ten (10) of the CARICOM Member States. The States that have signed the Revised Agreement to date are Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Suriname…
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CSME TRAINING FOR CARICOM IMMIGRATION OFFICERS
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Immigration Officers will participate in a Train the Trainer Session on 11-12 February at the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana. This activity is the second phase of a project aimed at training Immigration Officers on issues pertaining to the free movement of persons, a critical component of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy. The first phase of this…
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STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE SITUATION IN HAITI
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been following with deep concern the reports out of Haiti that armed groups opposing the continued presidency of Mr. Jean Bertrand Aristide have taken control of several towns including Gonaïves and St Marc. The accompanying violence has caused the death of a number of persons including policemen. The Caribbean Community condemns these latest incidents of…
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Deadlock in FTAA Negotiations
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – The Seventeenth Meeting of the Free Trade Area of the America’s (FTAA) Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) ended inconclusively, the evening of February 6. The five-day meeting of Trade Vice-Ministers, from thirtyfour nations in the Americas, was held in Puebla, Mexico, February 2 to 6. “The meeting was unable to reach consensus on a framework for the…
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