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REGIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS ON HIV/AIDS, LAW, ETHICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS TO BE HELD 7-11 NOVEMBER 2003
The Second Regional Training Workshop for National Assessments on HIV/AIDS, Law, Ethics and Human Rights takes place on 7-11 November 2003 in Georgetown, Guyana. The workshop convened by the CARICOM-led Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) is part of a series of initiatives to train country research teams to undertake assessments on the effect of existing law and policy on…
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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AS A STRATEGY FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES : PREPARED TEXT FOR ADDRESS BY DR. THE HON. KEITH C. MITCHELL, PRIME MINISTER, GRENADA, AT THE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, CAVE HILL CAMPUS, 25 OCTOBER 2003
Pro-vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of the West Indies Professor Hilary Beckles, Honorable Ministers of Government, Heads of Diplomatic Missions and International and Regional Organisations, Faculty and staff of UWI, Graduates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for the invitation to address this Commencement Ceremony of the University of the West Indies. For me this holds particular significance, since…
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RNM-AGCI Trade Seminar Lauded
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – A ‘CARICOM Regional Training Seminar’, entitled: “International Negotiations, Free Trade Agreements and its Impact in Export Promotion: The Chilean Experience”, came to a close today. Convened in Montego Bay, Jamaica, October 20 to 23, it was coordinated by the International Cooperation Agency of Chile (AGCI), in collaboration with the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM). The objective…
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REMARKS BY MS LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, ON THE OCCASION OF THE CELEBRATION OF THE 82nd BIRTHDAY OF PHILLIP MOORE, 18 OCTOBER 2003 , GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
On behalf of the Secretary-General, who is out of the country, I welcome you all to Colgrain House on this very special occasion – the celebration of the 82nd birthday of Phillip Moore. Phillip Moore is a Caribbean artist whose brilliance extends way beyond this Region’s shores. Helen Jackson, a good friend of mine, who is visiting Guyana for the…
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RNM-AGCI Collaborate in Trade Seminar
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – In an historic collaboration with the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM), the International Cooperation Agency of Chile (AGCI) has coordinated and arranged the delivery of a ‘CARICOM Regional Training Seminar’ to be convened in Montego Bay, Jamaica, October 20 to 23. The Seminar is entitled: “International Negotiations, Free Trade Agreements and its Impact in Export Promotion:…
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RNM-AGCI Collaborate in Trade Seminar
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – In an historic collaboration with the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM), the International Cooperation Agency of Chile (AGCI) has coordinated and arranged the delivery of a ‘CARICOM Regional Training Seminar’ to be convened in Montego Bay, Jamaica, October 20 to 23. The Seminar is entitled: “International Negotiations, Free Trade Agreements and its Impact in Export Promotion:…
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TWO-DAY MONTSERRAT- CARICOM-UK TALKS END
The meeting involving the Government of Montserrat, the Caribbean Community Secretariat and United Kingdom Government representatives ended in Montserrat today reaffirming their commitment to Montserrat's continued participation in CARICOM and its organs. The two-day talks were undertaken in a spirit of friendship with all agreeing to move forward together in harmony to accomplish the objective of ensuring Montserrat's continued full…
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MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE FROM HON. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE PASSING OF MRS. VIOLA BURNHAM, O.R., FORMER FIRST LADY OF GUYANA AND VICE PRESIDENT AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guyana and has the honour to convey to His Excellency the President of the Republic of Guyana, the following message from Hon. Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, on the passing of Mrs. Viola Burnham, O.R., former First Lady of…
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EIGHT CARICOM PROPOSALS SUCCESSFUL AT SIXTH MEETING OF GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA (GFATM)
Eight CARICOM proposals were approved by the Board of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) at its Sixth Meeting, which runs from 15-17 October 2003, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The successful proposals are from Guyana and Haiti, two each; Belize, Jamaica, the OECS and the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), one proposal each. Speaking from…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 8-10 OCTOBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The Ninth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was convened in Georgetown, Guyana on 8-10 October 2003, under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Lawrence Achong, Minister of Labour and Small and Micro-Enterprise Development, Trinidad and Tobago. Ministers in attendance were: the Hon. Rawle Eastmond, Minister of Labour, Barbados; the Hon. Marcial…
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