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A Caribbean Community for all – Distinguished Lecture Series for CARICOM Anniversary
Grenada will host the fifth distinguished lecture as part of the celebrations to commemorate the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Dr. Compton Bourne, President of the Caribbean Development Bank, will deliver the lecture. It is entitled A Caribbean Community for All and will be held at the Norton Hall on 25th June 2003 commencing at 7:00p.m. To date,…
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CARIBBEAN DESIGNS ROAD MAP TO CANCUN
MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA – A meeting to prepare CARIFORUM member states for the Fifth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference, September 10 to 14, in Cancun, Mexico, came to a close today. The meeting, entitled: Caribbean Region Pre- Cancun Meeting, was held June 16 to 19; organized by the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM), in collaboration with the Commonwealth Secretariat…
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MINISTERS DISCUSS FUTURE OF THE FTAA
MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA – United States Trade Representative Robert Zoellick convened an informal meeting of Trade Ministers, from selected Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) countries, in Maryland, June 12, 2003. Ministers from thirteen countries attended, drawn from all regions of the hemisphere. The main focus of discussion was on the goals of the FTAA and the core elements…
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MESSAGE FROM THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE ELECTION OF SENATOR THE HONOURABLE JULIAN HUNTE OF SAINT LUCIA TO THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY (UNGA)
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) extends its warmest congratulations to Senator the Honourable Julian Hunte, OBE, Minister of External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation of Saint Lucia on his recent election as President of the 58th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Minister Hunte is a distinguished Caribbean son who has served his country and region with distinction…
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RNM PREPARES REGION FOR CANCUN
MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA – CARIFORUM member states’ senior officials and experts, with responsibility for trade, and specialists from regional and international bodies are meeting in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The four-day meeting will prepare the region for the Fifth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Cancun, Mexico, September 10 to 14. The Ministerial Conference marks the half-way mark for Doha…
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CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME LAUNCHED IN HAITI
The Caribbean Court of Justice in its continued Public Education Programme, on the 22-23 May, 2003 launched its public education programme in Haiti. Haiti is the newest Member State embraced as a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The launch and first round of the education programme in Haiti, targeted the Judiciary and Magistracy. The Haitian Judiciary was given the…
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OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE TWELFTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 31 MAY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honourable Ministers Other Heads of Delegation Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is my pleasure this morning, as Secretary-General, to welcome you to the Twelfth Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers, the second highest decision-making body in the Caribbean Community. Today’s session is statutorily required in order to complete the arrangements, including the agenda, for…
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OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE TWELFTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 31 MAY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honourable Ministers Other Heads of Delegation Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is my pleasure this morning, as Secretary-General, to welcome you to the Twelfth Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers, the second highest decision-making body in the Caribbean Community. Today’s session is statutorily required in order to complete the arrangements, including the agenda, for…
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STATEMENT BY THE HON. SAM CONDOR, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, AND INCOMING CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) AT THE OPENING OF THE FIFTEENTH MEETING OF COTED, 29 MAY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Chairman and Members of CARICOM, Host Minister Hon. Clement Rohee, outgoing Chair Hon Margaret Dyer-Howe, Colleague Ministers, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Representatives of Member Governments, Representatives of Inter-Hemispheric and Regional Governments, Ambassador Richard Bernal – Director of the Regional Negotiating Machinery, Friends of the Media: We in the Region continue to face an extremely busy and urgent trade negotiating…
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