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JOINT DECLARATION ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FIRST SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF CARICOM-SICA-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 5 FEBRUARY 2002, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
Acting upon the invitation of the Prime Minister of Belize, Heads of States and/ or Governments of the States Members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and of the Central American Integration System (SICA) and the Dominican Republic as an Observer State, met in Belize City on Tuesday, 5 February 2002, in an historic First Summit between the Parties. EMPHASIZING the…
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OPENING REMARKS BY THE HON. SAID MUSA, PRIME MINISTER OF BELIZE, AT THE 13TH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 4 FEBRUARY 2002, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
Colleague Heads of Government and Heads of Delegation, Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community, Honourable Ministers of Government and other Government Officials, Delegates, Members of the CARICOM Secretariat and Representatives of Caribbean Institutions, Ladies and Gentlemen. This 13th Inter-Sessional meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government has been preceded by a flurry of activity over the…
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STATEMENT BY THE RT. HON. HUBERT INGRAHAM, PRIME MINISTER OF THE BAHAMAS, AT THE OPENING OF THE THIRTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 4 FEBRUARY 2002, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
Salutations We are today convened for the fourth time in seven months; the frequency of our meetings a clear indication of the ever increasing intensity and complexity of the challenges facing our region today. We all welcomed the opportunity yesterday, in the serenity of Caye Chapel, to sit back and deliberate at length on one of the key issues affecting…
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STATEMENT BY HON. LESTER BIRD, PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, ON THE CLOSURE OF THE CARIBBEAN MEDIA CORPORATION, TO THE THIRTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE, FEBRUARY 2002
BRIEF ON CARIBBEAN MEDIA SERVICES 1. The CARICOM Ministerial meeting in Antigua agreed to recommend the following to CARICOM Heads of Government: CARICOM governments should inject a loan or guarantee of US$1.5 million into CMC which should be converted into equity in the Corporation. CARICOM Governments would immediately have 2 appointees to the Board (Antigua had suggested these should…
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OPENING REMARKS BY THE HON. SAID MUSA, PRIME MINISTER OF BELIZE, AT THE 13TH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 4 FEBRUARY 2002, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
Colleague Heads of Government and Heads of Delegation, Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community, Honourable Ministers of Government and other Government Officials, Delegates, Members of the CARICOM Secretariat and Representatives of Caribbean Institutions, Ladies and Gentlemen. This 13th Inter-Sessional meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government has been preceded by a flurry of activity over the…
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STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA THE HONOURABLE LESTER B. BIRD AT THE OPENING OF THE SPECIAL EMERGENCY MEETING OF CARICOM MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR INFORMATION, ANTIGUA, 28 JANUARY 2002
Mr Chairman, Honourable Prime Minister, Ministers, Distinguished Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen. There can be no question that a great void now exists in the flow of information in the Caribbean. Throughout the Region, newspapers and radio and television stations are devoid of news and information about events in the Caribbean. Even the largest of the media entities – those that…
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OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL, 26 JANUARY 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados Other Honourable Ministers Representatives of the European Union (EU) EU Deputy Regional Officer Distinguished Delegate Representatives of the Private Sector Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen Four years ago in Nassau, The Bahamas, this Council held its inaugural meeting. The then Chairman counselled that it behoved us to ensure that this body…
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STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA THE HONOURABLE LESTER B. BIRD AT THE OPENING OF THE SPECIAL EMERGENCY MEETING OF CARICOM MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR INFORMATION, ANTIGUA, 28 JANUARY 2002
Mr Chairman, Honourable Prime Minister, Ministers, Distinguished Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen. There can be no question that a great void now exists in the flow of information in the Caribbean. Throughout the Region, newspapers and radio and television stations are devoid of news and information about events in the Caribbean. Even the largest of the media entities – those that…
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CARICOM/ANDEAN COMMUNITY SEMINAR ON INVESTMENT, TRADE AND BANKING, 21-22 FEBRUARY 2002, CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and Caribbean Export in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade of Columbia and the Andean Development Corporation (CAF) will be hosting a Seminar on Investment, Trade and Banking in Cartagena, Colombia 21- 22 February, 2002. Background and Objective The Seminar is a result of a Cooperation Agreement between the CARICOM Secretariat and the Andean Development…
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STATEMENT OF CARICOM MISSION TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 28-29 JANUARY 2002
The CARICOM Mission to Trinidad and Tobago, led by the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of The Bahamas and Immediate Past Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), including Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and CARICOM Secretary-General Mr. Edwin Carrington, engaged in a busy round…
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