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COTED BEGINS SERIES OF MEETINGS ON TRADE AND ECONOMIC ISSUES
Ministers and officials from the Region’s Trade and Agricultural sectors will meet in Georgetown, Guyana over several days for a series of Meetings under the umbrella of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). It will be the Eleventh Meeting of the Council, one of the four ministerial Organs of the Community, and the one that is charged with…
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STATEMENT BY THE HON. S.R. INSANALLY, O.R., CCH, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, COOPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 21 MAY 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honourable Prime Minister, Honourable Ministers Excellencies, Mr. Secretary-General Ladies and Gentlemen, I am extremely pleased, on behalf of the Government and people of Guyana to extend to you a warm welcome to the opening of this Fourth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations. Mindful of the importance of our deliberations, we have done our utmost to ensure…
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STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE MERVYN ASSAM, MINISTER OF ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TOURISM, AT THE OPENING OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), MAY 21, 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honourable Prime Minister of Guyana Colleague Ministers Secretary-General Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is indeed a pleasure to address this Fourth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) in my capacity as outgoing chairman. To COFCOR falls the responsibility of marshaling the diverse elements of the foreign…
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REMARKS BY MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 21 MAY, 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
His Excellency Mr. Samuel A. Hinds, Acting President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana Honourable Ministers of Foreign Affairs and their delegations Other Honourable Ministers Your Excellencies, Ambassadors, High Commissioners and other representatives of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media Colleagues I have the honour and the pleasure to welcome you all to this the…
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CARICOM FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET ON CRITICAL INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ISSUES
An agenda focusing on the Region’s strategic approach to its relations with Third States and International Organisations will occupy the attention of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers of Foreign Affairs when they meet in Georgetown, Guyana, from 21-22 May. This will be the Fourth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) and it is being held under…
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FOSTERING CO-OPERATION IN THE GREATER CARIBBEAN
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Mr. Edwin Carrington will join with his counterparts from the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), the Latin American Economic System (SELA), Central American Integration System (SICA) and the Central Economic Integration System (SIECA) in fostering new planks of cooperation across the wider Caribbean. Cooperation in Sustainable Tourism in the Caribbean features prominently in these…
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US$13.7 MILLION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CARICOM THROUGH IMF
A US$13.7 million technical assistance package will become available through the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Member States will be assisted in increasing public sector savings, containing public debt within manageable limits, and increasing the level of economic and social infrastructure development in their respective societies. CARICOM Chairman, Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur,…
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COMMUNIQUE ON SECOND MEETING OF DIRECTORS OF YOUTH OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 7-9 MAY 2001, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Second Meeting of Directors of Youth of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Trinidad and Tobago May 7 – 9, 2001 under the chairmanship of Mr. Wilton John, Director of Youth Affairs. Participants were drawn from Member States and included Directors of Youth and representatives of regional and international agencies, educational institutions and youth organisations. The primary objective…
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JOINT OAS/CARICOM INITIATIVE ON HAITI
Yesterday, Prime Minister Owen Arthur of Barbados, the current Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and OAS Secretary General Cesar Gaviria agreed to join efforts of the OAS and CARICOM on Haiti into a Joint Mission to be led by Gaviria and former Dominican Prime Minister Dame Eugenia Charles. A joint exploratory mission…
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CARICOM DELEGATION CONCLUDES OFFICIAL VISIT TO SURINAME
Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Rt. Hon. Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados, accompanied by Secretary-General of the CARICOM Secretariat, Mr. Edwin Carrington, and Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations, Mr. Albert Ramdin, earlier this week concluded three days of consultations with key stakeholders in the Republic of Suriname. Prime Minister…
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