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CARICOM COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEET TO DISCUSS KEY COMMUNITY ISSUES
The Community Council of Ministers, the second highest decision-making Organ of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will convene its Seventh Meeting in Georgetown, Guyana on 26-27 January, 2001 at the Le Meriden Pegasus Hotel. This Meeting takes place just weeks before the 12th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM scheduled for Barbados from 14-16 February, 2001.…
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CARICOM STATEMENT ON THE EU BANANA IMPORT REGIME ISSUED BY THE 10TH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED).
The Tenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) which was convened in Georgetown, Guyana, 11-12 January 2001 is dismayed at the decision of the Agriculture Council of the European Union to direct the Commission to prepare for a revised EU banana import regime based on the principle of “First Come, First Served” (FCFS). The proposal…
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CARICOM STATEMENT ON THE EU BANANA IMPORT REGIME ISSUED BY THE 10TH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE
The Tenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) which was convened in Georgetown, Guyana,11-12 January 2001 is dismayed at the decision of the Agriculture Council of the European Union to direct the Commission to prepare for a revised EU banana import regime based on the principle of “First Come, First Served” (FCFS). The proposal is totally…
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ADVANCING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CCJ
The Preparatory Committee working on the establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will issue a status report to the Legal Affairs Committee at its Sixth Special Meeting in Georgetown, Guyana scheduled for 23-24 January 2001. The Attorneys General and Ministers of Legal Affairs of Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will also be working towards agreement on…
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CARICOM POSITION ON AGRICULTURE AND SERVICES FOR WTO NEGOTIATIONS
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers responsible for Trade and Economic Development have agreed to a CARICOM position on Agriculture and Services in the current round of negotiations taking place in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Assistant Secretary-General for Regional Trade and Economic Integration at the CARICOM Secretariat, Byron Blake, reporting on the CARICOM initiative, explained that the Ministers also agreed…
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CARICOM elections observer mission arrives in guyana
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Long-Term Electoral Observer Mission to the Republic of Guyana arrived in the country on 13 January, 2001 to commence preparations for observing the upcoming 2001 General Elections. The Chief of Mission is the Hon. Carl Rattray, OJ, QC, former President of the Court of Appeal, Jamaica; and the Deputy Chief of Mission, Mr. Justin Mc. Clair…
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS COMMUNITY’S 2001 AGENDA
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mr. Edwin Carrington and his Senior Staff, held the first Press Conference by the Secretariat for the New Year on January 10, 2001 at the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Headquarters in Barbados. The Secretary-General was in Barbados also to participate in the two-day High-Level Consultations on the OECD’s Harmful Tax Competition Initiative. In his…
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REMARKS OF OUTGOING CHAIRMAN (BELIZE) OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), HON. HENRY CANTON, MINISTER OF WORKS, TRANSPORT, BANANA AND CITRUS INDUSTRIES, AT THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COTED, 11-12 JANUARY 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Colleague MinistersHeads of Delegation and DelegatesSecretary-General and staff of the Caribbean Community SecretariatOfficials of the Regional Negotiating MachineryRepresentatives of Associated Institutions and especially the Private SectorMembers of the PressLadies, Gentlemen, Friends, Cuba and the Dominican Republic Representatives A very pleasant morning to you all! Let me take this opportunity to extend to all of you best wishes and successes for…
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REMARKS BY THE HON. OSBORNE RIVIERE, MINISTER FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETING, DOMINICA AT THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 11-12 JANUARY 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
SALUTATIONS Let me begin by first extending, on behalf of the Government and people of the Commonwealth of Dominica, a happy and prosperous 2001 to all my colleague Ministers, the Secretary-General, officials, and staff of the CARICOM Secretariat. It is our hope that the year 2001 will be for you and for all of us in CARICOM, a year of…
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OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 11 JANUARY 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Ministers, Colleagues from Member States and Regional institutions and associations Staff of the Secretariat, Members of the press I wish you Good Morning, a very productive and healthy New Year. This is our first CARICOM Meeting for the year, indeed for the century, and this gives us a good opportunity to make the beginning which we would wish to…
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