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INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFICKING, 1999
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking will be observed tomorrow 26 June 1999. Attached are Messages from the United Nations Secretary- General and the Executive Director, United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention. MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, UNITED NATIONS ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING – 26 JUNE 1999…
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CARIBBEAN LEADERS HEAD TO RIO
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Just days before their own XX Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, eleven (11) CARICOM Leaders will attend the historic Inter-Hemispheric Summit between Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean. This first ever summit of its kind will begin in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Monday June 28 and end…
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PPP/CIVIC AND PNC DISCUSS PROPOSALS FOR AN AGREED AGENDA PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CARICOM FACILITATOR ON THE MEETING BETWEEN THE PEOPLE’S PROGRESSIVE PARTY/CIVIC (PPP/Civic) AND THE PEOPLE’S NATIONAL CONGRESS (PNC)
The Parties met at 15:30 hours on 14 June, 1999 as agreed. Representing the Peoples Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/Civic) were – Mr. Donald Ramotar Ms. Gail Teixeira Representing the Peoples National Congress (PNC) were: Mr. Lance Carberry Mr. Lloyd Joseph This was a Preliminary Meeting to discuss proposals by both sides for an agreed agenda for the Dialogue. The PPP/Civic proposed…
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CARICOM LOOKS TO CHILE FOR AGRI DEVELOPMENT
A 17-member CARICOM team which recently undertook an Agri-Business Mission to Chile, is highly supportive of increased and stronger linkages with that country after a revealing and successful study tour there which focused on the fruits and vegetables sub-sector. Following the 8-day visit to Chile, located in the southwestern corner of South America, team members identified a number of areas…
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AGRICULTURE FOCUS AT COTED MEETING
Agriculture and related issues of trade, standards, and external economic relations were the highlight of the just concluded Sixth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) at the Caribbean Community CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana, on 4-5 June 1999. Among other items discussed at the meeting were the nine Protocols revising the Treaty of Chaguaramas by…
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETS IN GUYANA
The Fourth Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers, the second highest decision-making forum of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), takes place in Georgetown, Guyana on 11 – 12 June, 1999. The Community Council of Ministers will examine preparations for the 20th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government which takes place in Trinidad and Tobago on 4 –…
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING UNDERWAY
Ministers responsible for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Affairs began meeting in Georgetown, Guyana today 11 June, 1999 at the Secretariat’s Headquarters. At this the Fourth Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers, the second highest decision-making forum of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ministers will discuss a range of matters including measures to improve the functioning of the Secretariat. In brief opening…
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PRESS RELEASE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FOURTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE,
The CARICOM Single Market and Economy was significantly advanced as regional Attorneys-General and Ministers of Legal Affairs approved and commended for signature by the Conference of Heads of Government, three Protocols amending the Treaty establishing the Caribbean Community. The Instruments: Protocol IV – Trade Policy; Protocol VI – Transport Policy, and Protocol VII – Disadvantaged Countries, Regions and Sectors, are…
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SIXTH COTED MEETING UNDERWAY IN GUYANA
A range of matters including progress towards the implementation of a CARICOM Single Market and Economy, and the Regional Transformation Programme for agriculture are among items on the agenda of the Sixth Meeting of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) which got underway on 4 June, 1999 in Georgetown, Guyana. The two-day meeting which is…
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SINGLE MARKET PROGRESS ON 6TH COTED AGENDA
The Sixth Meeting of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) will be held at the Secretariat’s headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana from 4-5 June, 1999. The two-day meeting of Regional Ministers responsible for trade and or economic matters will focus on a range of issues including those pertinent to agricultural development, the trade in goods and…
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