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Guyana seeking options to enact anti-money legislation
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Oct 1, CMC – The Guyana government says it is in the process of putting in place alternatives to address the technical deficiencies in its existing legal and financial legislative measures for the assessment of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall, who led a delegation to Miami for talks with…
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European Union diplomat urges Caribbean to rethink renewable energy polices
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Oct 1, CMC – The head of the European Union Delegation to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Ambassador Mikael Barfod says if the Caribbean is to fully integrate renewable energy into its development path so that it impacts on its economy, then it must adjust its mind-set to do so. Barfod, who will be participating in the October…
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CCJ to protect traders of goods and services
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Traders of goods and services will have protection from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), under the Caricom Regional Integration Electronic Public Procurement System, being developed across the region. According to Ivor Carryl, programme manager for the Caricom Single Market and Economy at the Caricom Secretariat, a regional public procurement notice board will be created for member…
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Address by The Honourable Nickolas Steele, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Business of Grenada at The General Debate of The 69 Th Regular Session of The UN General Assembly
Mr. Secretary General, Fellow Leaders, Excellencies, distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen. Mr. President, let me first of all thank the outgoing President John Ashe, for his sterling efforts in presiding over the 68th session of the UN General Assembly in a year that was designated for island states around the world. Let me also congratulate you and welcome you as…
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Statement by HIs Excellency Charles A. Savarin, Preseident of the Commonwealth of Dominica at the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Salutation: The President of the General Assembly, Mr. Secretary General, Heads and Members of Delegations, Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen: I begin by congratulating H.E. Sam Kutesa, former Foreign Minister of Uganda on his election as President of the 69th Session of this General Assembly. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank H.E. Dr. John Ashe for his…
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Statement by HIs Excellency Charles A. Savarin, Preseident of the Commonwealth of Dominica at the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Salutation: The President of the General Assembly, Mr. Secretary General, Heads and Members of Delegations, Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen: I begin by congratulating H.E. Sam Kutesa, former Foreign Minister of Uganda on his election as President of the 69th Session of this General Assembly. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank H.E. Dr. John Ashe for his…
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Statement by Senator the Hon. Wilfred P. Elrington , Attorney General Minister of Foreign Affairs Belize
On behalf of the Government and people of Belize, with great pleasure I congratulate His Excellency, Sam Kutesa in his capacity as President of the 69th Session of the General Assembly. Mr. President, I also take this opportunity to register our thanks to his predecessor, our own son of the Caribbean soil, H.E. Mr. John Ashe who performed his role…
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Statemet by the Hon Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda at the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Mr. President, Colleague Heads Of State & Government, Mr. Secretary General, Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, 1 wish, at the outset, to extend heartiest congratulations on your election to the presidency of the Sixty-Ninth Session of the General Assembly. Antigua and Barbuda looks forward to your leadership and guidance throughout this session. I also offer congratulations to your predecessor. His Excellency…
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Ffolkes Abrahams Hails CARICOM Consumer Protection System
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, says that the CARICOM online consumer-protection warning system has the potential to foster development of regional economies, while protecting consumers from unsafe goods. She was addressing a sensitisation workshop on the CARICOM Rapid Alert System for Information Exchange on Dangerous Goods (CARREX), held on Friday (September 25),…
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