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CONCLUDING STATEMENT THIRTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) PRINCESS INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, PROVIDENCE, GUYANA, 10-11 DECEMBER 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) concluded on Tuesday 11 December 2012, after two days of deliberations that ranged from matters related to the full and effective participation of all Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) to confronting high fuel and…
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CARIBBEAN PROMOTES IDEAS FOR CHANGE IN ACP DIRECTION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean contribution to the recent 7th Summit of the African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) Group of Countries Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea ranged from retrospective through introspective to prospective. Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Dr the Honourable Kenny D Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, was in the vanguard while the Minister of…
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CARICOM CHAIRMAN WISHES PRESIDENT CHAVEZ A SPEEDY RECOVERY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr the Honourable Kenny D Anthony has wished Venezuelan President His Excellency Hugo Chavez a “speedy recovery”. In a message on behalf of CARICOM to President Chavez, who is in Cuba undergoing treatment including surgery earlier this week related to his on-going battle with cancer, Prime Minister Anthony…
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CARICOM DSG RECOMMENDS AREAS OF FOCUS TO IMPROVE DISASTER MANAGEMENT STRATEGY RESULTS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite has cited several areas for increased focus in order to enhance the results from the implementation of the Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Strategy for the Region. Speaking at the 7th Annual Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management held recently in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Ambassador…
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OUR UNITY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE: REMARKS BY THE HON. DR. KENNY D. ANTHONY, CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF CARICOM AND PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT LUCIA AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTH SUMMIT OF ACP HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, MALABO, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, 13-14 DECEMBER 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Permit me at the outset to thank you, Mr President and the people of Equatorial Guinea for the tremendous African welcome and hospitality extended to us. This 7th Summit of the ACP in your unique country, being the only Spanish-speaking nation in Continental Africa, offers yet another opportunity for our ACP Group to herald…
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STATEMENT BY HONOURABLE MAXINE MC CLEAN, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN TRADE OF BARBADOS, ON AGENDA ITEM 4c THE FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT FINANCING AND THE POST BUSAN GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP ON THE OCCASION OF THE SEVENTH SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC GROUP OF STATES. MALABO, EQUATORIAL GUINEA 13-14 DECEMBER, 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I must first apologise for the absence of H.E. President Desiré Delano Bouterse, President of the Republic of Suriname. President Bouterse deeply regrets his absence. Within the context of the broader topic “The Future of the ACP Group In A Changing World: Challenges and Opportunities”, I have today been asked to deputise for President…
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STATUS OF THE ACP GROUP TOWARDS 2015 AND BEYOND: REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE CAROLYN RODRIGUES-BIRKETT AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTH SUMMIT OF ACP HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, MALABO, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, 13-14 DECEMBER 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) May I take this opportunity, Mr President, to express our deep gratitude to the Government and people of Equatorial Guinea for the gracious hospitality and profound generosity, extended to my delegation since our arrival. My President, His Excellency Donald Ramotar is unable to join you today for reasons beyond his control. He has asked…
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CARICOM CHAIRMAN CALLS FOR ACP SOLIDARITY AND UNITY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The 7th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African, Caribbean Pacific (ACP) Group of States should send a message to the international community that the Group “is here to stay.” That was the view of the Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr the Honourable Kenny D Anthony, Prime Minister of…
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EXECUTIVE BOARD LAUDS THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARIBBEAN PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY (CARPHA)
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkey, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) will commence formal operations in January 2013. Dr Carl Hospedales, a Trinidad and Tobago National and highly respected public health professional has been selected as its new Executive Director. This announcement was made by the Chair of CARPHA Executive Board, the Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, Minister of Health,…
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STATEMENT BY THE THIRTY- FIFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) WITH RESPECT TO RECOMMENDATIONS TO ALLEVIATE THE EFFECTS OF RISING PRICES OF FOOD ON THE REGION’S ECONOMIES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As rising prices of food continue to impact the Region’s economies, the Caribbean Community‘s (CARICOM’s) Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) strongly emphasised the need for increased production of agriculture products. The COTED called for urgent acceleration in the pace of implementation of the measures to alleviate the nine key binding constraints to…
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