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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS BOLT’S ACHIEVEMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) H.E. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has offered congratulations to athlete Usain Bolt and has hailed his achievement as an inspiration to young athletes everywhere and in the Caribbean in particular. Mr. Bolt, a Jamaican, is now the fastest man on earth after winning the 100-metre event on 31 May at…
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GOVERNMENTS CANNOT DO IT ALONE – JAMES MOSS-SOLOMON
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Governments in the Region could not alone invest in agriculture; the private sector needed to get on board, Mr. James Moss-Solomon, Head of the Task Force of the CARICOM Agriculture Investment Forum said. At the conclusion of the Forum Saturday 7 June 2008, at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC), Mr. Moss-Solomon told representatives…
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FORUM RAISED AWARENESS OF AGRICULTURE’S POSSIBILITIES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Greater awareness by investors of the opportunities in the agriculture sector, and the ability of investors and entrepreneurs to interact face to face have been hailed as two of the important outcomes of the CARICOM Agriculture Investment Forum. The two-day Forum wrapped up Saturday afternoon at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC) with a…
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ST. KITTS AND NEVIS GUNNING FOR CARICOM QUIZ CHAMPIONSHIPS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the CARICOM Regional Quiz Competition moves into its first leg of the Zonal Round, St Kitts and Nevis will be making its second bid for the championship trophy which was wrested from them in 2004 by Guyana. Set to take place in St Vincent and the Grenadines at the Anglican Pastoral Centre, New…
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ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES EYEING THE CARICOM QUIZ TROPHY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater, Georgetown) St Vincent and the Grenadines will be hosting the first Zonal Round of the (Caribbean Community) CARICOM Regional Quiz Competition scheduled for 12-13 June 2008 at the Anglican Pastoral Centre, New Montrose, while Trinidad and Tobago will be hosting the second, on 17-18 June at the National Library in Port-of-Spain. St Vincent and the Grenadines…
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CARICOM SECRETARIAT PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Dr. Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary General, Human and Social Development of the Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM Secretariat) led a team of Staff Members from the CARICOM Secretariat and the Ministry of Health Guyana, on a Four Mile Green Walk on World Environment Day, Thursday, 5 June 2008. Clad in green as a symbol of…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL , CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 6 JUNE 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman – the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas Other Honourable Ministers Their Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Deputy Secretary-General and other members of the Executive Management of the CARICOM Secretariat Distinguished Delegates Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, (CARICOM) may I welcome you to this…
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REMARKS BY HONOURABLE THEODORE BRENT SYMONETTE, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE BAHAMAS, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL, 6 JUNE 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Secretary–General Colleague Ministers Other Representatives of Member States Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Representatives of the Media Thank you for your warm welcome on this my first visit to Guyana. I know I shall enjoy my short stay in this beautiful country. I am also, as Chairman of this Council, in the interesting position of having to welcome the host…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE REGIONAL AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT FORUM, 6-7 JUNE 2008, LILIENDAAL, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
His Excellency the President of Guyana The Hon. Prime Minister of Guyana The Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas Cabinet Ministers of Guyana and other Honourable Ministers of Government of the Caribbean Community Members of the Diplomatic Corps Mr. James Moss-Solomon, Chairman, and other Members of the Task Force Members of the Private Sector Deputy Secretary-General and other members of…
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GIVE AGRICULTURE AN EQUAL CHANCE, SAYS PRESIDENT JAGDEO
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Agriculture Investment Forum got underway with calls for Caribbean governments to create a better environment for investors and bankers, and the private sector in general, to inject the necessary resources to boost the agriculture industry and ensure food security in the Region. Delivering the keynote address this morning (6 June 2008) to…
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