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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL AT HIGH LEVEL G77 MEETING
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Edwin Carrington is participating in a two-day meeting of the G77 High Level Panel of Eminent Personalities on a Development Platform for the South which is taking place in Antigua and Barbuda on 29-30 April 2008. The G77 which comprises 130 countries of the developing world and China is preparing…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL LOOKS FORWARD TO CLOSER COOPERATION WITH DUTCH OCTs
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) His Excellency Edwin Carrington has described his visit to St. Maarten as a “Caribbean homecoming” given the warmth which he experienced during his first visit to the island. The Secretary-General and the President of the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC) Mr. Nigel John led a joint…
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GUYANA SAFE FOR CARIFESTA X
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana has assured the Caribbean Region that it was safe to come to Guyana for the tenth staging of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) slated for 22-31 August, 2008. President Jagdeo gave this assurance to an outdoor audience of thousands of Guyanese and…
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CARIFESTA A CRITICAL TOOL OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Assistant Secretary General, Foreign and Community Relations (FCR) in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Ambassador Colin Granderson said, CARIFESTA is a critical tool of the integration process as it promotes greater awareness of the many sides of our heritage. Ambassador Granderson, who was addressing the Launch of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) on…
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ACTION ON PLANT PESTS CRITICAL TO TRADE IN PLANT PRODUCTS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The First Meeting of Caribbean Plant Health officials which ended in Georgetown Friday has stressed that in this era of rising food prices across the globe, there was need for action to ensure that potential barriers to trade in plant and plant products were dealt with as a matter of priority. To this end,…
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CYAP TO TACKLE ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOOD SECURITY CONCERNS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Environmental concerns and food security are two new issues which the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) have identified as growing risks to the Regional youth population, and plan to play a more active role in these areas. The new focus areas were selected during the April 21 – 23 meeting in Barbados. In…
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CARICOM TO PARTICIPATE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WORKSHOP
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Representatives of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Member States will participate in a two-day workshop on Promoting Physical Activity in the Caribbean as it continues to advance its offensive against chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Set to take place on 6-7 May, 2008, the workshop is part…
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RCC SALUTES FORMER CULTURAL ICON
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Nineteenth Meeting of the Regional Culture Committee (RCC) took time out Wednesday (23 April 2008) to observe a minute of silence in memory of one its cultural icons, Andy Palacio, who had served as the Deputy Administrator of the National Institute of Culture and History of Belize before his demise on January 19,…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR COLIN GRANDERSON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE LAUNCH OF CARIFESTA X, 23 APRIL 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana The Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Other Ministers of Government Members of the Diplomatic Corps Directors of Culture Members of the Interim Festival Directorate of CARIFESTA Members of the Artistic Community Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is a pleasure and an…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR COLIN GRANDERSON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE LAUNCH OF CARIFESTA X, 23 APRIL 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana The Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Other Ministers of Government Members of the Diplomatic Corps Directors of Culture Members of the Interim Festival Directorate of CARIFESTA Members of the Artistic Community Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is a pleasure and an…
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