admin
-
CARICOM LEADERS TALK TO UK PM ON EPA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown) The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Mr Gordon Brown has agreed to convey to the European Union (EU) certain critical concerns of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) regarding the ongoing Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations. CARICOM leaders continued their tradition of holding consultations in the margins of the Commonwealth Heads…
Read More » -
Call For Nominations For The Ninth Caricom Triennial Award For Women, 2008
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is pleased to invite Member States to submit nominations for the Ninth CARICOM Triennial Award for Women, 2008. The aim of the Award is to honour a Caribbean Woman who has made an outstanding contribution to the development of the Community. The following distinguished persons have been the recipients…
Read More » -
FORA EXAMINE CRITICAL ROLE OF STATISTICS IN REGION’S DEVELOPMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The critical role of statistics in advancing the Region’s development through the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) was examined at a series of meetings held recently in Paramaribo, Suriname. The Thirty-Second Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (SCCS) and the 15th Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee (RCCC) were both…
Read More » -
STATEMENT ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) AND FOURTH MEETING OF THE CARIFORUM COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING – EXTERNAL NEGOTIATIONS, 15 NOVEMBER 2007 , GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) of CARICOM and the Fourth Meeting of the CARIFORUM (CARICOM and Dominican Republic) Council of Ministers – External Trade Negotiations, met in consecutive sessions on 15 November 2007 in Guyana. The meetings were presided over by Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation, Guyana, Dr. Henry Jeffrey. The…
Read More » -
2010 ROUND OF CENSUSES TO GET DONOR SUPPORT FOR RAPID RESPONSE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A consortium of donors to provide resources to strengthen coordination among international agencies with regard to the 2010 Round of Censuses in the Region, is to be established in 2008. A proposal to this effect was presented by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to the 15th Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee…
Read More » -
ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 34TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE OF THE CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION OF INDIGENOUS BANKS, 13-15 NOVEMBER 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman His Excellency President Bharrat Jagdeo Prime Minister the Hon. Samuel Hinds Ministers of Government Members of Parliament Members of the Diplomatic Corps Governor of the Bank of Guyana Lawrence Williams The Chairman and Executive Members of the CAIB Distinguished Delegates Other Distinguished Guests Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen On this the occasion of your Thirty-Fourth (34th)…
Read More » -
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY AMBASSADOR COLIN GRANDERSON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING OF THE PLENARY SESSION OF THE AFRICAN UNION-AFRICAN DIASPORA MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE, 14-18 NOVEMBER 2007, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
Mr. Chairman, H. E. Mr. Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Marko Mausiku, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Namibia, H.E. Professor Oumar Konare, Chairman of the African Union Commission, Ambassador Dudley Thompson, Renowned Caribbean Pan-Africanist, Distinguished Ministers of the African Union…
Read More » -
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY AMBASSADOR COLIN GRANDERSON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING OF THE PLENARY SESSION OF THE AFRICAN UNION-AFRICAN DIASPORA MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE, 14-18 NOVEMBER 2007, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
Mr. Chairman, H. E. Mr. Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Marko Mausiku, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Namibia, H.E. Professor Oumar Konare, Chairman of the African Union Commission, Ambassador Dudley Thompson, Renowned Caribbean Pan-Africanist, Distinguished Ministers of the African Union…
Read More » -
PANCAP MOUNTS HIGH LEVEL MISSION TO BRITISH OCTs
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana ) A high-level team from the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) will visit the British Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) of Montserrat, Anguilla and The British Virgin Islands, during the period 19-23 November 2007. The team’s mission is to facilitate an exchange of information between Caribbean political leaders and technical experts from key…
Read More » -
TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING OF COTED OPENS THURSDAY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The operation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and the imminent establishment of the Competition Commission are among key agenda items of the Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). COTED meets on Thursday 15 November 2007 at Buddy’s International Hotel, Providence, in Guyana. In the absence of…
Read More »