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FIRST CARICOM SUMMIT ON CHRONIC NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES SET FOR TRINIDAD
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) For the first time in the Americas, Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meet specifically to discuss the problem of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (CNCDs). The historic Summit is supported by the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the Americas Bureau of the World Health Organisation (WHO). This Special Summit represents a culmination…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE BICENTENARY GLOBAL DIALOGUE 2007: AFRICAN DIASPORA AND THE CARIBBEAN REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE CONFERENCE, 27-29 AUGUST 2007, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
The Right Honourable Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Honourable Samuel Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana Honourable Minister of Social Development of South Africa Other Honourable Ministers Your Excellency, the Ambassador of South Africa Other Members of the Diplomatic Corps Deputy Secretary-General, CARICOM, and other Members of…
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CDB VICE PRESIDENT URGES COLLABORATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In the face of unfulfilled expectations in the range and quality of statistical data in the Caribbean Region, policy-makers and researchers need to create a symbiotic relationship that would ultimately produce good socio-economic planning, Mr. Neville Grainger, Vice President Finance, Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) said. Mr. Grainger made the recommendation in remarks at the…
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INTER-AGENCY COLLABORATION FOR CARICOM YOUTH COMMISSION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Four international development agencies have started collaboration with the CARICOM Commission on Youth Development in data collection on youth related issues. This is in support of the Commission’s mandate to assess the challenges and opportunities for youth in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and recommend a strategy to the Meeting of the…
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FINANCING AGREEMENT SIGNED TO SUPPORT CCJ OPERATIONS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and CARIFORUM, H.E. Edwin Carrington on Friday 17 August signed a 1.3M Euro Financing Agreement to support the operations of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). The signing ceremony took place at the CCJ Training and Conference Room, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The Agreement, signed earlier…
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WORKSHOP BOOSTS REGION’S CAPACITY FOR SUCCESSFUL CSME – DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The second CARICOM Regional Workshop on Demographic Analysis which ended on 17 August 2007 at the University of the West Indies (UWI) St. Augustine Campus, has started a process to focus attention on the people of the Caribbean Community; the real engine that will drive development in the Region, Deputy Secretary General of CARICOM,…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARIFORUM, AT THE SIGNING CEREMONY FOR THE FINANCING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND CARIFORUM, FOR THE INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT TO THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE, 17 AUGUST 2007, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) was established by the Agreement establishing the CCJ which entered into force on 23rd July 2002. The Agreement establishing the CCJ has been signed by all 12 member States that have declared their intention to be participants in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). Heads of Governments of CARICOM have recognized the important…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), DELIVERED BY DR. PHILOMEN HARRISON, PROGRAMME MANAGER, STATISTICS, ON THE OCCASION OF THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE SECOND CARICOM REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS, 17 AUGUST 2007, ST. AUGUSTINE, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Chair, Mr. Dave Clement Mr. Neville Grainger, Vice-President, Finance, Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Ms. Antonia Popplewell, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Planning and Social Development, Ms. Shirley Christian-Maharaj, Ag. Director of Statistics, Central Statistical Office Dr. Hamid Ghany, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of the West Indies Mr. Neil Pierre, Director, UNECLAC Professors Chukwudum Uche and Dr. Godfrey St. Bernard…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARIFORUM, AT THE SIGNING CEREMONY FOR THE FINANCING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND CARIFORUM, FOR THE INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT TO THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE, 17 AUGUST 2007, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) was established by the Agreement establishing the CCJ which entered into force on 23rd July 2002. The Agreement establishing the CCJ has been signed by all 12 member States that have declared their intention to be participants in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). Heads of Governments of CARICOM have recognized the important…
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DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS WORKSHOP CONCLUDES IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgtown, Guyana) Deputy Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) H.E. Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite and Vice President, Finance of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Mr. Neville Grainger, will deliver remarks at the formal closing session of a Demographic Analysis Workshop in Trinidad and Tobago on 17 August. The ceremony will be held at the Faculty of…
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