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REMARKS DELIVERED BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF THE COOPERATION/CONSULTATION ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE CARICOM SECRETARIAT AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC), 1 MARCH 2007, TURKEYEN, GUYANA
Honourable Guy Mellet, Regional Delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross Other Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross Deputy Secretary-General Assistant Secretaries-General Other Secretariat Officials Ladies and Gentlemen Members of the Media This afternoon, the pleasure is mine to sign a Cooperation and Consultation Agreement on behalf of the CARICOM Secretariat with the International Committee…
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JOINT STATEMENT OF THE FOURTH GENERAL MEETING BETWEEN THE SECRETARIATS OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND THE ORGANISATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS), 2 MARCH 2007, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
1. The Fourth General Meeting between the Secretariats of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organisation of American States (OAS) was convened at the CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana on 2 March 2007. The CARICOM delegation was led by His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community. The OAS delegation was led by the Secretary General, His…
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS RIO SUMMIT HEADS, DELEGATES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) His Excellency Edwin Carrington has held several meetings on the margins of the 19th Summit of the Rio Group of States now underway in Georgetown. On Friday March 2, the Secretary-General held discussions with Secretary-General of the Organisation of American States (OAS) His Excellency Jose Miguel Insulza. The…
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CARICOM TO LAUNCH COMMISSION ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Commission on Youth Development (CCoYD) will be officially launched on Monday 5 March, 2007 in a ceremony at the Krasnapolsky Hotel, Paramaribo, Suriname at 7:00PM. The keynote address will be delivered by the President of the Republic of Suriname, His Excellency Dr. Runaldo R Venetiaan, the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Head of Government…
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CARICOM, ICRC SIGN COOPERATION ARRANGEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) signed a Cooperation Arrangement on International Humanitarian Law on March 1, 2007. The Arrangement will facilitate the promotion, ratification and implementation by CARICOM member states of the major international humanitarian law instruments. Secretary General of CARICOM His Excellency Edwin Carrington and…
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CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHRONIC DISEASES SET FOR THE CARIBBEAN
Washington, September 14, 2007 (PAHO) – A major new campaign to fight chronic disease in the Caribbean is getting underway in an effort to stem “the worst epidemic of chronic diseases like heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease in the Americas,” with the participation of heads of government. Government leaders want to work together to reduce risk…
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STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE FOURTH GENERAL MEETING BETWEEN THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 25 JANUARY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Assistant Secretary-General and Representatives of the United Nations and its Specialised Agencies Colleagues and Representatives of CARICOM Associated Institutions Members of the Media I extend a warm welcome to our visiting delegations both from CARICOM Regional institutions as well as from the United Nations and its Specialised Agencies, to the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). This is the fourth…
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YOUTH TECHNICAL RESOURCE TEAM ON HIV/AIDS MEETS IN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Members of the Mini Grant Programme (MGP) Youth Technical Resource Team from six participating countries will meet at the Heritage Hotel in Antigua and Barbuda on 24-26, February, 2007 to review the draft MGP training/participant modules and handbook for trainers and youth workers in HIV/AIDS. The Mini-Grant Programme was designed to train youth to develop projects…
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JOINT COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING OF MINISTERS OF TRADE OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND OF CENTRAL AMERICA, 22-23 FEBRUARY 2007, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) On February 22-23, 2007, Ministers of Trade of the following Central American countries – Republics of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama – and the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in Belize City to discuss bilateral trade relations among their countries and their experiences in international trade negotiations, including in the…
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TRAVELLING CARIBBEAN FILM SHOWCASE TO BE LAUNCHED IN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
The Caribbean region’s first travelling film showcase will be officially launched on Thursday, 22 February, 2007 at a ceremony to be held at the Sir Cecil Jacobs Auditorium of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank – the venue for the five-day showcase – in St. Kitts and Nevis. Chairman of the Havana-based International Organising Committee, Senor Rigoberto Lopez, will deliver the…
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