Areas of Work

  • May 8, 2006
    518

    CARICOM 2000 CENSUS REPORTS FOR MID-YEAR PUBLICATION

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Statistical officials of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met at the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana on 2-3 May to discuss the completion of national reports for the 2000 round of census exercises. The progress review meeting was convened by Coordinator of the Census exercise, Mr. Sylvan Roberts. It was held to…

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  • April 28, 2006
    634

    COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FIFTH UK-CARIBBEAN FORUM, 26-28 APRIL 2006, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS

    1. The Fifth UK-Caribbean Forum, hosted by the Government of Barbados, took place in Bridgetown on 26-28 April 2006. The Forum was co-chaired on the Caribbean side by the Hon. Elvin Nimrod, MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Grenada and current Chair of the CARICOM Council for Foreign and Community Relations, and on the UK side by…

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  • April 24, 2006
    399

    HIV/AIDS INTERVENTION FOR CARICOM MEMBER STATES

      (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The quality of life for an estimated five hundred and fifty persons living with HIV/AIDS in the six OECS Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is expected to improve with the introduction of a comprehensive programme for care, treatment and support funded by the Government of Brazil. The programme will be spearheaded…

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  • April 12, 2006
    529

    CARICOM Trade Ministers, Portman Agree on Council to Advance Trade Relations

    WASHINGTON, DC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-US trade relations received a boost today, as a result of a decision by the two sides to revitalize a long-dormant Trade and Investment Council (TIC). This decision was reached at a meeting of CARICOM Trade Ministers with United States Trade Representative Rob Portman in Washington, D.C. this afternoon.  One of eight CARICOM Ministers at…

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  • April 6, 2006
    423

    Bernal, Hylton meet – Status of Trade Negotiations Discussed

    CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – The Director-General of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM) Ambassador Dr. Richard Bernal met yesterday afternoon with Jamaica’s new Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Anthony Hylton. Ambassador Bernal described this first official meeting, that took place at the office of the Minister in Kingston, as “very productive”. He said, “our exchange of views…

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  • April 4, 2006
    537

    Current Status Of Antigua And Barbuda’s WTO Case Against The United States

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  • April 4, 2006
    493

    CARICOM Trade Ministers, USTR Portman to meet

    CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Trade Ministers are to meet with United States Trade Representative Rob Portman in Washington, D.C., April 12. In addition to Member State delegations, the CARICOM Secretary-General H.E. Edwin Carrington and the Director-General of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM) Ambassador Dr. Richard Bernal will also participate in the meeting. The expectation on the…

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  • March 14, 2006
    572

    Energy Cooperation, Agriculture Assistance For CARICOM-Mexico Joint Commission Meet In Georgetown

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Mexico are to explore mechanisms for enhanced relations when the two sides meet at the headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana on 16-17 March, 2006 for the Fourth Meeting of the CARICOM-Mexico Joint Commission. Among the issues earmarked for discussion by the Joint Commission are recent developments in…

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  • February 16, 2006
    422

    STATEMENT ON THE FIRST MEETING OF THE PAN-CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) AND THE DONOR COMMUNITY, 13 FEBRUARY 2006, KINGSTON, JAMAICA

    The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), convened its first meeting with the Donor Community on Monday 13 February 2006, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica. The meeting focused on Improving Harmonisation of HIV/AIDS programme activity with particular emphasis on more standardised funding and reporting arrangements. The engagement between PANCAP and the Donor Community carried several objectives. These included PANCAP’s…

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  • February 10, 2006
    507

    Greater Data Collection needed on the Creative Industries

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The creation of a regional Creative/Cultural Industry Mapping Network and a Creative/Cultural Industry Research Centre, to increase and improve data collection on the region’s creative industries, was one of the main recommendations of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-WIPO Experts Meeting on Creative Industries and Intellectual Property that was held on February 8-9 at the CARICOM Secretariat…

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