Areas of Work
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SINGLE MARKET EDUCATION VITAL FOR CARIBBEAN ENTREPRENEURS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The 1 January 2006 launch of the CARICOM Single Market has been heralded by many Caribbean commentators as “a boost to regional integration,” which bodes well for the future of the Region. Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition of Guyana and member of the Committee of CARICOM Heads of Government and Leaders of Parliamentary Opposition,…
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CARICOM AGRICULTURE MINISTERS MEET IN GEORGETOWN FOR SPECIAL COTED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) President of the Republic of Guyana and Lead Head of Government in the CARICOM Quasi Cabinet with responsibility for Agriculture, His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, today underscored the importance of the Region’s agriculture industry in reducing the growing food import bill and attaining food security for the Region. Addressing CARICOM Ministers of Agriculture at the…
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Statement by the Honourable Kenneth Valley, Minister of Trade and Industry, Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Trinidad and Tobago at the 6th WTO Ministerial Conference, 13-18 December 2005, Hong Kong
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)On behalf of the Government and People of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, I extend best wishes to the Government and People of Hong Kong and commend you on the hosting of the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). My delegation deeply appreciates your hospitality and the efficient logistical arrangements which…
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Statement by the Hon. K. D Knight, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Jamaica delivered at the 6th WTO Ministerial Conference, 13-18 December 2005, Hong Kong
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) We are all privileged to meet in this bustling and fascinating host city – Hong Kong. I congratulate the Chair of this Conference and his able team for all the logistical and administrative arrangements, which have made our stay here enjoyable despite the hectic schedule. Jamaica is committed to trade liberalisation and to the…
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CARICOM MINISTERS SPEAK OUT ON SUGAR, BANANA AT WTO MINISTERIAL MEETING
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica, Hon. K.D Knight has pledged his country’s ongoing commitment to trade liberalisation, but has expressed disappointment over the declining terms of trade and erosion of preferential treatment for Jamaica’s banana and sugar exports. Addressing the 6th WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong, Minister Knight said…
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CARICOM FINANCE MINISTERS MEET IN JAMAICA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) With three weeks to go before the launch of the CARICOM Single Market on 1 January 2006, Finance Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will meet in Kingston, Jamaica on Monday 12 December to finalise plans for the operation of a critical element of the Single Market. CARICOM’s Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP)…
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CARICOM YOUTH AMBASSADORS DEVISE HIV/AIDS STRATEGIES WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES OF GUYANA
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A number of strategies geared to increase awareness, training and the capacity strengthening of several communities within one of Guyana’s remote regions have been mapped out by Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) during their recent trip to the Iwokrama Conservation and Development Reserve. The CYAs met with youths representing various communities located both…
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CULTURAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Cuba (hereinafter referred to as “the Parties”): INSPIRED by the indestructible ties of friendship and brotherhood among the People of the Caribbean; RECOGNISING the need for cooperation among the countries of the Caribbean Region in order to strengthen their socio-economic and political ties; DESIROUS of strengthening cultural cooperation to enable the People…
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CARICOM Youth Ambassadors Examine Biodiversity, Healthy Lifestyle Project In Central Guyana
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A group of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Youth Ambassadors (CYA)are presently in Guyana working with their peers from across the Region to develop strategies to fight against HIV/AIDS. This they are doing while at the same time observing Guyana’s biodiversity, by journeying to the central part of the country for a three-day visit to the…
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