Areas of Work
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PANCAP OBSERVES BRAZIL HIV/AIDS PROGRAMME
A high level team led by Dr. the Hon. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis will visit Brazil from 4-8 April 2005 to examine that country's response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and to explore avenues for technical cooperation between the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) and Brazil, in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS. The leading…
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Canadian Minister talks Trade in the Region
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Minister Pierre Pettigrew, the Canadian Minister of International Trade, met his CARICOM counterparts in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on March 10. The meeting was co-Chaired by Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Trade and Industry Hon. Kenneth Valley. The meeting provided an opportunity for both sides to assess progress made in beleaguered global trade talks…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), TO THE JOINT MEETING OF THE CARICOM DIRECTORS OF FISHERIES/CHIEF FISHERIES OFFICERS AND JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) STUDY TEAM, 4 MARCH 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Raymond Ryan, Chairman of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum Mr. Juichiro Sasaki, Leader of the Government of Japan/ Japan International Cooperation Agency Study Team Other members of the Japanese delegation Mr. Hugh Saul, Executive Director, Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Directors of Fisheries and Chief Fisheries Officers of CARICOM Other Members of the CARICOM team Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Ladies…
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CARICOM AND JAPAN HOLD TALKS ON MAJOR FISHERIES PROJECT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat through the Belize-based Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) is currently spearheading talks with the Government of Japan and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the development of a master plan for fisheries and aquaculture development in the Caribbean. At a meeting of CARICOM Directors of Fisheries/Chief Fisheries Officers and members…
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RNM News Release 02/05 – CARICOM and Canadian Trade Officials optimistic about way forward in Trade
CARICOM AND CANADIAN TRADE OFFICIALS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT WAY FORWARD IN TRADE TALKS CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – “Both sides felt that the meeting was constructive. Today’s encounter has provided impetus for forward momentum in a process that is the precursor to the commencement of formal negotiations for an enhanced trade arrangement between CARICOM and Canada.” This was the view of the…
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CARICOM REGION MOBILISES FOR INFORMATION SOCIETY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Member States are gearing for the technological challenges of globalisation through active participation and cooperation in the sphere of information technology. As part of preparations for phase two of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which takes place in Tunisia November 2005, several Regional organisations and institutions are meeting at the CARICOM Secretariat,…
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CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES FOCUS ON FOOD SECURITY IN MAURITIUS
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, the Secretariat of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), the Government of Italy and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday (January 12) co-sponsored a forum on agriculture, food production and food security in the Caribbean and Pacific regions as a partnership event at the international meeting on small island developing states (SIDS) in Mauritius.…
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