Areas of Work
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CARIBBEAN HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC REVIEW NEXT WEEK
Under the theme Many Partners Building One Initiative the CARICOM–led Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) holds its Third Annual General Meeting on 12 and 13 November in Georgetown, Guyana. This meeting will review progress and challenges in the regional battle against the epidemic as well as future activities, particularly in light of the recent inflow of international resources to…
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REGIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS ON HIV/AIDS, LAW, ETHICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS TO BE HELD 7-11 NOVEMBER 2003
The Second Regional Training Workshop for National Assessments on HIV/AIDS, Law, Ethics and Human Rights takes place on 7-11 November 2003 in Georgetown, Guyana. The workshop convened by the CARICOM-led Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) is part of a series of initiatives to train country research teams to undertake assessments on the effect of existing law and policy on…
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RNM-AGCI Trade Seminar Lauded
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – A ‘CARICOM Regional Training Seminar’, entitled: “International Negotiations, Free Trade Agreements and its Impact in Export Promotion: The Chilean Experience”, came to a close today. Convened in Montego Bay, Jamaica, October 20 to 23, it was coordinated by the International Cooperation Agency of Chile (AGCI), in collaboration with the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM). The objective…
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RNM-AGCI Collaborate in Trade Seminar
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – In an historic collaboration with the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM), the International Cooperation Agency of Chile (AGCI) has coordinated and arranged the delivery of a ‘CARICOM Regional Training Seminar’ to be convened in Montego Bay, Jamaica, October 20 to 23. The Seminar is entitled: “International Negotiations, Free Trade Agreements and its Impact in Export Promotion:…
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RNM-AGCI Collaborate in Trade Seminar
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – In an historic collaboration with the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM), the International Cooperation Agency of Chile (AGCI) has coordinated and arranged the delivery of a ‘CARICOM Regional Training Seminar’ to be convened in Montego Bay, Jamaica, October 20 to 23. The Seminar is entitled: “International Negotiations, Free Trade Agreements and its Impact in Export Promotion:…
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EIGHT CARICOM PROPOSALS SUCCESSFUL AT SIXTH MEETING OF GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA (GFATM)
Eight CARICOM proposals were approved by the Board of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) at its Sixth Meeting, which runs from 15-17 October 2003, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The successful proposals are from Guyana and Haiti, two each; Belize, Jamaica, the OECS and the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), one proposal each. Speaking from…
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ADDRESS BY CARICOM DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH CARIBBEAN WEEK OF AGRICULTURE (CWA 2003), 8 OCTOBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Salutations The Secretary General unfortunately could not be present this morning since he is presiding at a Council of Ministers meeting which coincides with this one. He has asked me to represent him here this morning and to convey his best wishes for a successful opening ceremony and week of activities. I congratulate the Alliance for Sustainable Development of Agriculture,…
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ADDRESS BY HON. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 8 OCTOBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman Incoming Chairman of the COHSOD, Minister Lawrence Achong Other Honourable Ministers of Government Members of the Diplomatic Corps Representatives of International and Regional organizations, especially Ms. Grace Strauchan, Regional Director of the ILO, who is attending her first meeting of the COHSOD Distinguished Delegates Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat I am truly…
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CANCUN SUMMIT COLLAPSES : GLOBAL TRADE AGENDA ‘UNSETTLED’ CARIBBEAN REGIONAL NEGOTIATING MACHINERY
The Fifth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference came to an end in Cancún, Mexico, September 14. However, the ‘endgame’ was not the result WTO members had hoped for. The Cancún summit closed with no consensus on key items on its agenda. Members failed to bridge their differences. Divisions amongst members proved too deep. “There were fundamental differences over key…
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CARIBBEAN COMMISSION ON HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT (CCHD) LAUNCHED
The Caribbean Commission on Health and Development (CCHD) was launched on Monday, 22 September 2003, in Washington DC. United States. The goal of the CCHD is to give substance to the 2001 Nassau Declaration The Health of the Region is the Wealth of the Region. In this regard, the Commission will be responsible for providing the guidelines for action to…
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