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PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE PROJECT ADVISORY GROUP (PAG) FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION-FUNDED PROJECT ON “STRENGTHENING THE INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSE TO HIV/AIDS/STI IN THE CARIBBEAN (SIRHASC)”, 15 FEBRUARY 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The Fourth Meeting of the Project Advisory Group (PAG) for the European Union-funded project on “Strengthening the Institutional Response to HIV/AIDS/STI in the Caribbean” (SIRHASC) was held in Georgetown, Guyana on 15 February 2002. The Meeting was convened under the chairmanship of Assistant Secretary-General, Human and Social Development, Dr. Edward Greene who is also the Deputy Regional Authorising Officer (DRAO)…
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ACCESS TO CHEAPER ANTI-RETROVIRAL DRUGS: CARICOM IN DIALOGUE WITH PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES
The Ministry of Health, Jamaica will host the first in a series of regional meetings to discuss ways in which the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States can access cheaper anti-retroviral drugs to care for persons living with HIV/AIDS in the Region. The Meeting takes place on 18-19 February 2002, in the capital, Kingston. The two-day Meeting will focus on negotiations…
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FOURTH MEETING OF CARIBBEAN HIV/AIDS/STI PROJECT ADVISORY GROUP SCHEDULED FOR 15 FEBRUARY 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The Fourth Meeting of the Project Advisory Group (PAG) for the European Union-funded project on “Strengthening the Institutional Response to HIV/AIDS/STI in the Caribbean” will take place in Georgetown, Guyana, on Friday 15 February 2002. This regional project is being financed through the resources of the 8th European Development Fund in the amount of EUR 6.9 million and is executed…
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CARICOM HEADS FAST TRACK FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF CSME
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) signed four Instruments at their Thirteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting in Belize City, Belize to fast track the full implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The Instruments signed were: Protocol on the Provisional Application of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, Agreement Establishing the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism, Agreement Establishing the Caribbean…
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COTED OFFICIALS, MINISTERS TO DISCUSS TRADE, ECONOMIC ISSUES
Officials and Ministers of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), one of the chief organs of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), meet in Guyana on 23-25 January, to deliberate on a host of trade related and economic issues affecting the regional integration movement. The COTED Officials will first meet on 23-24 January at the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel to…
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PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION-FUNDED PROJECT “STRENGTHENING THE INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSE TO HIV/AIDS IN THE CARIBBEAN”, 17-18 JANUARY 2002, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Third Meeting of the Project Management Group for the European Union-funded project on “Strengthening the Institutional Response to HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean” was convened at the Hilton Hotel in Trinidad and Tobago from 17-18 January, 2002. The Meeting considered the performance reports from all six (6) implementing agencies during the first six months of operation of the project and…
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EU FUNDED CARIBBEAN AIDS PROJECT FOR THIRD QUARTER REVIEW
The Third Quarterly Meeting of the Project Management Group (PMG) of the European Union-funded project for “Strengthening the Institutional Response to HIV/AIDS/STI in the Caribbean” will be held in Trinidad and Tobago from 17-18 January, 2002. Foremost among the issues to be addressed at this meeting will be a comprehensive review of project implementation activities during the initial six (6)…
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PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CARICOM TOURISM SUMMIT, 8-9 DECEMBER 2001, THE BAHAMAS
Caribbean governments have agreed to implement an aggressive advertising programme to get tourism, the main foreign exchange earner for a number of countries, back on track following the decline in arrivals after the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. This was a major decision emerging from the Summit on Tourism held at Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island, The Bahamas…
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MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE : ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN TOURISM ORGANISATION, MR. JEAN HOLDER, AT THE SECOND CARIBBEAN TOURISM SUMMIT, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS, 8-9 DECEMBER 2001
Mr. Chairman, Rt. Hon Hubert Ingraham Distinguished Heads of Government Secretary General of CARICOM Ministers of Government Your Excellencies Tourism Public and Private Sector Colleagues We are met today to fulfil a promise made in February this year to tackle the momentous task of “reinventing” Caribbean tourism, the economic sector, on which this Region is said to be four times…
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