Sustainable development

Foreign Policy and Community Relations

July 11, 2006
496

JAGDEO INITIATIVE WILL ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL AGRICULTURE SECTOR

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The policies and programmes for the agriculture sector in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), as set out in the Jagdeo Initiative will ensure that the Region’s agriculture sector is given priority in order for it to become sustainable. This was underscored by the Jamaica Minister for Agriculture and Land, the Honourable Roger Clarke as he…
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April 28, 2006
732

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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July 5, 2005
779

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MUST BE CUSHIONED IN THE NEW GLOBAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are leading by example in streamlining the required arrangements to cushion any fall out that may occur as a result of the implementation of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM). Speaking with reporters following his brief to CARICOM Heads of Government in Saint Lucia on Monday 4 July, the…
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April 6, 2005
571

CARICOM STATISTICIANS ENDORSE COORDINATED ACTIVITY BETWEEN CIVIL REGISTRARS AND VITAL STATISTICIANS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The first Regional Workshop bringing together some seventeen Civil Registrars and Vital Statisticians from Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States ended in Georgetown, Guyana on Wednesday, 6 April, with participants endorsing an initiative to establish a CARICOM Association of Civil Registrars and Vital Statisticians. The Association will lead in the execution of the plan of action adopted…
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January 14, 2005
511

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL MEETING TO REVIEW THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BARBADOS PROGRAMME OF ACTION FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES, 14 JANUARY 2005, MAURITIUS.

Mr. President His Excellency The Secretary-General of the Mauritius International Meeting Distinguished Delegates I join in thanking the Government and People of Mauritius for hosting this meeting. The quality of the hospitality, for which we extend our gratitude, has certainly served to enhance the prospects for significant achievements by the Meeting. I extend congratulations to you Secretary-General, and to your…
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January 5, 2005
516

CARIBBEAN TO FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, VULNERABILITY REDUCTION AT MAURITIUS MEETING

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The devastating 2004 hurricane season in the Caribbean, the recent catastrophic underwater earthquake and resulting tsunamis in Asian coastal and Island countries, an earthquake which caused millions of dollars in damagde in Dominica in November and quakes in Trinidad and Tobago and Cayman Islands provide a chilling backdrop to the participation by the Caribbean's small island…
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April 27, 2004
894

A CLEANER, HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT FOR THE REGION

The CARICOM Region should look to breathing much cleaner air and accessing cheaper electricity over the next few years with the execution of the Caribbean Renewable Energy Development Programme (CREDP). A Global Environmental Facility (GEF) grant of US$3.726 million made available through the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is the most recent addition to the international financial assistance already secured…
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January 28, 2004
532

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE INTER-REGIONAL PREPARATORY MEETING TO REVIEW THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BARBADOS PROGRAMME OF ACTION FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES, 26-30 JANUARY, 2004, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS

Hon. Marcus Bethel, Minister of Health and the Environment Hon. Ministers Amb. Anwarul Chowdhury, Secretary-General of the Mauritius Conference Distinguished Delegates Ladies and Gentlemen Permit me firstly, to join with the previous speakers in expressing sincere thanks and appreciation to the Government and People of The Bahamas, for hosting this meeting. There is no need for me to stress how…
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November 29, 2003
573

CARICOM MISSION CONTINUES DISCUSSIONS IN INDIA

The CARICOM Mission to India led by the Hon. K.D. Knight, current Chairman of the Community Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Jamaica continued its five-day visit with stops at a number of Hi-Tech organizations in Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh (State). The Delegation, which includes Secretary-General Edwin Carrington and Special Assistant Glenda Itiaba, met with…
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January 16, 2003
892

NEW YOUTH-BASED APPROACH TO FIGHTING DRUGS COMING TO THE CARIBBEAN

It is widely acknowledged that any effective drug prevention program must have a strong youth focus as young people are among the most vulnerable to the allure of illicit substances. For this reason the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Caribbean regional field office is preparing to launch the United Nations Global Youth Network in the Caribbean in…
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Sustainable development

JAGDEO INITIATIVE WILL ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL AGRICULTURE SECTOR

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

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MUST BE CUSHIONED IN THE NEW GLOBAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

CARICOM STATISTICIANS ENDORSE COORDINATED ACTIVITY BETWEEN CIVIL REGISTRARS AND VITAL STATISTICIANS

CARIBBEAN TO FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, VULNERABILITY REDUCTION AT MAURITIUS MEETING

A CLEANER, HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT FOR THE REGION

CARICOM MISSION CONTINUES DISCUSSIONS IN INDIA

NEW YOUTH-BASED APPROACH TO FIGHTING DRUGS COMING TO THE CARIBBEAN

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