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May 22, 2002677
CARICOM SUB-GROUP TO REVIEW STATUS OF OPERATIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN MEDIA CORPORATION (CMC)
A sub-group of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers responsible for Information, Communication and Technology (ICT), have agreed to meet in Jamaica in June to review the status of operations of the Barbados-based Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC), which temporarily suspended services in January 2002. The group's decision to meet in Kingston, the Jamaican capital, was one of the major conclusions of the…
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May 7, 2002516
STATEMENT BY THE. HON. S.R. INSANALLY OR, CCH, MP, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, GUYANA , AT THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 6-7 MAY 2002, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
Mr Chairman Mr Secretary General Colleague Ministers Members of the Diplomatic Corps Ladies and Gentlemen: I am always delighted to have the opportunity to visit St Lucia where traditional Caribbean hospitality is offered with more than a soupcon of French flavour. Let me therefore, on behalf of my delegation, thank our hosts, the Government and people of St Lucia for…
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January 23, 2002656
CARICOM INFORMATION MINISTERS IN SPECIAL EMERGENCY DISCUSSIONS ON CMC
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is spear-heading an all-out effort to get the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) back on stream, mobilising support from various sectors of civil society to shore-up the efforts of the executive body of the regional media house. A special emergency meeting of CARICOM Ministers responsible for Information will be convened in Antigua and Barbuda on Monday, 28…
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November 8, 2001457
REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARIBBEAN REGIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTRE (CARTAC), 5 NOVEMBER 2001, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
Honourable Prime Ministers of Barbados, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines Honourable Ministers of Finance Other Honourable Ministers The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director of the Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean of the UNDP, Vice-president of the Americas Branch of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)…
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February 16, 2001588
COMMENTS BY CONRAD ALEONG, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF BWIA WEST INDIES AIRWAYS ON THE SIGNING OF THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE, 14 FEBRUARY 2001, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
As a Caribbean man, born, bred and brought up a Caribbean man, I know that I speak on behalf of all fellow Caribbean people, especially the business community and businesses like BWIA with a broad Caribbean raison d’etre, when I say that we are indeed proud, delighted and appreciative that our Caribbean leaders have agreed to bring a Caribbean Court…
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February 16, 2001547
REMARKS BY HON. PIERRE CHARLES, PRIME MINISTER OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA, AT THE 12TH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 14 FEBRUARY 2001, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
Mr. Chairman His Excellency Governor General Sir Clifford Husbands Colleague Prime Ministers Cabinet Ministers Members of Parliament Secretary-General of CARICOM, Mr. Edwin Carrington Other Distinguished GuestsLadies and Gentlemen Mr. Chairman, I wish to express my gratitude for the warm welcome that you have extended to me at this, my first meeting, of the Conference of Heads of Government of the…
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February 16, 2001590
ADDRESS BY THE HON. DAVID A C SIMMONDS, BCH, QC, MP, ATTORNEY-GENERAL, BARBADOS, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 12TH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 14 FEBRUARY 2001, ST. MICHAEL, BARBADOS
This evening marks a momentous occasion in Caribbean legal history. We are gathered here to take a giant step towards the completion of psychological, political and judicial independence. The Agreement establishing the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is now ready for signature by Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community. It is in the nature of a Treaty. As Chairman…
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February 16, 2001554
STATEMENT BY THE HON. BASDEO PANDAY, PRIME MINISTER, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AT THE 12TH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY14 FEBRUARY 2001, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
Colleague Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community; Honourable Ministers of Government of the Community; Your Excellency Dr Edwin Carrington; Sir Shridath Ramphal, CARICOM’s Chief Negotiator; Other Heads of Delegations; Distinguished guests; Ladies and gentlemen: There is a particular privilege that comes with speaking last. I can refrain from saying what I intended to say, since that would be to…
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February 16, 2001568
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT CONCLUSION OF 12TH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 16 FEBRUARY 2001, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
The Twelfth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community was held at the Sherbourne Conference Centre, Barbados from 14 to16 February 2001. Heads of Government in attendance were: Hon. Lester Bird, Prime Minister, Antigua and Barbuda; Rt. Hon. Owen Arthur, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Barbados; Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham,…
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February 16, 2001504
STATEMENT ON THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY’S RELATIONS WITH HAITI ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 12TH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 16 FEBRUARY 2001, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
The Conference: Having engaged in deep and wide-ranging exchange of views with His Excellency Jean-Bertrand Aristide, newly-elected President of Haiti on political developments in that country; Having been assured by His Excellency of his commitment to take such action, as lies within his authority, to address certain concerns arising from the 21 May 2000 elections, especially regarding the election of…
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