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OPENING REMARKS BY MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 22 MAY 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Hon. Ministers, Other Heads of Delegations, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Heads of Regional Institutions, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media, Staff of the Secretariat I am pleased to extend a warm welcome to you this morning to this Opening Ceremony of the Eleventh Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development of the Caribbean Community. A…
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COTED BEGINS SERIES OF MEETINGS ON TRADE AND ECONOMIC ISSUES
Ministers and officials from the Region’s Trade and Agricultural sectors will meet in Georgetown, Guyana over several days for a series of Meetings under the umbrella of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). It will be the Eleventh Meeting of the Council, one of the four ministerial Organs of the Community, and the one that is charged with…
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CARICOM STATEMENT ON THE EU BANANA IMPORT REGIME ISSUED BY THE 10TH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE
The Tenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) which was convened in Georgetown, Guyana,11-12 January 2001 is dismayed at the decision of the Agriculture Council of the European Union to direct the Commission to prepare for a revised EU banana import regime based on the principle of “First Come, First Served” (FCFS). The proposal is totally…
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CARICOM POSITION ON AGRICULTURE AND SERVICES FOR WTO NEGOTIATIONS
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers responsible for Trade and Economic Development have agreed to a CARICOM position on Agriculture and Services in the current round of negotiations taking place in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Assistant Secretary-General for Regional Trade and Economic Integration at the CARICOM Secretariat, Byron Blake, reporting on the CARICOM initiative, explained that the Ministers also agreed…
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STATEMENT ON THE BELIZE/GUATEMALA DISPUTE ISSUED BY THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 11 JANUARY 2001
The Tenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development [COTED] of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) received information from the Minister representing Belize on recent developments in the Belize-Guatemala border dispute. The Meeting recalled that last year both sides had agreed to engage in confidence-building measures to ease tension along the common border and to appoint a Panel of…
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REMARKS BY THE HON. OSBORNE RIVIERE, MINISTER FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETING, DOMINICA, AT THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 11-12 JANUARY 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Salutations. Let me begin by first extending, on behalf of the Government and people of the Commonwealth of Dominica, a happy and prosperous 2001 to all my colleague Ministers, the Secretary-General, officials, and staff of the CARICOM Secretariat. It is our hope that the year 2001 will be for you and for all of us in CARICOM, a year of…
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DIVERSE AND COMPLEX ISSUES BEFORE COTED OFFICIALS
The Tenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), opened today at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana with officials beginning their first round of discussions on a wide range of issues described as “diverse and complex”. In setting the tone of the two-day meeting, Belizean Chairman Dr. Marcelino Avila, who is also the Chief…
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COTED MEETS ON CRUCIAL CSME MATTERS
The Tenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) will focus on crucial issues concerning the establishment of CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) when the week-long officials and ministerial deliberations begin at the Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat on 8 January, 2001. The outcome of the Second Special Consultation between CARICOM and the Civil Society leadership in Barbados…
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COMPLETING CARICOM TREATY REVISION MAIN COTED FOCUS
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will focus its attention on a number of trade and economic issues, particularly those in relation to the implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy in June. These Meetings will be held under the umbrella of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). The Meetings will take place in Barbados and the CARICOM Secretary-General,…
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