Grenada
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CARICOM media workshop underway in Grenada
St. George’s, July 27, 2010 (GIS) – Local and regional broadcasters and newspaper editors are meeting in Grenada to discuss the free movement of skilled persons and other issues related to the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) This week’s workshop is organised by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which is trying to engage media workers in the attempt at “demystify…
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Grenada to receive additional ICT support from India
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (GIS) — India's High Commissioner-designate to Grenada, Malay Mishra, has pledged his country’s continued support to Grenada in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). “India attaches great importance to her relations with Grenada,” he explained. “Under India’s Economic and Technical Cooperation Programme (ITEC), India has continued to assist Grenada in its capacity building in the…
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Caribbean Community (CARICOM) electoral observer mission to the general elections in Grenada. Preliminary statement
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Core Team of the CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission arrived on 2 July 2008 followed by the rest of team on Friday, 4 July 2008 to monitor the General Elections on 8 July 2008. The Mission was deployed in all constituencies with the exception of Carriacou and Petite Martinique. The Mission would like to…
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STATEMENT BY HON. ELVIN NIMROD, MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE, GRENADA, AT THE OPENING OF THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR) OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 24 APRIL 2006, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
Excellency, Dr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of CARICOM Colleague Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM Other Heads of Delegation Members of the Diplomatic Corps Specially Invited Guests Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen Let me, on behalf of the Government and People of Grenada, extend a very sincere and spicy welcome to all present here this morning…
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A HOME OF OUR OWN : ADDRESS BY MOST HON P.J. PATTERSON ON, PC, QC, MP PRIME MINISTER, JAMAICA, AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, 19 FEBRUARY 2005, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Acknowledgements Salutations The formal opening of the Headquarters of the Community in this rich and diverse land is a particularly touching occasion for me personally. I had to be here. I am honoured that I have the privilege to speak to this august gathering. It is a moment filled with nostalgia but I must resist the temptation simply to indulge…
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CARICOM REGION BETTER POSITIONED TO UNDERTAKE DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has secured the sum of US$81 million in USAID Assistance to undertake its regional development priorities in Trade Competitiveness, HIV/AIDS and the reconstruction of Grenada. The funds, which make up part of a five-year programme, mark another important stage in what is described as a “strong, substantial and strategic relationship between USAID…
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CARICOM LEADERS RECOMMEND GRANT AID FOR GRENADA
CARICOM leaders have recommended that financial assistance to Grenada be in the form of “grants and aid and not loans,” and they agreed to support a call for a moratorium on Grenada's debt repayments. At the conclusion of an emergency meeting of Heads held Wednesday 15 September, in Trinidad and Tobago, the Heads agreed on a number of arrangements and…
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In keeping with the decision taken by Heads of Government at their 25th Regular Meeting in Grenada 4-7 July, the 18th meeting of the Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be held at Grand Anse, Grenada on Wednesday (July 28) to receive the report of the CARICOM Ministerial team which visited Haiti earlier this month. The Bureau is comprised of the Chairman (The Prime Minister of Grenada), the Outgoing Chairman (The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda), the Incoming Chairman (The President of Suriname), and the Secretary General. With the aim of the meeting being to receive the report on Haiti, members of the CARICOM Core Group on Haiti are expected to be in attendance. This means that other Heads of Government expected to particip
In keeping with the decision taken by Heads of Government at their 25th Regular Meeting in Grenada 4-7 July, the 18th meeting of the Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be held at Grand Anse, Grenada on Wednesday (July 28) to receive the report of the CARICOM Ministerial team which visited Haiti…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 4-7 JULY 2004, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
The Twenty-Fifth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community was held in Grand Anse, Grenada from 4 to 7 July 2004. Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada and Chairman of CARICOM presided over the Meeting of the Conference, the work programme of which sought to advance the process of regional…
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