Guyana
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REGIONAL AGENCIES COMMIT TO PROVIDE FLOOD RELIEF ASSISTANCE TO GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Several Regional agencies including the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC), the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA), the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI), the Caribbean Environment Health Institute (CEHI), and the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) have committed to immediate health assistance to Guyana in the wake of floods that have affected much of the country's coastal…
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STATEMENT BY THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT CONCERNING THE FLOODING IN GEORGETOWN, GUYANA AND SURROUNDING AREAS, JANUARY 2005
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) CARICOM Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington, now back from the United Nations Meeting on the Sustainable Development of Small Island States in Mauritius, today (Monday, January 24, 2005) met with the Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite and staff to assess the impact on staff and operations of the Secretariat, of the current flood situation in Georgetown…
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CARICOM REGION MOBILISES FOR INFORMATION SOCIETY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Member States are gearing for the technological challenges of globalisation through active participation and cooperation in the sphere of information technology. As part of preparations for phase two of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which takes place in Tunisia November 2005, several Regional organisations and institutions are meeting at the CARICOM Secretariat,…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, TO THE CARICOM REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS MEETING OF THE WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY (WSIS), 12 JANUARY 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Esteemed colleagues, Representatives of the media: On behalf of the Secretary-General and the staff of the CARICOM ecretariat, it is my pleasure to welcome you to this important Consultation. Given the early start of Community meetings this year, I am also glad of the opportunity to wish you, your families and organisations, a happy and successful New Year. The CARICOM…
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OPENING REMARKS BY HON. DR. MARIA E. LEVENS, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, REPUBLIC OF SURINAME, AT THE FIFTEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 5 JANUARY 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Colleague Ministers and their distinguished delegates, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community and his hardworking staff. I would like to wish you all a healthy and prosperous new year. May CARICOM continue to be productive and beneficial to our Region. The year 2004 did not end as gloriously as we would have wished for all of us. Being elements of nature,…
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Bright Prospects Loom for CARICOM Integration
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) shapes up for the 2005 implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) the future looks promising for entrepreneurs, but a continued unified front among Member States remains important to the CARICOM integration process. These sentiments were underscored by H. E. Mr. Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary General of CARICOM during…
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Remarks by Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Deputy Secretary-General, caribbean community (CARICOM), on the Signing of Agreements with the Federal Republic of Germany, 3 December 2004, georgetown, Guyana
This Ceremony for the Signing of two Agreements between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Federal Republic of Germany presents a timely opportunity to acknowledge the contribution of the Federal Republic of Germany to a number of developmental initiatives in the Region, including, but not restricted to, the building of regional capacity through the replenishment of the Study and Expert…
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Tribute by H. E. Mr. Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at the funeral service for the late Mr. Patrick Denny, a Guyanese Journalist, 19 November 2004, St. George’s Cathedral, Georgetown Guyana
A PROFESSIONAL JOURNALIST WHO CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) The news of the passing of Mr. Patrick Denny filled me with as much surprise as with sadness. Surprise, because one does not readily associate someone as vibrant and active as Patrick with illness. Indeed, it is even more difficult for me to accept that the man Denny –…
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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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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 28-29 OCTOBER 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The Eleventh Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD XI) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was convened at Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel, Georgetown, Guyana on 28-29 October 2004, under the theme, “Investing in Human Resources with Special Reference to Education and Training.” The Meeting was chaired by Sen. the Hon. Hazel Manning, Minister of Education, Trinidad and…
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