Guyana
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CANADA SUPPORTS GUYANA’S CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
The good relations between Canada and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) were once again demonstrated when that country made a presentation of 100,000 Canadian Dollars to assist in the work of the constitutional reform process in CARICOM Member State, Guyana. At a simple ceremony on Thursday, 9 September, at the CARICOM Secretariat’s Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana , H.E. Mr. Kamoji Wachiira,…
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STATEMENT ON GUYANA ISSUED BY THE TWENTIETH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY
The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community at their just concluded Twentieth Meeting of the Conference, reviewed the political situation in Guyana particularly in the context of the commitments undertaken under the Herdmanston Accord and the Saint Lucia Statement, to which they are a Party. The Heads of Government noted with satisfaction the progress being made towards fulfilling some…
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PPP/CIVIC AND PNC DISCUSS PROPOSALS FOR AN AGREED AGENDA PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CARICOM FACILITATOR ON THE MEETING BETWEEN THE PEOPLE’S PROGRESSIVE PARTY/CIVIC (PPP/Civic) AND THE PEOPLE’S NATIONAL CONGRESS (PNC)
The Parties met at 15:30 hours on 14 June, 1999 as agreed. Representing the Peoples Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/Civic) were – Mr. Donald Ramotar Ms. Gail Teixeira Representing the Peoples National Congress (PNC) were: Mr. Lance Carberry Mr. Lloyd Joseph This was a Preliminary Meeting to discuss proposals by both sides for an agreed agenda for the Dialogue. The PPP/Civic proposed…
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETS IN GUYANA
The Fourth Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers, the second highest decision-making forum of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), takes place in Georgetown, Guyana on 11 – 12 June, 1999. The Community Council of Ministers will examine preparations for the 20th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government which takes place in Trinidad and Tobago on 4 –…
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SINGLE MARKET PROGRESS ON 6TH COTED AGENDA
The Sixth Meeting of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) will be held at the Secretariat’s headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana from 4-5 June, 1999. The two-day meeting of Regional Ministers responsible for trade and or economic matters will focus on a range of issues including those pertinent to agricultural development, the trade in goods and…
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BRIEF REMARKS BY MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE FOURTH CARICOM-CENTRAL AMERICA MINISTERIAL MEETING , 22 MARCH 1999, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency the President of Guyana, Your Excellency the Vice-President of Costa Rica; Hon. Prime Minister of Guyana; Honourable Ministers of CARICOM, Central America and the Dominican Republic; Distinguished Secretaries-General; Delegates; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Distinguished Guests; Members of the Media; Ladies and Gentlemen: It was in San Pedro Sula, in Honduras in 1992 that Foreign Ministers of CARICOM…
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OPENING ADDRESS BY HER EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT JANET JAGAN AT THE FOURTH CARICOM-CENTRAL AMERICA MINISTERIAL MEETING, 22 MARCH 1999, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman, Secretary-General of CARICOM, distinguished Foreign Ministers of CARICOM and Central AMERICA, Members of the Cabinet, Members of the Diplomatic corps, distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. On behalf of the Government and people of Guyana, I bid you a very warm welcome to Guyana. I trust that your deliberations will be fruitful and that the results will prove to…
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CARIBBEAN-US FORUM LEAD ACTIVITY IN GUYANA
The Secretariats of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) will play host to a delegation from the Dominican Republic in Guyana as a lead activity to the Caribbean-US Forum on Trade and Investment which is scheduled to take place in the Dominican Republic 16-18 March 1999. The delegation from the Dominican Republic will, on Friday 29 January 1999…
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TRADE MATTERS DOMINATE COTED MEETING
The Fifth Meeting of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Council For Trade and Economic Development (COTED) begins in Georgetown, Guyana on Thursday. Ministers, mainly those with responsibility for Trade, will discuss an agenda dominated by matters related to the establishment of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSM&E) as well as External Trade and Economic Relations. COTED promotes trade and economic…
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PRESS STATEMENT BY THE CARICOM FACILITATOR TO GUYANA
The PPP/Civic and the PNC have agreed that in an effort to speed up the resolution of issues agreed for discussions the leaders of each Party’s Dialogue Team would meet as often as possible outside of the weekly Statutory Meetings of the Dialogue. These meetings of the respective Leaders are described as Bilateral Meetings. Any agreements reached at those bilateral…
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