Guyana
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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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CARIBBEAN/CUBA TRADE SYMPOSIUM FOR GUYANA
Cuba will be the focus of four days of activity in Guyana beginning November 18. The CARICOM/Cuba Joint Commission will hold its Fifth Meeting on November 18-19 and immediately following, Guyana will be host for a two-day Caribbean/Cuba Trade and Investment Symposium on November 20-21. The symposium is being held with the assistance of the CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean…
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CARICOM CHAIRMAN VISITS GUYANA
Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister Dr the Hon. Kenny D Anthony is scheduled to arrive in Guyana on Sunday, September 13 for a one-day visit. The purpose of Dr Anthony’s visit is to met with the parties who are signatories to the Herdmanston Accord and the Saint Lucia Statement, the two CARICOM-brokered documents which set…
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CARICOM READY TO CONTINUE ROLE IN GUYANA ACCORD
The Caribbean Community – CARICOM, is ready to continue playing a role in the full implementation of the Herdmanston Accord it brokered with Guyana’s political parties following the post December 15, 1997 election unrest. This assurance was given by Jamaica’s Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. P.J. Patterson who was in Guyana over the weekend in his capacity as a member…
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STATEMENT BY THE RT. HON. P.J. PATTERSON, PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA AND MEMBER, CARICOM BUREAU, ON CONSULTATIONS IN GUYANA, MAY 29-30, 1998
I have paid a short visit to Guyana as a member of the CARICOM Bureau on the eve of the release of the findings of the Audit Team and in continuation of the efforts of the Community to foster understanding, mutual trust and harmony in this country. During my visit I held consultative meetings with the various political leaders and…
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL MINISTERS MEET IN GUYANA
Ministers of the Caribbean Community’s second highest organ – The Community Council, will tomorrow begin a two-day meeting at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana. Ministers will consider the draft Rules of Procedure for the Community Council, and are expected to adopt the final rules which will guide the Council in its future deliberations. The Council will review the status…
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CARICOM HEADS COMMITTED TO RECONCILIATION IN GUYANA
Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Keith Mitchell has stated that the visit by four regional Heads of Government is a demonstration of the Region’s “absolute commitment” to the reconciliatory process in Guyana following the tension after the December 15, 1997 General Elections. Speaking to the media on Wednesday night, Dr. Mitchell said that…
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