Jamaica
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PRIVY COUNCIL RULES ON JAMAICA’S LEGISLATION ON THE CCJ
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has today learnt of the ruling by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council that the legislation, passed by the Jamaican Parliament to establish the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in that country, is unconstitutional and void. The central position of the Privy Council is that the CCJ, as the replacement…
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MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE FROM THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE PASSING OF DR. THE HONORABLE KENNETH RATRAY, OJ, CD, QC., FORMER SOLICITOR-GENERAL, FORMER CHAIRMAN OF JAMAICA’S AIR POLICY COMMITTEE, AND AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF JAMAICA AND AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is saddened by the passing of Dr. Kenneth Rattray. Dr. Rattray was both an accomplished diplomat and an eminent jurist who combined in a formidable mix, the skills and qualities of both professions in representing the interests of Jamaica, as well as the CARICOM Region. The Caribbean Community acknowledges Dr. Rattray's outstanding and unmatched contribution to…
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JAMAICA, SAINT LUCIA TOP CARICOM TAX ESSAY COMPETITION
Shaneek Amoy Frank, a 12th grade student of William Knibb Memorial High School, Jamaica will be among her country's delegates at the upcoming Eighteenth General Assembly and Technical Conference of the Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators (COTA) in The Bahamas from 26-29 July, 2004. Frank's attendance at the meeting forms part of her first prize for the winning entry in…
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JAMAICA, SAINT LUCIA TOP CARICOM TAX ESSAY COMPETITION
Shaneek Amoy Frank, a 12th grade student of William Knibb Memorial High School, Jamaica will be among her country's delegates at the upcoming Eighteenth General Assembly and Technical Conference of the Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators (COTA) in The Bahamas from 26-29 July, 2004. Frank's attendance at the meeting forms part of her first prize for the winning entry in…
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ADDRESS BY THE MOST HON. P.J. PATTERSON, ON, PC, QC, MP PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA AT THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY , 4 JULY 2004, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA.
Mr. Chairman Colleague Heads of State and Government Honourable Ministers Secretary General Delegates Specially Invited Guests of International Organisations Members of the Diplomatic Corps Ladies and Gentlemen: Introduction Let me first thank the Government and people of Grenada for their cordial welcome and gracious hospitality. I extend warm congratulations to the Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith…
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HIV/AIDS THREATENS GDP OF JAMAICA AND TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS IDB FUNDING
Citing a recent study by the University of the West Indies (UWI) Health Economic Unit and the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC), which estimates that by next year Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago could lose between 4 and 6.4% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a result of the impact of HIV/AIDS, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mr. Edwin…
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OPENING REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARIFORUM AT THE LAUNCH OF THE CARIBBEAN-EUROPEAN COMMISSION ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS, 16 APRIL 2004, KINGSTON, JAMAICA
The Most Hon. Percival J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica; The Prime Minister of Dominica, The Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit; Distinguished Commissioners Poul Nielson and Pascal Lamy of the European Union; Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Barbados, Dame Billie Miller; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Special Invitees: Ambassadors to Brussels, The Esteemed Secretary-General of the ACP Group of…
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RNM DG: ‘CARIFORUM Negotiating Structure/Schedule Endorsed’
KINGSTON, JAMAICA – CARIFORUM-European Union (EU) negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) were officially launched in Kingston, Jamaica, April 16. The formal CARIFORUM EPA launch commencement proceedings were followed by the First Joint EPA Ministerial Negotiating Meeting, between the two sides, convened the same day. Immediately preceding the April 16 events was a Special Meeting of the CARICOM Council…
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ADDRESS BY THE MOST HON. P.J. PATTERSON, PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA AND OUTGOING CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) TO THE FIFTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 25 MARCH 2004, BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
Mr. Chairman, Colleague Heads of State and Government, Honourable Ministers, Secretary General of CARICOM, Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Introduction Let me first express appreciation to the Government and people of St. Kitts/Nevis for so graciously accepting to host this important session of Conference at short notice, for the excellent arrangements and for the kind hospitality extended to us all. Prime…
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STATEMENT BY HON. K.D. KNIGHT, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN TRADE OF JAMAICA AND CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, AT THE OPENING OF THE THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 6 MARCH 2004, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE .
Hon. Julian Hunte President of the United Nations General Assembly and (UNGA) Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation of Saint Lucia Colleague Ministers Secretary-General Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen I want to first thank the Government and people of Belize for hosting this meeting and their hospitality which I have enjoyed. Let me immediately…
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