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CARICOM BUREAU OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETS IN ST. KITTS AND NEVIS ON 17 OCTOBER 2006
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will meet in St Kitts and Nevis on Tuesday 17 October 2006 for its Twenty-First Meeting. The Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM the Hon. Dr Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis will…
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CARICOM PRIME MINISTERIAL MISSION TO HAITI
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) On Wednesday 18 October, 2006, Hon. Dr Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, will lead a Prime Ministerial mission on a one-day visit to Haiti, in fulfillment of a decision made by the Heads of Government at their Twenty-Seventh Regular…
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WORLD BANK AND GEF SIGN US$2.1 MILLION GRANT TO PROTECT COASTAL AREAS IN THE CARIBBEAN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) — The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) has been granted $2.1 million US from the World Bank through the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to support a pilot adaptation program in three Caribbean Small Island States (Dominica, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines). The CCCCC, a legal entity of the Caribbean Community…
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All set for Launch of CARIFESTA Month in Trinidad and Tobago
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) All is set for the launch of Caribbean Festival of Arts, CARIFESTA Month on 1 September 2006 in thirteen administrative districts of Trinidad and two administrative districts in Tobago. This exciting national initiative will capture 54 villages in a series of national celebrations leading towards the official opening of CARIFESTA IX on 22 September…
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CDB, Petroleum Fund Assistance for Haiti’s Recovery
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will contribute US$17 million towards Haiti’s social and economic recovery in keeping with the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) commitment to assisting that Member State in its reconstruction process. At a Donor Community Meeting specially convened by the President of Haiti, H.E. Rene Preval, on Tuesday 25 July in Haiti, CARICOM’s Assistant…
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CSME TRAINING WORKSHOP USEFUL, SAY CYAs
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) “The Way Forward” presented by Yvonne Holder, Technical Coordinator of the Technical Action Services Unit at the CARICOM Secretariat ended the three-day Sustainable Livelihoods for CARICOM Youth Workshop held in Saint Lucia from 8-10 July. The workshop was attended by more than 30 CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) from Member States and Associate Members of…
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CARICOM YOUTH AMBASSADORS PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL PANEL DISCUSSION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) At least two CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) have ensured that the voices of youth resounded on the issue of Sexual Health and Reproduction, through their participation in a panel discussion held Tuesday 11 July in Saint Lucia, in observance of World Population Day. The exercise was staged by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 3-6 JULY 2006, BIRD ROCK, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
The Twenty-Seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community was held in Bird Rock, St. Kitts and Nevis, from 3-6 July 2006. Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis presided. Other Heads of Government in attendance were: The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Baldwin Spencer;…
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ADDRESS BY THE MOST HON. PORTIA SIMPSON MILLER, PRIME MINISTER, JAMAICA, TO THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 27TH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3-6 JULY 2006, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
Master of Ceremonies His Excellency, Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis His Excellency, Edwin W Carrington- Secretary-General of CARICOM Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and Chairman of the 27th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference Hon. Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and outgoing Chairman of the Conference Colleague…
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APOSTLES OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION : ADDRESS BY DR. THE HON. RALPH E. GONSALVES, PRIME MINISTER, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, DELIVERED AT THE 27TH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3-6 JULY 2006, BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
Mr. Chairman, permit me first to thank the out-going Chairman of CARICOM, the Honourable Patrick Manning, for his excellent leadership of our regional integration movement during his tenure. In his second (or is it his third?) coming, Prime Minister Manning has emerged as a titan of regional integration. I anticipate continued excellence of leadership from our in-coming Chairman, the Honourable…
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