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CARICOM GETS ITS PERMANENT HOME
Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Mr. Edwin Carrington was officially handed the keys to the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat this morning during a ceremony held on the grounds of the facilities at Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown. Coming on the heels of the 16th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the CARICOM Heads of Government, the inauguration of the pristine…
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SINGLE MARKET, GLOBAL COOPERATION HIGHLIGHTED AT SURINAME MEETING
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The themes of economic cooperation, unity and strengthening of the economic base of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) came to the fore as the Sixteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government opened in Paramaribo, Suriname on Wednesday February 16. Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mr. Edwin Carrington has underscored the importance of the CARICOM…
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This afternoon I have had the honour and the pleasure of signing An Agreement for the Deepening of Bilateral Cooperation between the Government of Barbados and the Government of the Republic of Suriname. It is the hope of the Government and people of Barbados that through this Agreement we can strengthen ties at the official level and equally improve relations at the people to people level between our two societies.
Your Excellencies Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community, Your Excellency Luiz Ignácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Your Excellency Mr. Jules Rattankoemar Ajodhia, Vice-President of Suriname, Your Excellency Mr. Ramdien Sardjoe, Speaker of the National Assembly of Suriname, Your Excellency Rao Inderjit Singh, Minister of State for External Affairs of India, Your…
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OPENING OF CARICOM SECRETARIAT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING TO TAKE PLACE IN GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) On Saturday, 19 February 2005 Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will assemble in Guyana for the opening of the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters Building. In addition to the Community's Chairman and President of Suriname, His Excellency Drs. Ronald Runaldo Venetiaan and Guyana's President His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, a number of other officials will be…
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CARICOM PRESSES CASE FOR PHASED SUGAR PRICE CUT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The transformation of the Region's agriculture sector and discussions on the future and present threats to the sugar industry being among the matters deliberated on by CARICOM Heads of Government at their 16th Inter-Sessional Meeting in Suriname. Briefing the media on sugar, the development of a Common Fisheries Policy and the sustainable development of agriculture in…
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STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) H.E. MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON TO THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SIXTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 16-17 FEBRUARY 2005, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
His Excellency Drs. Runaldo Venetiaan, President of the Republic Of Suriname and Chairman of the Caribbean Community; Other Distinguished Heads of State and Government of Member States of the Caribbean Community; His Excellency Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil; Honourable Ministers of Government; Speaker and Members of Parliament; Heads of International and Regional Organisations;…
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SURINAME HOSTING CRITICAL CARICOM MEETINGS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Mr. Edwin Carrington arrived in Paramaribo, Suriname on Friday February 11 with a team from the CARICOM Secretariat to brief the Chairman of the Community, Suriname's President His Excellency Drs. Ronaldo Venetiaan as he prepares to preside over the Sixteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government on Wednesday and Thursday 16-17…
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SINGLE MARKET, DISASTER PLAN ON CARICOM AGENDA IN SURINAME
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) There is need for the urgent formulation of a Regional action plan to counter natural disasters in light of the recent events that have adversely affected the infrastructure and economies of several Member States. This is the conviction of Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mr. Edwin Carrington who hopes that the recent flooding in Guyana,…
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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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