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CHAIRMAN HANDS OVER CARICOM VILLAGE IN MONTSERRAT
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairman, the Hon. Basdeo Panday, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago will on Wednesday December 29, 1999 officially hand over 15 houses to the people of Montserrat. This comprises the first phase of the CARICOM Village being built by the Caribbean Community for the residents of the volcano-stricken Community Member State. The Hon. David Brandt, Chief…
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STATEMENT BY DR. THE HON. KENNY D. ANTHONY, PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT LUCIA, ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN GUYANA
Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Kenny D. Anthony in his capacity as CARICOM Head of Government with responsibility for spearheading CARICOM’s support to the process of political normalisation in Guyana, today held discussions with CARICOM Secretary-General, Edwin Carrington in Castries Saint Lucia, on the status of implementation of the Herdmanston Accord and the Saint Lucia Statement – the two agreements…
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AGs MOVE TO FINALISE CARIBBEAN COURT
Plans for the establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) are expected to be further advanced at a meeting in Jamaica on 6 December 1999. Attorney General of Barbados the Hon. David Simmons Q.C, chairman of the Preparatory Committee on the Caribbean Court of Justice (PrepCom) will preside over its third meeting as the Committee discusses the instruments for…
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STATEMENT ON THE INTENDED WITHDRAWAL OF CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE FROM GRENADA AS A PORT OF CALL
The Caribbean Community is deeply disturbed to learn of a decision by Carnival Cruise Line to cease calling at Port St. George’s, Grenada with virtually immediate effect. Carnival is the largest cruise line calling at Grenadian ports, and accounts for approximately half of the cruise passengers to the country. Such a cessation of its cruise activity will therefore create a…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SEVENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 26-27 OCTOBER 1999, CHAGUARAMAS, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Seventh Special Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community was held in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago on 26-27 October 1999. Heads of Government in attendance were: Hon. Lester B. Bird, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antigua and Barbuda; Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas; Rt. Hon.…
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PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE VISIT OF DR. THE HON. KENNY ANTHONY, PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT LUCIA TO GUYANA, 21-23 OCTOBER 1999
As you are aware, I have been assigned responsibility by the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community for the implementation of the Herdmanston Accord and Saint Lucia Statement. This assignment is in pursuance of the commitment of the Conference to support the process of political normalisation in Guyana. The purpose of my visit to Guyana is to…
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STATEMENT ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 8 OCTOBER 1999, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The Seventh Regular Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) was held at the Headquarters of the Community on 8 October 1999. The Meeting was very positive and reached a number of important conclusions. Held under the Chairmanship of Antigua and Barbuda, the COTED took the opportunity to assess the status of the effort to complete the…
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OPENING STATEMENT BY MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE SECOND SITTING OF THE ASSEMBLY OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY PARLIAMENTARIANS (ACCP), 14 OCTOBER 1999, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
Senator the Hon. Dr. John Watts, Deputy to the Governor-General of Grenada; Dr. the Hon. Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada; Hon. Sir Curtis Strachan, Speaker of the Assembly, and the House of Representatives of Grenada; Hon Ralph Maraj, Foreign Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, representing the Hon. Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and Chairman of the Conference of…
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SPEECHES DELIVERED AT THE OPENING OF THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 8 OCTOBER 1999, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
ADDRESS BY SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, EDWIN W. CARRINGTON Mr. Chairman Other Distinguished Ministers Other Distinguished Delegates Secretariat Staff Members of the Media Good Morning. It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the Secretariat and the Seventh Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development. I expect that this will be our last meeting for…
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GRENADA GETS SET TO HOST ACCP
Representatives from across the Region gather in Grenada on October 14 and 15 for the Second Sitting of the Assembly of Caribbean Community Parliamentarians (ACCP). His Excellency Sir Daniel Williams, Governor General of Grenada will declare the proceedings open at the Grenada Grand Beach Resort and Convention Centre during a ceremony which begins at 9 a.m on October 14. The…
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