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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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CARICOM CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY-GENERAL MEET IN SURINAME
The President of Suriname and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency, Dr Jules Wijdenbosch on Thursday welcomed a four-member delegation from the CARICOM Secretariat led by CARICOM Secretary-General Mr Edwin Carrington. This traditional Secretariat briefing of the incoming Chairman, took place at the Presidential Cabinet in Paramaribo, Suriname and the Secretary-General…
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SURINAME AND HAITI HEAD CARIBBEAN ORGANISATIONS AS THE 21ST CENTURY LOOMS
A clear indication of the progress and direction of Caribbean integration can be gleaned from the fact that Suriname and Haiti both non-English speaking Members of the Community head vital institutions as the Region moves towards the new millennium Suriname has assumed the Chairmanship of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for the first time…
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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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CARICOM GOODWILL MISSION REASSURES HAITI OF ITS PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY
The CARICOM Goodwill Mission to Haiti, led by Dr. Kenny D. Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia and Chairman of CARICOM, provided, according to Secretary-General Mr. Edwin Carrington, a unique opportunity for CARICOM to obtain a deeper appreciation of the Haitian political climate. This was critical, he said, given the negotiations being undertaken for the exercise by Haiti of its…
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CHAIRMAN AND SG ON CARICOM GOODWILL MISSION TO HAITI
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairman Dr the Hon. Kenny D. Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia undertakes a Goodwill Mission to Haiti 7-9 December 1998. He will be accompanied by Secretary-General Mr. Edwin Carrington. The Chairman’s Goodwill Mission to Haiti comes as a result of a decision by the Bureau of Heads of Government at its meeting in Grenada on…
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STATEMENT BY THE RT. HON. P.J. PATTERSON, PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA, ON THE PASSING OF THE LATE HON. WILLIAM DEMAS, O.C.C.
All Jamaica and the Caribbean mourn the passing of Honourable William Demas, O.C.C., on Saturday last in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The late William Demas had already reached the highest echelons of official service in Trinidad and Tobago, when he embarked on the wider mission of the drive for Caribbean integration. He was at one and the same time a…
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CARICOM BUREAU MEETS ON WEDNESDAY IN GRENADA
The impact of Hurricane Georges on the Caribbean is among items to be considered when the Eleventh Meeting of the Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community convenes in Grenada on Wednesday October 21, 1998. CARICOM Chairman, Dr. the Hon. Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia will preside over the meeting. Other members of…
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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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CARIBBEAN YOUTHS SAFE IN THE BAHAMAS
The Government of The Bahamas has assured the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that all necessary precautions are in place in the event of a hurricane attacking the country which is hosting the first and second legs of the Caribbean Youth Explosion on the islands of Eleuthera and New Providence. The 96 delegates are at present housed in Camp Symonette, the designated…
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