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REMARKS DELIVERED BY THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF GUYANA AND CHAIR OF THE BUREAU OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, HONOURABLE CAROLYN RODRIGUES-BIRKETT AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF CARICOM AND CUBA, 5 SEPTEMBER 2013, GRENADA
I wish to thank the Government and People of Grenada for their warm hospitality and join my colleagues in echoing appreciation for being in Grenada today among great company. As we gather on the eve of the Fourth CARICOM-Cuba Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, there are several events that are occurring at the national, regional, hemispheric, and global levels…
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Valiant International Effort To Resolve Syrian Crisis
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has called on the international community to make a “valiant effort” to help the parties involved in the conflict in Syria to reach a “negotiated political statement.” Following is the full text of the statement: CARICOM Statement on Syria The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is closely monitoring the rapidly evolving developments…
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Remarks by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community At The Opening Ceremony Of the FOURTH MEETING OF MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF CARICOM AND CUBA CALIVIGNY ISLAND, GRENADA
Allow me to begin by expressing my appreciation for the warm Spice Island welcome that has been extended to all delegations since our arrival in Grenada for the Fourth Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM and Cuba. It has undoubtedly set a pleasant tone for a fruitful discussion between friends. The timing of today’s Meeting could not have…
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CARICOM and Cuba Foreign Ministers get together in Grenada
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba will hold discussions on advancing cooperation on developmental issues between the two sides on Friday 6 September in Grenada. A special retreat of CARICOM’s Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), preceded Friday’s meeting. CARICOM-Cuba Cooperation, which dates back to 1972, has seen…
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PANCAP APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Mr. Dereck Anthony Springer has been appointed Director of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP). Mr. Springer, a public health practitioner, behavioural scientist and strategic manager brings to the position 20 years of experience in the health sector, focusing on HIV and mental health. His extensive experience in policy, management and…
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STATEMENT DELIVERED BY CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AND PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME, H.E. MR. RONALD RUNALDO VENETIAAN, ON THE ELECTION OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANISATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS)
The Caribbean Community considers the early election of a new Secretary-General of the Organisation of American States (OAS) important and necessary in light of the current challenges the hemispheric body is facing. With the imminent elections of a new Secretary-General scheduled for 7 April 2005 during a Special Session of the General Assembly of the Organisation of American States in…
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Remarks by Ambassador Colin Granderson, Assistant Secretary General Foreign and Community Relations, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat at the closing ceremony CARIFESTA X1 25 August 2013, Paramaribo, Suriname
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is a great pleasure and privilege for me to be here with all of you at the Closing Ceremony of the Eleventh Caribbean Festival of Arts and to deliver these brief remarks on behalf of the Secretary General of the Caribbean Community, H.E Mr. Irwin LaRocque. This has been a very vibrant and…
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CARICOM Competition Commission Launches Website
PARAMARIBO, 26th August, 2013. The CARICOM Competition Commission (Commission) is pleased to announce the official launch of its full-featured website www.caricomcompetitioncommission.com. The new-look website is currently designed to assist interested persons in understanding the work of the Commission and the basics and importance of competition law and consumer protection policy. The website has content including the most recent news and…
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CARIFORUM DG to Visit Grenada
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Director-General of the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM), Mr Percival Marie, is set to embark on his first official visit to Grenada since that country assumed the Chairmanship of CARIFORUM, with effect from 1 July 2013. The Chair of CARIFORUM plays a leadership role in relation to intra-CARIFORUM matters,…
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Fantastic CARIFESTA XI blazing trails
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Fantastic was the word used by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to describe CARIFESTA XI which is in progress in Paramaribo and other regions of Suriname. Speaking after witnessing the opening weekend and participating in the launch of the Caribbean Marketplace for the Arts and the Youth Village on Monday,…
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