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GUYANA ENVIRONMENT MINISTER CALLS FOR ONE VOICE AT RIO+20 CONFERENCE
(Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Guyana Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, the Hon. Robert Persaud says, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Leaders must join with one voice to call for urgent and meaningful action by the international community in addressing climate change and barriers to sustainable development. Speaking on Friday, at the opening ceremony of the 39th Special…
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OPENING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT THE THIRTY-NINTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) ON ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 20 APRIL 2012
(Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Madam Chair, Hon. Lisel Alamilla, Minister of Forestry, Sustainable Development and Indigenous Peoples of Belize I extend to you all a very warm welcome to the 39th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) which focuses on the environment and sustainable development. This special meeting was mandated by…
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OPENING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT THE THIRTY-NINTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) ON ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 20 APRIL 2012
(Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Madam Chair, Hon. Lisel Alamilla, Minister of Forestry, Sustainable Development and Indigenous Peoples of Belize I extend to you all a very warm welcome to the 39th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) which focuses on the environment and sustainable development. This special meeting was mandated by CARICOM…
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PEOPLE AT THE HEART OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: CARICOM ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS
(Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The region’s sustainable development rests heavily on its human capital. This is the consensus of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers and other officials at the 39th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on the Environment and Sustainable Development. The meeting which opened in Georgetown, Guyana on Friday, was mandated…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY THE HON LISEL ALAMILLA, MINISTER OF FISHERIES, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, BELIZE TO THE 39TH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) ON ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. GEORGETOWN, GUYANA 20 APRIL, 2012
(Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is indeed a great pleasure and honour to be here and greet all my colleagues in the Caribbean Community, on the occasion of this important step in preparing for the Rio + 20 Summit. I recall 20 years in my third year at University, the high hopes and expectations that arose in…
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EPA CONSULTATION IN ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES ON WEDNESDAY
(Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) On April 18, the CARICOM Secretariat-based Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Implementation Unit will once again mount a public education-styled EPA consultation for St Vincent and the Grenadines. The consultation will take place in the capital city, Kingstown. The St Vincent and the Grenadines Consultation Series on the CARIFORUM-EU EPA will this time be…
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MEXICO TO SUPPORT CARICOM ISSUES AT G20
Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was assured of the support of Mexico with respect to advocating for small vulnerable economies in the upcoming meeting of the G20 which is being hosted by Mexico in June. The assurance came at a meeting between CARICOM Heads of Government and the President of Mexico His Excellency Felipe…
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CARICOM LOBBIES CANADA FOR G20 HELP
Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continued to lobby for the G20 to focus on the plight of small vulnerable economies and highly indebted middle income countries during a meeting with their Canadian counterpart, the Honourable Stephen Harper in Cartagena, Colombia on Saturday. The Leaders are in Cartagena to attend the…
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CARIBBEAN LEADERS PRESS US PRESIDENT ON SECURITY
(Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean leaders pressed United States President Barack Obama for greater support in securing the Region from the traffic in illegal narcotics and small arms. The leaders met in Cartagena, Colombia following the Sixth Summit of the Americas which ended on Sunday afternoon. A wide ranging discussion included sharing of ideas on enhancing the…
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CARICOM ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS MEET TO TACKLE RIO+20 AGENDA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The 39th Special meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), slated for Georgetown, Guyana on Friday, will provide the last ministerial platform for environment and sustainable development ministers to frame a regional strategic approach for the upcoming Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. Set for the Rio de Janeiro on…
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