Press Releases
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SECOND ISSUE OF THE EPA NEWSLETTER FOR 2012 PUBLISHED
(Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Secretariat-based Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Implementation Unit on 4 May published the second Issue for 2012 of its flagship newsletter, EPA Implementation Bulletin. It delves into a range of matters germane to the EPA implementation narrative, focusing particular attention on ACP-EU relations. The Bulletin forms part of the Unit’s Public Education…
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COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FIFTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR) 3 -4 MAY 2012 PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
(Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Fifteenth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) took place in Paramaribo, Suriname, on 3-4 May 2012, under the chairmanship of His Excellency Winston G. Lackin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Suriname. The Council Meeting was attended by Senator the Hon. Maxine McClean, Minister…
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CARICOM FOREIGN MINISTER LOOK AT WAYS TO STRENGTHEN CO-ORDINATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) will be seeking ways to strengthen co-co-ordination of foreign policy among the Community’s Member States. The Council, comprising of the Community’s Foreign Ministers, holds its Fifteenth Meeting on 3-4 May, 2012 in Paramaribo, Suriname. Foreign Policy Co-ordination is one of the four pillars…
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ADDRESS BY THE HON. ALVINA REYNOLDS, MINISTER OF HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, FAMILY AFFAIRS AND GENDER RELATIONS, SAINT LUCIA AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SIXTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) – HEALTH
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown Guyana) Madam Chair – Ms Myrna Bernard; Chair of COHSOD – Hon Madam Florence Duperval Guillaume; Deputy Chair of the Executive Board of PANCAP – Prof. Peter Figueroa; Hon. Ministers of Health in the CARICOM Region; heads of delegations, representatives of fraternal organizations, civil society representatives, members of the media. On behalf of the Government…
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Address By Ambassador Irwin Larocque, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on The Occasion of The Fifteenth Meeting of The Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) Paramaribo, Suriname 3 May 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Let me start by welcoming you all here today to this the Fifteenth Meeting of the COFCOR, in the pleasant surroundings of Paramaribo. As usual, the host country has left no stone unturned to put excellent arrangements in place to facilitate the conduct of our business. For this we are grateful to the Government…
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REMARKS BY H.E. WINSTON G. LACKIN, CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS OF CARICOM AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME, ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIFTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 3 – 4 MAY 2012, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Permit me to take this opportunity to welcome you most heartily to the Republic of Suriname. I also wish to extend a special welcome to the Ministers and delegations of Third Party States, invited to address our gathering. According to Article 16 of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, COFCOR is the Ministerial Council responsible…
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CARICOM observers for the Bahamas elections
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A 12-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Mission will observe the May 7 General Elections in The Bahamas. The team will be drawn from ten Member States and the CARICOM Secretariat. The Core Team, comprising the Chief of Mission, Mr. Orrette Fisher Director of Elections, Jamaica; Deputy Chief of Mission, Mr. Gasper Jn. Baptiste, Deputy Chief…
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COTA LAUNCHES THIRD ESSAY COMPETITION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Organization of Tax Administrations (COTA) recently launched its Third Essay Competition for secondary school students in recognition of its 40th anniversary. The topic is The Tax Administration plays a critical role in my country’s development. How can Information and Communication Technology enhance my country’s tax administration’s capabilities so as to generate greater…
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SG TELLS DIASPORA TRADE NOT THE ONLY MEASURE OF SUCCESS FOR CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque told leaders of the Washington DC United States-based Caribbean diaspora that merchandise trade was not the only measure to judge the success of the integration movement. The Secretary-General was on the first day of his visit to the US capital when he met with a…
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STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION PROGRAMMING A HIGH PRIORITY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Haiti’s Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Florence Duperval Guillaume has called on the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) to prioritise regional programming on stigma and discrimination. Dr. Duperval Guillaume was delivering remarks on Wednesday, at the official opening of the Eighteenth Meeting of the Executive Board of PANCAP, in Saint…
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