Press Releases
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CARIBBEAN BASIN SECURITY INITIATIVE JOINT STATEMENT SECOND CARIBBEAN-UNITED STATES (US) SECURITY COOPERATION DIALOGUE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) We, the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda; The Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Coo-operative Republic of Guyana; the Republic of Haiti; Jamaica; St. Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname; the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; and the…
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CARIBBEAN-US RENEW COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHEN REGIONAL SECURITY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The United States has renewed its commitment to strengthen security structures within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) such as the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS). This commitment came in a Joint Statement issued following the Second Caribbean-United States Security Cooperation Dialogue held last Thursday 10 November in Nassau, The Bahamas. The parties…
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PANCAP MEETS UNDER THE THEME ENHANCING COUNTRY OWNERSHIP AND SUSTAINABILITY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) More than 120 representatives of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), including one Head of Government and several ministers, will meet for the Partnership’s Eleventh Annual General Meeting on 18 November 2011, in The Bahamas. The venue of the meeting is the British Colonial Hilton, Nassau. A key highlight of this…
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PANCAP to hold Key Governance Meetings
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) will hold three meetings related to its governance and operations on 17 to 18 November 2011, in The Bahamas. The Seventeenth Meeting of the Executive Board and Second Meeting of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism for Global Fund Projects (RCMGFP) take place on 17…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR COLIN GRANDERSON ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TECHNICAL MEETING OF CIVIL SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) PARAMARIBO, SURINAME 7-8
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Good morning, Happy Eid Ul Adha. I wish to first of all to express the CARICOM Secretariat’s deep appreciation to the Government and People of Suriname for graciously hosting this important meeting and for their warm hospitality and excellent conference arrangements. Our appreciation also extends to the European Union for its ongoing support of…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN WILBERFORCE CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE CEREMONY BESTOWING ON HIM THE AWARD OF KNIGHT COMMANDER (AD HONOREM) OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED ORDER OF THE NATION (KCN) , 05 NOVEMBER 2010, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Today, Friday 5 November 2010, is, for me a very special and truly humbling experience. Allow me therefore to make the following brief remarks. To have been bestowed with the Award of Knight Commander (ad honorem) of the Most Distinguished Order of the Nation (KCN), and moreso by such an esteemed personage as the Governor General…
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Keynote Address By Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite Deputy Secretary-general Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
– On The Occasion Of The Opening Ceremony Of The First Award Of Excellence In Services Trinidad & Tobago 31 October 2011 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)We meet here this evening in these convivial surroundings to participate in the Opening Festivities of what I am sure will be an enlightening and productive observance of National Services Week, here in…
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FEATURE ADDRESS BY SENATOR THE HONOURABLE HAYNESLEY BENN, MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND TRADE, BARBADOS, ON THE OCCASION OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TRAINING SEMINAR ON CARICOM’S RAPID ALERT SYSTEM FOR EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON DANGEROUS CONSUMER GOODS: CSME UNIT NOVEMBER 1, 2011
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is with pleasure that I join with you this morning to deliver the feature address at this Seminar for the delivery of training on CARICOM’S Rapid Alert System for Dangerous Goods. At the outset let me join those, who have preceded me and welcome you to Barbados for what promises to be an…
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Opening Remarks By Dr. Philomen Harrison, Project Director, Regional Statistics, Caribbean Community Secretariat At The Thirty-sixth Meeting Of The Standing Committee Of Caribbean Statisticians (36th Sccs) 24-26 October 2011 And Twenty –first Meeting Of The Regional Census Coordinating Committee (21st Rccc) 27 October 2011
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is an honour for me to greet you on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Irwin LaRocque, on the occasion of the Thirty-Sixth Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (36th SCCS) and the Twenty-First Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee (21st RCCC), which is being held…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY MR. GLENN AVILEZ, DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE STATISTICAL INSTITUTE OF BELIZE, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF CARIBBEAN STATISTICIANS, TWENTY-FIRST MEETING OF THE REGIONAL CENSUS COORDINATING COMMITTEE AND THE FOURTH REGIONAL STATISTICS RESEARCH SEMINAR 24 OCTOBER 2011 BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A pleasant good morning, On behalf of the Government and people of Belize as well as the board of directors, management and staff of the Statistical Institute of Belize, it gives me great pleasure to welcome all of you to the opening ceremony of the 36th Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians Meeting, the 21st…
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