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MADRID DECLARATION ISSUED BY THE VI EUROPEAN UNION-LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (EU-LAC) SUMMIT, 18 MAY 2010, MADRID, SPAIN
1. We, the Heads of State and Government of the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean, the President of the European Council and the President of the Commission, have convened in Madrid on 18 May 2010, in order to reaffirm our commitment to continue promoting and strengthening our Bi-regional Strategic Partnership based on our common principles, values and…
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COTED to evaluate CARICOM’s ICT progress
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Measures to accelerate the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be in focus at the Thirty-Fourth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) which convenes 28 May, in St. Georges, Grenada. This Special Meeting of the COTED will bring together Ministers Responsible for…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE EU-LAC MEETING FOR THE COORDINATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS, 13 MAY 2010, MADRID, SPAIN
Hon. Celestino Corbacho, Minister of Labour and Immigration Mr. Laszlo Andor, European Union Commissioner Hon. Ministers of Social Security from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean Other Distinguished Delegates Representatives of the Media Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen I wish first of all to congratulate the Hon. Celestino Corbacho, Minister of Labour and Immigration, for the hosting of this…
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CARICOM MOUNTS SEARCH FOR MISSING PERSONNEL
Subsequent to earlier information, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has learnt that four delegates who were attending the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS), in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, have not been accounted for. The delegates include a national of Saint Lucia, a national of Trinidad and Tobago and two nationals of…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY PHILIP KENTWELL, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF AUSTRALIA TO CARICOM, 30 APRIL 2010, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency High Commissioner Philip Kentwell Deputy Secretary General and other Members of Staff of the Secretariat Representatives of the Media Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen Excellency, it is an honour for me to welcome you to the CARICOM Secretariat on the occasion of the presentation of your credentials to the Caribbean Community. This Ceremony is historic as it…
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Brasilia Declaration Issued By The First Caricom-Brazil Summit, 26 April 2010, Brasilia, Brazil
The Heads of State and Government of Brazil and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in the city of Brasilia on April 26, 2010 for the First Brazil-CARICOM Summit. Joining His Excellency Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil and host of the Summit, were: the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Honourable Winston B Spencer;…
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OPENING REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE ROOSEVELT SKERRIT, PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FINANCE, FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA ON THE OCCASION OF THE CARICOM-BRAZIL SUMMIT, 26 APRIL 2010, BRASILIA, BRAZIL
Your Excellency Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of the Federal Republic of Brazil Your Excellency Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Acting Minister of External Relations of the Federal Republic of Brazil Other distinguished Representatives of the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil Distinguished Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Distinguished delegates of CARICOM Other Distinguished Guests Representatives of…
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REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT : THE RELEVANCE OF FUNCTIONAL COOPERATION. KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE OAS/UNESCO CONFERENCE ON CARIBBEAN HIGHER EDUCATION, 11 APRIL 2010, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
This Conference is most timely. Its focus on higher education priorities, challenges and opportunities as bridges for strengthening integration between the Caribbean and Latin America, is consistent with the World Conference on Higher Education held in Paris in July 2009; the outcomes of the Fifth Summit of the Americas held in Port- of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 2009 and the…
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CARICOM DELEGATION IN HAITI ON FOLLOW-UP MISSION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Former Jamaican Prime Minister Percival J. Patterson, Special Representative of the CARICOM Heads of Government on Haiti, is in Haiti as part of follow-up activities to the International Donor Conference: ‘Towards a New Future for Haiti’ held in New York last month. The Donor Conference, held at the United Nations Headquarters on 31 March,…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE FOURTEENTH CARICOM-JAPAN CONSULTATIONS, 15 APRIL 2010, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, I am pleased to extend a very warm welcome to the distinguished delegations of Japan and of CARICOM to this Fourteenth CARICOM-Japan Consultations. Ladies and Gentlemen, today’s Meeting is taking place in the shadow of a most tragic event – the passing of Dr. Tadaomi Nakai, former Adviser of the Government of Japan on…
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