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STATEMENT BY DR. THE HON. RALPH GONSALVES, PRIME MINISTER OF ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES TO THE MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN FORUM OF ACP STATES (CARIFORUM) AND THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) ON THE AGENDA ITEM: REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, 17 MAY 2010, MADRID, SPAIN
If European and US recovery from the global economic and financial crisis can be described as sluggish, characterised by jobless growth and dependent on stimulus packages, imagine what is the situation in CARIFORUM, particularly in the smaller countries of the OECS. The Caribbean with its open economies is one of the regions most adversely affected by the crisis. That situation…
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Ladies and gentlemen, I begin by thanking all State parties including the Joint Working Group for their efforts in ensuring that today’s High Level Security Cooperation Dialogue has become a reality after almost two years of planning. I make this contribution on behalf of the Caribbean, more so, the English-speaking States, on the theme of Maritime And Air Domain Awareness and Maritime Security, i
Ladies and gentlemen, I begin by thanking all State parties including the Joint Working Group for their efforts in ensuring that today’s High Level Security Cooperation Dialogue has become a reality after almost two years of planning. I make this contribution on behalf of the Caribbean, more so, the English-speaking States, on the theme of Maritime And Air Domain Awareness…
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STATEMENT BY THE HON. FREUNDEL J. STUART, QC, MP DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS, AND HEAD OF DELEGATION OF BARBADOS ON BEHALF OF CARIBBEAN STATES, AT THE INAUGURAL CARIBBEAN-UNITED STATES SECURITY COOPERATION DIALOGUE, 27 MAY 2010, WASHINGTON, D.C.
I am pleased to be here in Washington DC today to participate in this inaugural Caribbean-United States Security Cooperation Dialogue. I recall that it was approximately a year ago when the CARICOM Council for National Security and Law Enforcement met with a delegation from the United States in Suriname and agreed to the establishment of a Working Group…
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Statement By Senator The Hon. Errol Cort, Chair Of The Council For National Security And Law Enforcement (CONSLE), Minister af National Security and Labour Of Antigua And Barbuda, at The Opening Ceremony Of The Inaugural Caribbean-united States Security C
A special good day to all. I am very pleased to be here, to address you on behalf of the Caribbean Side of this partnership at this the Inaugural Caribbean-United States Security Cooperation Dialogue. This is an historic phase in an already strong relationship between the United States of America and Caribbean Member States. In April 2009, at the…
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PREVENTING CRIME BY FOCUSING ON YOUTH AND OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS : REMARKS DELIVERED BY HON. DWIGHT A. NELSON, MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY, JAMAICA, AT THE INAUGURAL CARIBBEAN-UNITED STATES SECURITY COOPERATION DIALOGUE, 27 MAY 2010, WASHINGTON, D.C.
This means that there is a critical imperative for us, as a region, to focus on developing and implementing youth focused strategies aimed at promoting social justice and attaining equity and inclusion in education and employment. Our central focus has to be on those of our young people who are most vulnerable and living at the margins of…
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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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