Press Releases
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CARICOM-CANADA NEGOTIATIONS SET FOR NOVEMBER
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Negotiations for a Trade and Development Agreement between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Canada are set to begin in early November. This was decided at a preparatory meeting between Ministers of both parties held on Friday in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. CARICOM Co-chairman of the session, Senator the Honourable Mariano Browne, Minister…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SIXTEENTH PRIME MINISTERIAL SUB-COMMITTEE (PMSC) ON CRICKET, 11 SEPTEMBER 2009, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Heads of Government have always taken the position that the management of West Indies cricket is the province of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and its affiliate organisations. This notwithstanding, the Heads of Government have always been cognisant of their responsibility as representatives of the Caribbean people in the Region and the…
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Sports and Human Wellness
The Health of the Region From the late 1980s to the early 1990s, Physical Education (P.E) and sport was ‘eroded’ in schools throughout the Region. One sports official stated that “the Region is still light years behind in understanding what it means to move sport forward. This may be the result of our history, because we have never put heavy…
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REMARKS BY DR. INDARJIT RAMDASS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, GUYANA, AT THE CARIBBEAN REGIONAL NEEDS PRIORITISATION WORKSHOP – CAPACITY BUILDING RELATED TO MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS (MEAS) IN AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC COUNTRIES, 8-10 SEPTEMBER 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Madame Chair Dr. Greene Ms. Recio Mr. Barnwell Representatives of International Organisations Members of the Media Special Invitees Good morning all. It is my pleasure to welcome you – those visiting as well as our local colleagues to this workshop. I understand that for the coming days, this forum would be addressing needs prioritization as they relate to Multilateral Environmental…
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ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE CERTIFICATION OF THE OGLE AIRSTRIP AND SIGNING OF PHASE II RUNWAY CONTRACT, 9 SEPTEMBER 2009, OGLE, EAST COAST DEMERARA, GUYANA
It is really for me a great pleasure that I stand here this afternoon at Ogle International Airport. Those last three words have resonated with me for a long time and finally being able to say them is almost like music to my ears. The circle is almost complete from my vision expressed in 2003 which included the Secretariat Headquarters,…
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CARICOM SECRETARIAT STAFF BENEFITS FROM HEALTHY COOKING DEMO
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is hyped with activities for the observance of the Second Caribbean Wellness Day on Saturday, September 12, 2009 under the theme, Love That Body. On Wednesday, September 9, 2009, the headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana, hosted a demonstration Health Foods; Health Cooking, conducted by the Carnegie School…
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL LAUDS GUYANA ON SECOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CERTIFICATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Guyana came in for high praise from His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Wednesday September 9, 2009 on the occasion of the certification of its domestic aerodrome as an international airport. The Ogle Airport, located within proximity of the headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana was certified, yesterday, as international airport…
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CARICOM AND CARIFORUM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEET ON CRITICAL ISSUES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of Government of ten of the sixteen members of the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) will attend the Third Special Meeting of CARIFORUM Heads of Government, at the Sherbourne Conference Centre in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Wednesday 10 September, 2008. CARIFORUM comprises the 14 independent states of CARICOM, the Dominican…
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Press release 332/2009 (8 September 2009) WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE LAUNCH OF THE CARIBBEAN REGIONAL NEEDS PRIORITISATION WORKSHOP – CAPACITY BUILDING RELATED TO MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS (MEAS) IN AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC (ACP) COUNTRIES, 8-10 SEPTEMBER
I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the Secretary-General of the CARIFORUM Member States who because of conflicting obligations could not be here today. I bring you greetings in his name and on behalf of CARIFORUM, which comprises six small island developing and low lying coastal states, each with distinct characteristics, but all being apart of the…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY MS. MARIA E. RECIO, REPRESENTATIVE, UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME (UNE
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is pleased to welcome you to this Regional Needs Prioritization Workshop within the Programme on Capacity-building related to Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements in African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries project. This project is supported by the European Community and implemented by UNEP. Therefore, UNEP and the Secretariat of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)…
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