Press Releases
-
SG TO INSTITUTIONS: LET IMPLEMENTATION BE THE WATCHWORD
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Representatives of Regional Institutions now meeting at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, have been charged with devising methods of implementation of decisions, particularly those taken by Heads of Government. In brief opening remarks Thursday 23 July 2009 at the start of the Third Meeting of the Secretary-General of CARICOM and…
Read More » -
HEADS OF CARICOM REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS MEET IN GEORGETOWN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin W Carrington and Heads of CARICOM regional institutions will convene their Third Meeting on 23-24 July 2009 at the CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana. The Heads of institutions will explore avenues for strengthening functional cooperation among their organisations through the sharing of programmes and policies, greater…
Read More » -
REGIONAL STATISTICIANS TO MEET ON DEVELOPING STATISTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Urgency of Statistics and the Global Crisis: Enabling Development in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)is the theme of a High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics set for July 30, 2009 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. High-Level representatives of government of CARICOM Member States and Associate Members, Directors of Statistics, and Chief Statisticians…
Read More » -
TRAINING SEMINAR HELD ON TREATY LAW AND PRACTICE FOR CARICOM MEMBER STATES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A three-day regional capacity-building workshop for Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on treaty law and practice was held from 15 to 17 July, in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Convened by the CARICOM Secretariat‘s Office of the General Counsel and hosted by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Attorney General’s office…
Read More » -
REGIONAL STATISTICIANS TO MEET ON DEVELOPING STATISTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Urgency of Statistics and the Global Crisis: Enabling Development in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)is the theme of a High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics set for July 30, 2009 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. High-Level representatives of government of CARICOM Member States and Associate Members, Directors of Statistics, and Chief Statisticians…
Read More » -
CARIFORUM-EC DIALOGUE ON REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION, 18 JULY 2009 : OPERATIONAL CONCLUSIONS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Member States of the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) and regional organisations and non-state actors met with representatives of the European Commission (EC), EU Member States and the European Investment Bank on 18 July 2009 in Antigua and Barbuda. The Dialogue was co-chaired by Senator the Hon Charlotte Tessa…
Read More » -
REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, THE CARIBBEAN FORUM OF AFRICAN CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES (CARIFORUM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE CARIFORUM-EC DIALOGUE ON REGIONAL COOPERATION AND INTEGRATION, 18 JULY 2009, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
c Let me say at the outset that if anyone had any doubts about the closeness of the relations between the European Union and CARIFORUM, they just have to be here today. This dialogue simple as it may seem, is taking place between representatives of the twenty-seven Member States of the European Union (EU), the European Commission and the sixteen…
Read More » -
SPEECH DELIVERED BY THE HON. CHARLOTTE TESSA MANGAL, MINISTER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, SAINT LUCIA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE CARIFORUM-EC DIALOGUE ON REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION, 18 JULY 2009, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Today is a day of special significance in CARIFORUM/European Union Relations. We will experience the many dimensions of that relationship. We will first witness the signature of a Country Strategy Paper (CSP) between the European Commission and Antigua and Barbuda, a Member State of CARIFORUM. Signature of that important cooperation document is taking place in the presence of Member States…
Read More » -
REMARKS DELIVERED BY MR. STEFANO MANSERVISI, DIRECTOR-GENERAL FOR DEVELOPMENT AND RELATIONS WITH ACP STATES, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, ON THE OCCASION OF THE CARIFORUM-EC DIALOGUE ON REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION, 18 JULY 2009, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
It is a great pleasure to be here today and to have this opportunity to engage with you in this Dialogue on Regional Integration and further integration. I want to extend special thanks to the Prime Minister and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda for their hosting of this meeting and also to thank all those who have been…
Read More » -
SYMPOSIUM SETS SERVICES COURSE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Representatives of the Services Sector of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) wrapped up three days of deliberations on Friday in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, having identified the elements of a Draft Strategic Plan and Plan of Action to further develop the Sector. The Regional Symposium on Services was organized with the goals of sensitizing…
Read More »