Press Releases
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CARICOM GENDER DIRECTORS TO DISCUSS CLIMATE CHANGE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Climate Change will be among the important issues to be discussed when regional directors of Women’s/Gender Bureaus commence their Fifth Meeting in Guyana, on 6-7 October 2009. Meeting at the CARICOM Secretariat on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Gender Affairs coordinators and directors will be seeking to ensure that gender perspectives are considered in follow-up…
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CSME CONVOCATION GETS UNDERWAY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) At least five Heads of Government will attend the Convocation on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) which will be held in Bridgetown, Barbados on Friday 9 and Saturday 10 October. Heads of Government who will attend the forum are the Honourable Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Honourable Roosevelt…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE CARICOM-MEXICO JOINT COMMISSION, 01 OCTOBER 2009, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
Her Excellency Patricia Espinosa, Foreign Minister of the United Mexican States His Excellency Fernando Sandoval, Plenipotentiary Representative of the United Mexican States to the Caribbean Community Other distinguished Representatives of the Government of the United Mexican States Distinguished delegates of CARICOM Other Distinguished Guests Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen Allow me at the very outset to express…
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FOOD PRICES ON THE TABLE AT CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURE WEEK
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Agriculture officials and Ministers will deliberate on issues relating to initiatives being taken to tackle the soaring food prices, the implementation of a Common Fisheries Regime and European Union Market Access for bananas when they meet from next Monday, 6 October, in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The meeting of the…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE CARICOM-MEXICO JOINT COMMISSION, 01 OCTOBER 2009, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
Her Excellency Patricia Espinosa, Foreign Minister of the United Mexican States His Excellency Fernando Sandoval, Plenipotentiary Representative of the United Mexican States to the Caribbean Community Other distinguished Representatives of the Government of the United Mexican States Distinguished delegates of CARICOM Other Distinguished Guests Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen Allow me at the very outset to express my…
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CARICOM SALUTES BAHAMAS CMO
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Bahamas Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis has been given high commendations by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), for having received the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Annual Award for excellence in health administration. The PAHO Award for Administration 2009 is given to a candidate who has made significant contribution to national and…
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HEALTH MINISTERS APPLAUD CARIBBEAN WELLNESS DAY TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO GETS THUMBS UP
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The observance of Caribbean Wellness Day 2009 came up for high plaudits by Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers of Health at their meeting in Washington, USA on the week-end. The Meeting of the 18th Caucus of Ministers of Health said they were “thrilled at the positive report, particularly from Trinidad and Tobago, on the…
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REGION GEARS UP FOR HEALTH AUTHORITY IN 2010
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers of Health meeting in Washington DC, USA at their 18th Caucus fully endorsed the time table for the establishment of the Caribbean Public Health Authority (CARPHA) in 2010. Among the actions leading up to the start up of CARPHA are the completion of the costing of the functions, infrastructure and…
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CARICOM SEEKS VOICE IN G20
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) would like a voice in the Group of 20 (G20). This was one of the issues raised by the Community’s Foreign Ministers during a meeting with United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in New York, USA last Friday 25 September. Assistant Secretary-General at the CARICOM Secretariat for Foreign and…
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CARICOM TO FACILITATE ONE-DAY SEMINARS ON SOLAR ENERGY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The business community and hoteliers in Belize will benefit from two one-day seminars on effective use of solar energy to be facilitated by the Caribbean Regional Energy Development Programme (CREDP) of the CARICOM Secretariat on 3-4 October, 2007 at the Radisson Fort George Hotel and Marina in Belize City. CREDP facilitators will seek to…
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