Press Releases
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STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE SITUATION IN HONDURAS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Geater Georgetown, Guyana) The following is a Statement issued by the Caribbean Community on the situation in Honduras. The Caribbean Community views with grave concern the developments in Honduras which led to the removal by a military intervention of the democratically elected Head of State of the Republic of Honduras, President Manuel Zelaya, and to his expulsion…
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PACKED EXTERNAL NEGOTIATIONS AGENDA FOR THE REGION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is embarking on a busy period in the trade negotiations arena as the Region prepares to implement already signed trade agreements while at the same time embark on negotiations for new agreements with a number of states. This period of intense work will also pose some challenges in light of…
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THIRTIETH MEETING OF CARICOM HEADS OPENS IN GEORGETOWN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Thirtieth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) opens in Georgetown, Guyana on July 2, 2009 against the backdrop of the Twentieth Anniversary of the Grand Anse Declaration and Work Programme for the Advancement of the Integration Movement. The Grand Anse declaration was signed in July 1989,…
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STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE SITUATION IN HONDURAS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Geater Georgetown, Guyana) The following is a Statement issued by the Caribbean Community on the situation in Honduras. The Caribbean Community views with grave concern the developments in Honduras which led to the removal by a military intervention of the democratically elected Head of State of the Republic of Honduras, President Manuel Zelaya, and to his expulsion…
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PRIME MINISTERIAL SUB-COMMITTEE ON EXTERNAL TRADE MEETS AHEAD OF CARICOM SUMMIT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Twentieth Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on External Negotiations of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be convened in Georgetown, Guyana, July 1, 2009 to consider critical issues pertaining to the Community’s trade relations with Third States. Among the matters to be considered is the incorporation of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM)…
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FORDE TAKES CARICOM 10K ROAD RACE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Guyana’s Cleveland Forde and Trinidad and Tobago’s Shermin Lasaldo ran away with US$1,200 and the top trophies as they emerged the champion male and female respectively at the fifth staging of the Annual CARICOM 10K Road Race in Guyana on Sunday. Forde, who beat the reigning champion St Vincent and the Grenadine’s Pamenos Ballentyne…
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READY, SET, GO! FOR CARICOM 10K RUN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Guyana has given the starter’s signal: It is all systems go for the fifth staging of the Annual Caribbean Community (CARICOM) 10K Road Race set for Sunday 28 June. The Local Organising Committee and the CARICOM Secretariat have indicated their satisfaction with preparations for the Race so far, noting that “it will be a…
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CARICOM’S HIGHEST AWARD FOR FORMER JAMAICA PRIME MINISTER P.J. PATTERSON
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Most Honourable Percival J Patterson, former Prime Minister of Jamaica will receive the Order of the Caribbean Community (OCC), the Region’s highest award, on 2 July 2009 at the Opening Ceremony for the 30th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, in Georgetown Guyana. The honour is in recognition of…
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PORT PROTOCOLS ON H1N1 VIRUS TO BE PRESENTED TO CARICOM HEADS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Region’s Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) are devising a Port Health protocol for the Influenza A H1N1 virus which will be presented to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government at their Thirtieth Meeting scheduled for 2-5 July in Guyana. CARICOM public health officials believe that countries need to be extremely cautious in dealing with…
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CARICOM REV UP ACTIVITIES TO MARK ANTI-DRUG ABUSE DAY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) June 26 is International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, and CARICOM Member States are embarking on a series of activities to mark the day. The CARICOM Secretariat in collaboration with the Directors of National Councils on Drug Abuse is leading the way with the development of activities to sensitise the public –…
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