Press Releases
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BELIZE TARGETED FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT IN DRUG REHABILITATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Against the backdrop of reported alarming growth in the mis-use of illegal substance such as marijuana, alcohol, cocaine and alcohol, most obvious among teenagers, in Belize, the National Drug Abuse Control Council (NDAAC) of Belize has decided to take matters in its hands to strengthen that country’s capacity to fight drug abuse and also…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE THIRTIETH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 2-5 JULY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
As Secretary-General, it gives me a special pleasure to welcome you to the Headquarters country of the Caribbean Community and to the Thirtieth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, the Supreme Authority of the Community. In welcoming distinguished visiting Heads of Government and other delegates, I can attest to the generous hospitality…
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REGIONAL INTEGRATION IS THE LAST BEST HOPE FOR THE CARIBBEAN – PM THOMPSON
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Honourable David Thompson, Prime Minister of Barbados, said on Wednesday that the Caribbean was faced with global economic convulsions of unprecedented proportions, which had reinforced convictions that regional integration “is the last best hope” for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). “Going it alone or fragmenting into unworkable reconfigurations of the regional project cannot…
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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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