Press Releases
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CAR
I am especially pleased at the privilege afforded me as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), to participate in this Opening Ceremony of the Eighth Meeting of the CARICOM Council for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE). This pleasure is derived in part from the fact that this is the first time since your inaugural meeting in Port- of- Spain…
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UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MEETS CARICOM DELEGATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) UNAIDS Executive Director Mr Michel Sidibé met on Wednesday, 20th May with a delegation of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at the 62nd World Health Assembly to discuss the Caribbean priorities for collaboration with UNAIDS. Mr Karl Hood, Minister of Health of Grenada and Chair of the Council of Human and Social Development of CARICOM,…
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REMARKS BY SENATOR THE HONOURABLE MARTIN JOSEPH, MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Allow me to join with the Secretary General of CARICOM in thanking the Government of the Republic of Suriname for its graciousness in being excellent host to this the Eighth Meeting of the CARICOM Council for National Security and Law Enforcement. I am certain that I speak for all present. We have all been the beneficiaries of the exceptional service…
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BEWARE OF ARMED GANGS, SURNAME’S PRESIDENT CAUTIONS CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) President of the Republic of Surname, His Excellency Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan cautioned CARICOM Security Ministers and technocrats on Thursday not to underestimate the threat of armed gangs to the Caribbean Community’s stability. Delivering the feature address at the Opening Ceremony of the Council of Ministers responsible for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) in…
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Use Every Means To Finance Security – Chair Of Consle
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Council of National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) Senator the Honourable Martin Joseph on Thursday, told the Opening Ceremony of the CONSLE that the Caribbean Community should utilize every means to finance the security agenda. Minister Joseph recalled the priorities of the Council as outlined by the Conference of Heads of…
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IMPROVING ACCESS TO COMPUTER A PRIORITY FOR GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Recognising the importance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to a country and its people’s development, Guyana, like other Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has put plans in place to rapidly improve access to computers and the internet for its nationals. This was revealed by that country’s Minister of Education Mr. Sheik…
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ICTs IMPORTANT TO LEARNING AND GROWTH – CARICOM SECRETARIAT’S ICT FESTIVAL HEARS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ms. Jennifer Britton, Coordinator of the Information Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) Sub-Programme, CARICOM Secretariat, while addressing opening ceremony of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat’s Information Communication Technology (ICT) Youth Festival on Friday, May 22, 2009, emphasized that there were constructive uses of ICT for the youth. “In cyberspace, young people are a mouse…
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CARICOM SECRETARIAT HOSTS FIRST ICT FESTIVAL – PRODUCTIVE USES OF ICT HIGHLIGHTED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat hosted its first Information Communication Technology (ICT) Youth Festival on Friday May 22, 2009, with demonstration and emphasis on “fun, interactive and safe” ways to use the technology. The ICT Youth Festival was held at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Georgetown, under the theme “Protecting Children in Cyber Space”;…
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PRESENTATION BY THE HONOURABLE SIR SHRIDATH RAMPHAL, OCC, TO THE PARTICIPANTS AT THE REGIONAL DIPLOM
I want to begin by congratulating the CARICOM Secretariat on the mounting of this Workshop. It is no secret that I place great store by the role of Caribbean diplomacy over nearly fifty years of engagement with the international community. Some of our most notable achievements have been in this field – at the United Nations, in the…
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PRESENTATION BY THE HONOURABLE SIR SHRIDATH RAMPHAL, OCC, TO THE PARTICIPANTS AT THE REGIONAL DIPLOMATIC TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR MID-CAREER DIPLOMATS IN THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 20 MAY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
I want to begin by congratulating the CARICOM Secretariat on the mounting of this Workshop. It is no secret that I place great store by the role of Caribbean diplomacy over nearly fifty years of engagement with the international community. Some of our most notable achievements have been in this field – at the United Nations, in the Non-aligned Movement,…
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