Press Releases
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JAPAN SYMPATHETIC TO EFFECTS OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS ON CARICOM, EXTENDS CONTRIBUTION TO IMF
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The newly accredited Ambassador of Japan to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Tatsuaki Iwata, on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 noted his country’s consideration of the adverse effects of the global financial and economic crises on the Region. After he presented his letters of credence to the Secretary-General of the CARICOM His Excellency Edwin…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY FERNANDO SANDOVAL FLORES, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES TO CARICOM, 28 MAY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Excellency, welcome to the Caribbean Community Secretariat. Your arrival has been long anticipated! The establishment of an Embassy of Mexico in Georgetown, Guyana – the home of the headquarters of the Caribbean Community – marks a significant signpost in the long standing relationship between the Caribbean Community and Mexico. Our close and historic relations were formalized in 1974, with the…
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CARICOM SOLICITS MEXICO’S SUPPORT IN IFI GRADUATION ISSUE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The 35-year old relationship between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Mexico was solidified on May 28, 2009, at the headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana, with the accreditation of a new Plenipotentiary Representative of Mexico to CARICOM, His Excellency Fernando Sandoval. In his remarks, CARICOM Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin Carrington, stated that the…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HER EXCELLENCY FAITH RADEBE, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA TO CARICOM, 28 MAY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
High Commissioner Faith Radebe Plenipotentiary Representative (Designate) of the Republic of South Africa to the Caribbean Community Deputy Secretary-General Other Members of the Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Participants of the Regional Diplomatic Training Programme Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is my sincere and profound pleasure to welcome you to this historic occasion – the first accreditation…
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YOUTH COMMISSION STEPS UP COMMUNICATION ON ITS RESEARCH FINDINGS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Commission on Youth Development (CCYD) is preparing its regional report on findings of a research done on the situation of Caribbean youth which will be a major input into its report to the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community. As a result, the Commission is engaged in a flurry…
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CARICOM ACCREDITS FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN AMBASSADOR
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Her Excellency Faith Radebe, the first Plenipotentiary Representative of South Africa to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was accredited on Thursday May 28, 2009, at the headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana. Describing the accreditation as “historic”, CARICOM Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin Carrington said that it affirmed the principles of solidarity and fraternity between…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HER EXCELLENCY FAITH RADEBE, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA TO CARICOM, 28 MAY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
High Commissioner Faith Radebe Plenipotentiary Representative (Designate) of the Republic of South Africa to the Caribbean Community Deputy Secretary-General Other Members of the Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Participants of the Regional Diplomatic Training Programme Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is my sincere and profound pleasure to welcome you to this historic occasion – the…
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ACT NOW AS A COORDINATED UNIT – AGRICULTURE STAKEHOLDERS URGED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Stakeholders in the agriculture sector have been urged to act now to build alliances to promote agri-business development in the Region. At the opening of the Consultation on Public-Private Sector collaboration at the Pegasus Hotel on Wednesday morning, the Hon. Robert Persaud, Minister of Agriculture, Guyana, and His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the…
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JAMAICA TO HOST COHSOD AND ECOSOC MEETINGS, HEALTH AND EDUCATION PRIORITIES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers of Health and Education will be involved in two meetings in Montego Bay, Jamaica next week. First they will convene the Eighteenth Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) and then will meet with their Latin American counterparts to in preparation for a meeting of the…
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JAPAN HAS SUPPORT FOR SEAT ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Wednesday May 27, 2009 signalled support to Japan from Member States of the Community for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for the term 2009-2010. Accepting Letters of Credence from the new Ambassador of Japan to CARICOM, His Excellency Tatsuaki…
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