Press Releases

  • June 27, 2009
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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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  • June 25, 2009
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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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  • June 25, 2009
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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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  • June 25, 2009
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    EU COMMENDS CARICOM DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION INITIATIVES

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Yet another effort by the CARICOM Secretariat to address the problem of substance abuse has been lauded as exceptional, by an international organization. Working in tandem with the European Union, the Secretariat conducted a two-day workshop for non-governmental organizations in minimising the social and health consequences of substance abuse. The workshop, held in Jamaica…

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  • June 25, 2009
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    INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING 2009 : A MESSAGE FROM THE CARICOM SECRETARIAT

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Today, June 26, the Caribbean Community Secretariat joins the rest of the world in commemorating International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking under the theme: Do drugs control your life? Your life. Your community. No place for drugs.  Indeed, the theme is quite apt as it reflects the extent to which both the…

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  • June 25, 2009
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    ILLICIT TRAFFICKING : THE IMMINENT DANGER OF ONE ‘SAFE TRIP’

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The theme to mark this year’s International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 26 June – Do Drugs Control Your Life? Your Life; Your Community; No Place for Drugs– carries a pointed and poignant question, bringing to sharp focus, the gravity of issues related to the social consequences of drug abuse and…

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  • June 24, 2009
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    CARICOM RESOLUTE ON A COMMON APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Community Council of Ministers at its recent meeting in Barbados, reaffirmed the importance of a common regional approach to address the threats and challenges of climate change, and for the effective participation of the region in the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Denmark . The 24th Meeting of the Community…

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  • June 22, 2009
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    CARICOM SECRETARIAT MOVES TO STRENGTHEN SOCIAL CARE IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has intensified its offensive against illicit drug use with the focus, this time, on developing and strengthening social care and rehabilitation programmes for drug users, in a bid to mitigate the social and health consequences of substance abuse. With funding from the European Union, the Secretariat has organised a…

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  • June 22, 2009
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    REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE CONFERENCE ON YOUTH, CRIME AND VIOLENCE, 22 JUNE 2009, BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS

    I would like to begin these remarks by extending my appreciation to Honourable Prime Minister Douglas for organising this important consultation on Youth Crime and Violence in our society. This issue is central to the investigations being carried out by the Caribbean Commission on Youth Development (CCYD) appointed by the Conference of Heads of Government, which is due to complete…

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  • June 22, 2009
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    REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE CONFERENCE ON YOUTH, CRIME AND VIOLENCE, 22 JUNE 2009, BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS

    I would like to begin these remarks by extending my appreciation to Honourable Prime Minister Douglas for organising this important consultation on Youth Crime and Violence in our society. This issue is central to the investigations being carried out by the Caribbean Commission on Youth Development (CCYD) appointed by the Conference of Heads of Government, which is due to complete…

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