Press Releases
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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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Remarks Delivered By His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-general, Caribbean Community (CARICOM), At The Opening Ceremony Of The Eighth Meeting Of Caricom Council For National Security And Law Enforcement (CONSLE), 21 May 2009, Paramaribo, Surinam
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-…
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Remarks By Senator The Honourable Martin Joseph, Minister Of National Security, Trinidad And Tobago, And Chair Of The CARICOM Council Of Ministers Responsible For National Security And Law Enforcement (CONSLE) At The Opening Ceremony Of The Eighth Meeting
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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CARICOM-US SECURITY TALKS PRODUCTIVE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Technical level talks on security cooperation involving the United States and the Caribbean Community ended Wednesday, in Suriname, on what was described as a very positive note. Both heads of delegation concurred that the dialogue was productive, rich in information sharing and explicit in its objectives for future co-operation. Jointly chaired by Ms Astona…
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GOD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES – CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin W Carrington has urged security and law enforcement ministers, who are meeting in Suriname, to re-double their efforts in fulfilling their mandate, chief of which he said, was promoting the development of a common regional security strategy to complement the national security strategies of Members States. Speaking Friday at…
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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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STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN RESPECT TO THE DISPUTE OVER THE EUROPEAN BANANA REGIME
Trade Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), at the 27th Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development, May 14-15, 2009, expressed concern at the latest proposals by the European Union (EU) for new tariff measures to deal with the longstanding banana dispute. Ministers urged the EU to act in accordance with its commitments under successive partnership agreements with…
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