Press Releases
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CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY FOR CARICOM CONFERENCE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Climate Change poses one of the most serious challenges to the sustainable development of the small island and low lying coastal developing states of the Caribbean. Recognising this threat, the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) in tandem with the CARICOM Secretariat has drafted a regional Climate Change Strategic Framework that should point the…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWELFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 8 MAY 2009, KINGSTON, JAMAICA
The Honourable Dr. Kenneth Baugh, Chairman of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR); The Honourable Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica; The Honourable Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and Outgoing Chairman of COFCOR; Honourable Foreign Ministers; Members of Parliament; US Assistant Secretary of State, Mr. Tom Shannon; Ambassador Albert Ramdin, Assistant Secretary-General of the OAS…
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COTED MEETS IN GEORGETOWN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)’s Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) holds its Twenty-Seventh Meeting in Georgetown, Guyana, 14-15 May 2009, to examine matters related to the implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), agriculture, transportation, and external economic and trade relations. The Council, which comprises Trade Ministers, will consider the CARICOM…
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PM GOLDING CALLS FOR CARICOM UNITY TO FACE GLOBAL CHALLENGES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Jamaica Prime Minister the Honourable Bruce Golding has stressed that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) needs now more than ever its sense and strength of Community to confront the current global challenges. The Prime Minister, in delivering the keynote address at Friday’s Opening Ceremony of the 12th Meeting of CARICOM’s Council for Foreign and Community…
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CARICOM FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET IN JAMAICA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) will conduct its annual review of the Region’s relations with Third Countries and International Organisations, and determine policy initiatives which could guide future relations ,during its 12th Meeting scheduled for 8-9 May in Kingston, Jamaica. The Council, comprising of the Community’s Foreign Ministers,…
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CARICOM SECRETARIAT PLANS WEEK LONG FOCUS ON ICT4D
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) During the period 18-22 May 2009, Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) will be in the spotlight as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat hosts a series of meetings, a symposium and a children’s festival on this important issue. The meetings start the day following World Telecommunications and Information Society Day (WTISD) which is…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CARIBBEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION (CTU), 28 APRIL 2009, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
It is my pleasure to address this distinguished gathering, on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, and to offer congratulations on this historic occasion of the Twentieth Anniversary of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU). The year 1989 was one in which events of special significance to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) occurred: it was the year in…
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CARICOM MOVES ON HARMONISING STATISTICS ACROSS REGION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A Technical Working Group (TWG) in National Accounts and Short Term Indicators has been established to prioritise and ensure the development of statistics in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in the areas of National Accounts, Short-Term Economic Indicators, International Trade in Services, and Investment Statistics. The TWG, which will also provide support to and assist…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CARIBBEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION (CTU), 28 APRIL 2009, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
It is my pleasure to address this distinguished gathering, on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, and to offer congratulations on this historic occasion of the Twentieth Anniversary of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU). The year 1989 was one in which events of special significance to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) occurred: it was the year in which the…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CARIBBEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION (CTU), 28 APRIL 2009, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
It is my pleasure to address this distinguished gathering, on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, and to offer congratulations on this historic occasion of the Twentieth Anniversary of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU). The year 1989 was one in which events of special significance to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) occurred: it was the year in which the…
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