Press Releases
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FORGE NEW SPIRIT OF COOPERATION – CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT URGE SUMMIT PARTICIPANTS
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Participants at the Fifth Summit of the America now underway in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago should use the opportunity to promote partnerships and dialogue to find solutions to the problems that confronted them, Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) advised Friday. CARICOM Heads of Government met in Caucus Friday…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY, CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM, FIFTH SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS, 16 APRIL 2009, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Ms. Grace Talma, Chairperson; Hon. Hazel Manning, Minister of Local Government of Trinidad and Tobago; Members of the Media Distinguished Members of Civil Society Ladies and Gentlemen Although I was unable to attend the entire Civil Society Forum, my brief engagement today and the reports I received have left me in no doubt as to the exceptional value of the…
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STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) FOLLOWING A CAUCUS
We, the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, have met in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on April 17th, 2009, in advance of the inauguration of the Fifth Summit of the Americas. It is a source of immense pride for us that the Fifth Summit of the Americas is taking place for the first time in a Member…
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CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT TO HOLD KEY MEETINGS AT FIFTH SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will meet with a number of other Heads of State and Government on the margins of the Fifth Summit of the Americas which opens in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on Friday 17 April 2009. The three-day Summit is being held under the theme `Securing…
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CARICOM LEADERS HAVE PROMINENT ROLE IN SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Heads of Government of the 14 independent Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States will be among other leaders of the Hemisphere who will participate in the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The Summit from 17-19 April 2009 is being held under the theme ‘Securing Our Citizens’ Future by Promoting…
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FISHERFOLK CONCERNED ABOUT DWINDLING STOCKS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyern, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A Guyanese fisherman has expressed concern at the dwindling of the catch in his country. Mr. Jainaraine Pamashwar, representative of the Upper Corentyne Fishers’ Association, Berbice, Guyana, speaking during a Panel Discussion on Thursday April 2, 2009 at the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown expressed the concern that fishers from his area…
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FISHERFOLK CONCERNED ABOUT DWINDLING STOCKS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyern, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A Guyanese fisherman has expressed concern at the dwindling of the catch in his country. Mr. Jainaraine Pamashwar, representative of the Upper Corentyne Fishers’ Association, Berbice, Guyana, speaking during a Panel Discussion on Thursday April 2, 2009 at the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown expressed the concern that fishers from his area…
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G20 BRIEFED ON IMPACT ON CARICOM OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRISIS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) concerns on the impact of the global economic and financial crisis and its views on the related reform of the international financial architecture were conveyed to the members of the Group of 20 (G20) in time for their Summit which took place in London on 2 April 2009. The Region’s…
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GREATER PRIORITY NEEDED FOR FISHERIES SECTOR DEVELOPMENT – CRFM URGES EXPLOITATION OF UNDER-UTILISED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Stakeholders in the Fisheries Sector in the Region want its development to be on par with what obtains in the traditional agriculture sector in order to maximise its contribution to their economies. At a two-hour panel discussion on Thursday April 2, 2009 at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana, stakeholders pointed out that…
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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND MITIGATION KEY TO CARIBBEAN POSITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretariat’s Assistant Secretary-General Human and Social Development, Dr Edward Greene is of the firm belief that the Caribbean and other coastal states need to advocate for programmes that stress mitigation and technological transfer with special emphasis on low carbon development strategies when they begin negotiations with the Conference of the Parties (COP-15) of…
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