Press Releases
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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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CARICOM MOVES TO ACCELERATE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) With the acknowledgement of the need for sustained food security, combined with mixed results from attempts at export diversification to boost agricultural development, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has embarked on a programme to enhance the framework for the development of Agribusiness in the Region. To this end, a two-day Consultation will be held in…
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CARICOM/USA MOVE TO TRACK ILLEGAL GUNS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Suriname has joined other CARICOM Member States in the use technology to track the origin of illegal guns with the assistance of the United States. On Wednesday morning, they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United States Government who will provide access to eTrace – an Internet based programme developed by the…
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STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT
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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CARICOM DIALOGUES WITH US ON SECURITY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Security talks involving the Caribbean Community and the United States began on Wednesday (20 May) at the Royal Ballroom of Hotel Torarica, Suriname as both Parties ‘knocked heads together’ to chart the way forward in clamping domestic and transnational crime. Jointly chaired by Ms Astona Browne, Interim Chair of the Security Policy Advisory…
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OPENING REMARKS DELIVERED BY ASTONA BROWNE, PERMANENT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF NATIONAL SECURITY, IMMI
On behalf of the Caribbean delegations gathered here today in Paramaribo, Suriname, I have the pleasure to extend our sincere greetings and warm words of welcome to the delegation of the United States of America. This technical meeting on Caribbean – US Security Co-operation is of critical importance in many respects. As a consequence of mounting concerns over the threats…
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CARICOM SECRETARIAT AND PARTNERS TEAM UP FOR ICT FESTIVAL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has attracted widespread support to host its first Children’s ICT festival. The Festival takes place on Friday 22 May at the Guyana International Conference Centre from 8:30 a.m. The theme of this event is “Protecting Children in Cyberspace” which is in keeping with the global theme of the World…
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