Press Releases
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OPENING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE SECOND MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN PLANT HEALTH DIRECTORS, 4 MARCH 2009. GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Chairperson Representatives of the: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN; Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA); United States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health International Services (USDA/APHIS) Senior Officials of Member States and Associate Members of the Caribbean Community Representatives from the DR, Aruba, Martinique and Guadeloupe; French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD);CARDI, UWI, UG, CABI…
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PERSPECTIVES ON WATER SECURITY IN CARIBBEAN SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES : KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, TO THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH LEVEL SYMPOSIUM ON WATER SECURITY, 5 FEBRUARY 2009, NEW YORK
Salutations, Mr Chairman: I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community who because of conflicting obligations could not be here today. I bring you greetings in his name and on behalf of our Caribbean Community, comprising 15 beautiful and salubrious tropical states, paradoxically separated; yet linked, not only by common ideals and goals…
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CARICOM ASG CALLS FOR INCREASED PROTECTION OF THE REGION’S WATER
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General, Dr Edward Greene today made a strong call for the Caribbean Region and development partners to invest more in the water resources sector. The Assistant Secretary-General Human and Social Development also called for the development of appropriate management mechanisms to build the capacity necessary for safeguarding the future of the Region…
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CARICOM MAKING PROGRESS IN DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States are reporting progress in their efforts to reduce the demand for illicit drugs in the Region. Based on the ten Country reports presented yesterday (3 March) at the regional training workshop on Standards of Care for Treatment and Rehabilitation Facilities for Substance Abusers, in Jamaica, several countries have varying…
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OPENING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE SECOND MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN PLANT HEALTH DIRECTORS, 4 MARCH 2009. GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Chairperson Representatives of the: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN; Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA); United States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health International Services (USDA/APHIS) Senior Officials of Member States and Associate Members of the Caribbean Community Representatives from the DR, Aruba, Martinique and Guadeloupe; French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD);CARDI, UWI, UG, CABI…
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PRODUCE INCREASING SHARE OF FOOD CONSUMED – ASG URGES REGION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) His Excellency Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Assistant Secretary-General, Trade and Economic Integration, said Wednesday that there was a greater need for the Caribbean region to produce an increasing share of the food it consumed. Delivering remarks at the opening of the Second Meeting of the Caribbean Plant Health Directors at the…
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BARBADOS ELECTED TO CHAIR CASSOS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Mr. Anthony Archer, Director, Civil Aviation, Barbados, and outgoing Acting Chairman of the Regional Aviation Safety Oversight System (RASOS) was Wednesday elected Chairperson of the Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS). Mr. Ramesh Lutchmedial, Director General, Civil Aviation of Trinidad and Tobago, was elected Vice Chairperson. The elections of office holders for…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCA
Representative of the Commonwealth Secretariat, Dr. Deryck Brown, Head of the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Technical Cooperation and Strategic Response Group for the Governance and Institutional Development Division Ambassador Kishan Rana, Senior Fellow, Diplofoundation, Malta and Geneva and Professor Emeritus, Foreign Service Institute, New Delhi Representatives from CARICOM Member States Representatives of the Institute of International Relations and the University of the…
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DIPLOMACY KEY TO STRENGTHENING VOICE OF SMALL STATES IN GLOBAL ARENA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The greatest assurance of the survival of small states lies in their diplomacy and their ability to maximise benefits from the existence of international law, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Deputy Secretary-General said on Monday, March 2, 2009. Ambassador Applewhaite was at the time addressing a High-level Regional Consultation on Diplomatic Training, at…
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CARIBBEAN PLANT HEALTH DIRECTORS DISCUSS MEASURES TO GUARD AGAINST PLANT PESTS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Senior Plant Health Officials from across the Caribbean are seeking to guard against the threat of plant pests. They will hold a second meeting on the issue on 4-5 March, 2009 at the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in Guyana as they continue to mobilise their efforts towards the formulation of policy,…
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