Press Releases
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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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WANTED: REGIONAL POLICIES ON DRUG CARE AND TREATMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The need for the development of evidence-based policies on drug treatment and care in the Caribbean Region was one of the main issues raised at the start of the regional training workshop on Standards of Care for Treatment and Rehabilitation Facilities for Substance Abusers. Organised jointly by the CARICOM Secretariat and the Inter-American Drug…
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ICTs CAN PROVIDE ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have been urged to use Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) as a driver for economic survival as one means of combating the global economic down turn. This encouragement came from Senator Ann Peters, Minister of State in the Ministry of Health of Grenada when she addressed the…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE HIGH-LEVEL REGIONAL CONSULTATIONS ON DIPLOMATIC TRAINING IN THE CARIBBEAN, 02 MARCH 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
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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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FINANCE AND PLANNING (COFAP), 29 JANUARY 2009, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
The Honourable Humphrey Hildenburg, Minister of Finance of Suriname and Chairman of the Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP); Honourable Prime Ministers of St Vincent and the Grenadines and Saint Lucia Honourable David Estwick and other Distinguished Ministers; President of the Caribbean Development Bank; Central Bank Governors and Deputy Governors; Assistant Secretary-General and Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat; Other…
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FEATURE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MS. CHRESELDA ST. JUSTE, DEPUTY PERMANENT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, SAINT LUCIA, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL ANTI-DRUG STRATEGIES AND PLANS, 29 APRIL-1 MAY 2009, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
On behalf of the Government and people of Saint Lucia, I am pleased to welcome our regional delegates to this CARICOM – OAS – CICAD – EU supported Workshop. For the next four days, we extend to you the keys to the conference of the future as change agents to a new approach in combating drug abuse in our respective…
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CARICOM DEVELOPMENT FUND LAUNCHES LOGO COMPETITION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Nationals have been invited to participate in the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) Logo Competition which was launched as part of the organisation’s promotional activities towards heightening understanding of the institution and its work. Interested individuals have until 20 March 2009 to submit their artwork to the CDF. More information on the logo competition…
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REGIONAL COMMITTEE MEETS ON ACTION PLAN AND FRAMEWORK FOR CARIBBEAN ICT4D STRATEGY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the Caribbean continues to position itself to fully exploit the potential of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), the Regional ICT Steering Committee will convene for the third time. The meeting will take place 3-4 March, 2009 and will be held in Grenada for the first time. Grenada has responsibility under the Caribbean Community…
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CARICOM PROMOTES STANDARDS FOR DRUG TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION SERVICES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is seeking to establish minimum standards for care and treatment as well as services and facilities for substance abusers, even as it continues its drive to reduce the demand for, and use of illicit drugs. To this end, the Secretariat has partnered with the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission…
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