Press Releases
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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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SPECIAL COTED CONVENES MONDAY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Agreements that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have entered into and those that are to be negotiated shortly, form the core of the agenda of a Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). The Thirty-First Special Meeting will be held in Georgetown, Guyana, on Monday 2 March 2009. Officials begin meeting…
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OPENING ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY -GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Buenos Dias Señoras y Señores, H.E. the President of the Dominican Republic, Dr Leonel Fernández, The Hon. Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada Dr. Franklin Almeyda Rancier, Secretary of State for Interior and Police of the Dominican Republic Honourable Ministers Mr. Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC);…
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OPENING ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY -GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON SECURITY , DRUG TRAFFICKING , TRANSNATIONAL ORGANISED CRIME AND TERRORISM AS CHALLENGES FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE CARIBBEAN, 19 FEBRUARY 2009, SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Buenos Dias Señoras y Señores, H.E. the President of the Dominican Republic, Dr Leonel Fernández, The Hon. Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada Dr. Franklin Almeyda Rancier, Secretary of State for Interior and Police of the Dominican Republic Honourable Ministers Mr. Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC);…
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CANADA REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas) of Canada, the Honourable Peter Kent reaffirmed Canada’s commitment to the Member States of the Caribbean Community and expressed the intention of Canada to deepen its engagement in the Caribbean by building on the present relationship. The Minister was speaking during discussions with the Secretary-General of the…
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION NAMES PATTERSON/RAMPHAL ROOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The European Commission (EC) on Thursday 12 February honoured two of the Caribbean’s initiators of Caribbean-European Community co-operation. The Honourable Percival J Patterson former Prime Minister of Jamaica and Sir Shridath Ramphal OCC, former Foreign Minister of Guyana and former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth were honoured by the naming of a special room in…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING OF THE FIFTH GENERAL MEETING BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF CARICOM AND THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM, 09 FEBRUARY 2009, NEW YORK
Secretary General of the United Nations, Your Excellency Ban Ki-Moon; Their Excellencies, Representatives of the CARICOM Caucus of Ambassadors to the United Nations; Under Secretary General of the United Nations for Political Affairs; Representatives of Specialised UN Agencies; Director General of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; Deputy Secretary General and Representatives of the CARICOM Secretariat; Heads and other Representatives…
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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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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE LAUNCH OF THE CARIBBEAN AVIATION SAFETY AND SECURITY OVERSIGHT SYSTEM (CASSOS), 4 FEBRUARY 2009, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Prime Minister of Guyana, the Honourable Samuel Hinds, Honourable Minister with responsibility for Transportation and Hydraulics, Mr. Robeson Benn Director, Civil Aviation, Barbados and Outgoing Acting Chairman of the Regional Aviation Safety Oversight System, Mr Anthony Archer Other Directors of Civil Aviation Representatives of Regional and International Organisations Members of the Diplomatic Corps Deputy Secretary-General and staff of the CARICOM…
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