Press Releases
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY FRASER WHEELER, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 23 JANUARY 2009, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Fraser William Wheeler and Mrs. Wheeler Members of Staff of the Secretariat and of the British High Commission Representatives of the Media Good day and warm welcome to you all! Today, we have the good fortune to witness the accreditation of the first Plenipotentiary Representative of the United Kingdom to the Caribbean Community. It is truly an…
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CARICOM SINGLE ECONOMY HIGH ON COFAP AGENDA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Finance Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will on Thursday examine preparations to usher in the CARICOM Single Economy (CSE) at the Thirteenth Meeting of the Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP) which convenes in Bridgetown, Barbados. The CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) is CARICOM’s flagship programme. The Single Market was established in…
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CARICOM MEETINGS RESCHEDULED FOR BELIZE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) as well as that of the group of Heads of Government established to consider Issues related to the Governance of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) have been rescheduled for Belize just prior to the 20th…
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS CLIMATE CHANGE “AN ATTACK ON OUR DEVELOPMENT”
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin Carrington has pointed to the need for enhanced relations between CARICOM and the United Kingdom (UK) to confront the challenges posed to the Region’s development by climate change. At the ceremony for the presentation of Credentials by His Excellency Fraser Wheeler, Plenipotentiary Representative of the UK to…
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PLANS IN TRAIN FOR CARICOM’S PARTICIPATION IN WORLD EXPO 2010
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Efforts are already underway to ensure the effective participation of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in the World Exposition 2010, to be held in Shanghai, China, from May 1 to October 31, 2010, under the theme: Better City, Better Life. The First Preparatory Meeting of the National Coordinators of Member States for Expo 2010 Shanghai…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY FRASER WHEELER, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 23 JANUARY 2009, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Fraser William Wheeler and Mrs. Wheeler Members of Staff of the Secretariat and of the British High Commission Representatives of the Media Good day and warm welcome to you all! Today, we have the good fortune to witness the accreditation of the first Plenipotentiary Representative of the United Kingdom to the Caribbean Community. It is truly an historic…
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SINGLE ECONOMY FOCUS OF PRIME MINISTERIAL SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the CARICOM Single Market enters its fourth year of operation, Heads of Government will next week review its performance and place focus on the movement towards the establishment of the Single Economy. The Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) meets in Bridgetown, Barbados on 30 January 2009, and…
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UNITED KINGDOM KEEN ON HELPING REGION FIGHT CRIME
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The government of the United Kingdom is keen on helping to build the Region’s capacity to tackle crime, His Excellency Fraser Wheeler, newly-accredited Plenipotentiary Representative of the United Kingdom to CARICOM, said Friday. In remarks after he presented his letters of credence to His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community at…
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UNITED KINGDOM REAFFIRMS SUPPORT OF CARICOM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Newly-accredited Plenipotentiary Representative of the United Kingdom to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Fraser Wheeler, has reaffirmed his government’s support to the Region’s economic development. In an historic ceremony which marked the accreditation of the first Plenipotentiary Representative of the UK to CARICOM, Mr. Wheeler stated that the British government was determined to…
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ACS FORGES CLOSER COOPERATION WITH FINLAND FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN WIDER CARIBBEAN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Association of Caribbean States (ACS) is moving to deepen its relations with the Republic of Finland for possible support to the Region in the area of sustainable development. At a press briefing following his first official visit to the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Georgetown, Guyana on Friday January 16, 2009,…
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