Press Releases
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STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF DAVID DE CAIRES, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, STABROEK NEWS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The passing of David De Caires will no doubt create a void in the ranks of Media Managers in the Caribbean Community. This “elder statesman” among the corps of media accredited to the CARICOM Secretariat had become a voice in advocacy for candid discourse between the Caribbean political directorates and the public through the…
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STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF BYRON ALOYSIUS ST. ELMO LEE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is with a profound sense of loss that the Secretary – General and staff of the CARICOM Secretariat learnt of the death of Byron Aloysius St. Elmo Lee, a national of Jamaica and Citizen of the Caribbean. His death at the age of 73 brings to an end just over half a century…
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REFLECTIONS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE DEATH OF DAVID DE CAIRES, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, STABROEK NEWS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Since our first meeting in 1992, I have held David De Caires in high esteem; a fact so well known that my staff contacted me with the news of his passing, even though I was away from Headquarters on official travel. Much has been said about his posture in relation to media and democracy.…
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Opening Statement By Dr. Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary-General, Human And Social Development, Caribbean Community Secretariat, At The Seventh Meeting Of The Council For National Security And Law Enforcement (CONSLE) , 4 November 2008, Georgetown, Guya
Salutations It is my pleasure to chair this opening session of the Seventh Meeting of the Council for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE). I am sure that you will have no reservation endorsing my request for this CONSLE to join President Bharrat Jagdeo of the Republic of Guyana, the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community and other CARICOM leaders in…
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CARICOM OFFICIALS WANT MULTI-SECTORAL APPROACH TO CRIME
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Seventh Meeting of the Council of Ministers Responsible for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) opened this morning (Wednesday, 5 November, 2008) with leaders agreeing that law enforcement and crime prevention necessitated multidisciplinary solutions. Addressing the opening ceremony at the Guyana International Convention Centre, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite told the Council…
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(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In an effort to forge stronger ties with the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has established a Task Force which held its first meeting today (Tuesday, 4 November 2008) at the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana.
Mr. Chairman Other distinguished members of the CARICOM-Dominican Republic Task Force Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat It is truly a pleasure to welcome you all to this the First Meeting of the CARICOM-DR Task Force. It has been a long journey getting here, the mandate from the Conference of Heads of Government for the establishment of a Task Force having…
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CARICOM AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO FORGE STRONGER TIES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In an effort to forge stronger ties with the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has established a Task Force which held its first meeting today (Tuesday, 4 November 2008) at the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana. The CARICOM Task Force on CARICOM–Dominican Republic Relations, which was established in 2007, is charged with the responsibility…
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JAMAICAN DIPLOMAT APPOINTED CEO OF CARICOM DEVELOPMENT FUND
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Jamaican diplomat Ambassador Lorne T McDonnough has been appointed the first Chief Executive Officer of the recently launched CARICOM Development Fund (CDF). Ambassador McDonnough assumed his post on 1 November 2008 at the CDF Headquarters in Bridgetown, Barbados. He is responsible for the overall administration, coordination of activities and programmes of the Fund. The…
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Press release 324/2008 (31 October 2008) REMARKS BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HUBERT A. INGRAHAM, PRIME MINISTER, THE BAHAMAS, AT THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY STANDING COMMITTEE OF COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE AND MILITARY CHIEFS, 30 OCTOBER 2008, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
I am happy to have this opportunity to offer a warm welcome to Commissioners of Police and Military Chiefs from around our Region and to express appreciation for your many years of loyal service and commitment to law enforcement. We are all hopeful that the results of your meeting will assist us in better responding to the challenges that crime…
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CARICOM LAUNCHES RESOURCES CONSORTIUM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A Resources Consortium in Support of the 2010 Population and Housing Censuses in the Caribbean Community was launched on Monday 27 October at a Meeting of Caribbean Statisticians and the Regional Census Coordinating Committee held in Barbados. This Consortium will be a clearing-house for CARICOM Member States, Associate Members and international agencies and will…
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