Press Releases
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THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CHALLENGES AS WE PROCEED INTO THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY : ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MS DESIREE FIELD-RIDLEY, ADVISOR, CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND SECTORAL PROGRAMMES, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT, TO THE FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN FOOD CROP SOCIETY, 14 JULY 2008, MIAMI, FLORIDA
Salutations The CARICOM Secretariat wishes to thank the Caribbean Food Crops Society for the opportunity to discuss the challenges for the Caribbean Community in these early years of the 21st Century and onward. Ambassador Irwin LaRocque regrets not being able to be here but as recently as a few days ago he was requested by our Secretary-General to proceed to…
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PERSPECTIVES ON ENHANCING SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURE : KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY PROFESSOR COMPTON BOURNE, O.E., PRESIDENT, CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, AT THE FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN FOOD CROPS SOCIETY, 14 JULY 2008, MIAMI, FLORIDA
I. PREAMBLE I am honoured by the invitation of the Caribbean Food Crops Society to speak at its Forty-Fourth Annual Meeting. Your longevity is indicative of an accumulation of knowledge and service to the agricultural sector of the Caribbean which I, a mere Economist and occasional dabbler in the special field of agricultural economics cannot match. Therefore I thank you…
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EPA TO FEATURE AT SIXTH UK-CARIBBEAN FORUM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are in London, England this week to participate in the Sixth United Kingdom (UK)–Caribbean Forum at Lancaster House. During the two-day business sessions on 15 and16 July, the Foreign Ministers will have the opportunity to discuss with their British counterpart such issues as security – including the…
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THOUSANDS VISIT CARICOM PAVILION AT EXPO ZARAGOZA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Geater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) the Honourable Baldwin Spencer Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda invited the thousands of visitors to Expo Zaragoza 2008 to come to the Caribbean. Speaking at a ceremony marking CARICOM Day on Saturday 12 July at the exposition site in Zaragoza, Spain, Mr Spencer said, “I exhort all…
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CARICOM. SPAIN SIGN JOINT DECLARATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Kingdom of Spain have signed a Joint Declaration that encompasses issues ranging from political dialogue to economic and cultural development. The Joint Declaration was signed at the conclusion of the IV CARICOM-Spain Summit held in Madrid, Spain on 11 July 2008. Please see the full text of the…
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REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE W. BALDWIN SPENCER, PRIME MINISTER, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF CARICOM DAY AT WORLD’S FAIR EXPO 2008, 12 JULY 2008, ZARAGOZA, SPAIN
There is an old truism that Water is Life. This is borne out by the 2002 United Nations World Water Development Report, which, among other things, states that, “…of all the social and natural resource crises, we humans face, the water crisis is the one that lies at the heart of our survival and that of our planet Earth.” It…
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REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE W. BALDWIN SPENCER, PRIME MINISTER, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF CARICOM DAY AT WORLD’S FAIR EXPO 2008, 12 JULY 2008, ZARAGOZA, SPAIN
There is an old truism that Water is Life. This is borne out by the 2002 United Nations World Water Development Report, which, among other things, states that, “…of all the social and natural resource crises, we humans face, the water crisis is the one that lies at the heart of our survival and that of our planet Earth.” It…
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CARICOM. SPAIN SIGN JOINT DECLARATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Kingdom of Spain have signed a Joint Declaration that encompasses issues ranging from political dialogue to economic and cultural development. The Joint Declaration was signed at the conclusion of the IV CARICOM-Spain Summit held in Madrid, Spain on 11 July 2008. Please see the full text of the…
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FOURTH CARICOM/SPAIN SUMMIT FRIDAY IN MADRID
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Fourth CARICOM/Spain Summit takes place at the Moncloa Palace, Madrid, Spain, on Friday 11 July 2008 against the backdrop of the celebration of CARICOM Day at the World’s Fair in Zaragoza, Spain on 12 July 2008. Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairman, the Honourable Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and His Excellency…
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CARICOM YOUTH AMBASSADORS AND JOURNALISTS TO BENEFIT FROM UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Newspaper Editors and Youth Ambassadors will participate in workshops on CARICOM regional integration in Antigua and Barbuda during mid-July 2008. The CARICOM Secretariat will be hosting a workshop on 14 July 2008 and approximately 20 CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) will gather to learn more about CARICOM and CSME processes and be…
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