Press Releases
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GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNTRIES LIKE GUYANA / BY MAURICE ODLE, PH.D., ECONOMIC ADVISER TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, TO THE GEORGETOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 20 OCTOBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman Fellow Panelists Distinguished GuestsLadies and Gentlemen Introduction Making an effective contribution to a panel discussion could be tricky proposition in that the audience could be quite bored with repetition, unless the presenters had previous consultation and reached an agreement among themselves on the allocation of different aspects of the subject matter. In addition, the financial crisis has been…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE FATAL ACCIDENT INVOLVING MEDIA WORKERS IN GUYANA ON 18 OCTOBER 2008
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I note with great distress the untimely death of our young media practitioner and the varying degrees of injury suffered by others, while on assignment, as a result of the horrific accident on the Linden highway last Saturday evening. Throughout the Caribbean Community and beyond, my officers and I work closely with the media…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN FORUM OF ACP STATES (CARIFORUM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING CEREMONY OF THE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN CARIFORUM AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, 15 OCTOBER 2008, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
Mr Chairman The Honourable Christopher Sinckler, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business of Barbados; Other Ministers of Government and Heads of Delegation of the Member States of CARIFORUM and the European Community; Your Excellency Jean Paul Dumont Representative of the Presidency of the European Union; Mr Siim Kallas, Vice President of the European Commission; Honourable Gareth Thomas,…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN FORUM OF ACP STATES (CARIFORUM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING CEREMONY OF THE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN CARIFORUM AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, 15 OCTOBER 2008, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
Mr Chairman The Honourable Christopher Sinckler, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business of Barbados; Other Ministers of Government and Heads of Delegation of the Member States of CARIFORUM and the European Community; Your Excellency Jean Paul Dumont Representative of the Presidency of the European Union; Mr Siim Kallas, Vice President of the European Commission; Honourable Gareth Thomas,…
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CARIFORUM AND EC SIGN EPA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Thirteen of the 15 Member States of the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (CARIFORUM) and the European Community today 15 October signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) which ushered in a completely new trading relationship between the Region and Europe. The signing ceremony took place at the Sherbourne Centre, Bridgetown,…
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CARICOM Competition Commission: Executive Director Appointed
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Commissioners of the CARICOM Competition Commission have announced the appointment of Mrs. Barbara Lee to the position of Executive Director of the Commission, effective 18 August, 2008. Mrs. Lee, an Attorney by profession, received her training at the University of the West Indies and the Norman Manley Law School. She has served in…
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EDUCATION TAKES THE SPOTLIGHT AT SEVENTEENTH COHSOD
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) On 18-19 November, 2008, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers of Education meet in Georgetown, Guyana, for a comprehensive review of the last ten years of the Community’s work in education. This Seventeenth Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) with special focus on Education has been described as “a meeting…
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CARIBBEAN WEEK FOR AGRICULTURE GOOD FOR THE REGION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Defined by the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, the Agriculture Policy for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) came into focus in several ways during the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) 2008. Addressing the audience on Wednesday, 8 October in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines at the official opening of CWA 2008, CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General for…
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STUDENTS EMBRACE CSME
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The first batch of students who participated in the recently launched project ‘Students Engaging the CSME through Field Promotions’ have lauded the practical, more hands-on approach to learning about the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The groups of 20 students each from Belize, Suriname and Dominica who participated in the initiative described it…
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ADD VALUE TO COMMODITIES FOR GROWTH IN AGRICULTURE SECTOR – MINISTER TUFTON
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In order to realise long-term growth from the agriculture sector, the Caribbean must add value to traditional crops such as sugar cane and bananas. This view was stressed by the Minister of Agriculture of Jamaica, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, when he addressed the official opening of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture in Kingstown, St.…
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