Press Releases
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TO HOST CARICOM QUIZ ZONAL ROUND TWO
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Trinidad and Tobago will be hosting the second Zonal Round of the (Caribbean Community) CARICOM Regional Quiz Competition scheduled for 17-18 June 2008 at the National Library, St Vincent Street in Port-of-Spain. Zonal Round Two will see Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago battling for the two remaining places…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY DR. DENZIL L. DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, ON BEHALF OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE HIGH LEVEL PLENARY MEETING ON A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE PROGRESS ACHIEVED IN REALIZING THE DECLARATION OF COMMITMENT ON HIV/AIDS AND THE POLITICAL DECLARATION ON HIV/AIDS, 10 JUNE 2008, NEW YORK
Two years ago, when I had the honour of addressing this august body for the second time, I committed the Caribbean to achieving universal access to HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support services by the year 2010. It was bold pronouncement on the part of the Caribbean considering the twin problems of a region with the second highest…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY DR. DENZIL L. DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, ON BEHALF OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE HIGH LEVEL PLENARY MEETING ON A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE PROGRESS ACHIEVED IN REALIZING THE DECLARATION OF COMMITMENT ON HIV/AIDS AND THE POLITICAL DECLARATION ON HIV/AIDS, 10 JUNE 2008, NEW YORK
Two years ago, when I had the honour of addressing this august body for the second time, I committed the Caribbean to achieving universal access to HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support services by the year 2010. It was bold pronouncement on the part of the Caribbean considering the twin problems of a region with the second highest…
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PRIME MINISTER BALDWIN SPENCER TO SET TONE FOR NEW YORK CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As preparations are heightened prior to the launching of the New York Conference on the Caribbean later this week, a number of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have confirmed their attendance at the two-day event in Brooklyn, New York, USA. The Conference will be launched on 19 June 2008, at the…
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WHO WILL RECEIVE THE NINTH CARICOM TRIENNIAL AWARD FOR WOMEN?
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Come July 1, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be conferring its prestigious CARICOM Triennial Award for Women on another outstanding Caribbean woman who has made singular contribution to national development and the development of the Community. The Award will be presented at the Opening Ceremony of the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Conference of Heads…
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SAINT LUCIA FORGES AHEAD IN THE CARICOM REGIONAL QUIZ
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Saint Lucia has secured its place in the Semi-Finals of the first Zonal Round of the CARICOM Regional Quiz Competition held;12 June 2008 at the Anglican Pastoral Centre in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The Team, comprising Jasia King, Lena Taupier, JnClaude Gustave and Denise Fedee (Reserve) beat both Barbados and St Vincent and…
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ST. KITTS AND NEVIS SHINES AT THE CARICOM QUIZ ZONAL ROUND
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) St Kitts and Nevis has established its dominance at the Zonal Round of the CARICOM Regional Quiz Competition held this 13 June 2008, at the Anglican Pastoral Centre in St Vincent and the Grenadines, by not only beating both Guyana and Montserrat to hold on the other spot in the Semi-Finals of the quiz…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY RICARDO VILLANEUVA HALLAL, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES TO CARICOM, 13 JUNE 2008, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Ricardo Villanueva Hallal, Plenipotentiary Representative of the United Mexican States to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Other Distinguished Ladies and GentlemenRepresentatives of the Media. On behalf of His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington, CARICOM Secretary-General, I welcome you to the Caribbean Community Secretariat. The Caribbean Community has enjoyed a history of fruitful interaction…
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CARICOM SECRETARIAT PRESENTS CUSTOM-MADE FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT TO GUYANA FIRE SERVICE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A state-of-the-art Fire and Rescue Tender was on Thursday June 12, 2008, presented to the Ministry of Home Affairs by the CARICOM Secretariat as part of a co-operation agreement between the Caribbean Community and the Government of Korea. The truck, a Daewoo NOVUS, was presented to Minister of Home Affairs, Honourable Clement Rohee by…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY RICARDO VILLANEUVA HALLAL, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES TO CARICOM, 13 JUNE 2008, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Ricardo Villanueva Hallal, Plenipotentiary Representative of the United Mexican States to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Other Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen Representatives of the Media. On behalf of His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington, CARICOM Secretary-General, I welcome you to the Caribbean Community Secretariat. The Caribbean Community has enjoyed a history of fruitful…
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