Press Releases
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SPECIAL COTED ON ENVIRONMENT IN GEORGETOWN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The environmental dimension within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), Climate Change and Disaster Management, are high on the agenda of a Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on the Environment on 17-18 April 2008. Jamaica will be in the chair for this the Twenty-Fifth Special COTED which…
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HIGH ATTENDANCE AT CARICOM QUIZMASTERS WORKSHOP
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Thirteen Member States were represented at the workshop organized for quiz masters by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in preparation for its second regional school quiz to mark the 35th Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas Sponsored by the United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) in collaboration with CARICOM and the Government of…
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CARICOM LOOKS AT REFORM OF ELECTRIC SECTOR
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will be convening the Second Meeting of Experts and Stakeholders Concerning the Development of Harmonised Legislation for the Reform of the Electric Sector at the Amaryllis Beach Resort, Christ Church, Barbados during the period 9-11 April 2008. This meeting is co-sponsored by the Caribbean Renewable Energy Development Programme (CREDP),…
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STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT ITS THIRTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING, 4-5 APRIL 2008, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) held its Thirteenth Special Meeting in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on 4-5 April 2008. Crime and Security was the focus of the Meeting as agreed at the Nineteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting in Nassau, The Bahamas. The thrust of the Meeting was to ‘fully ventilate the crime and security issues…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE THIRTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF CARICOM, 5 APRIL 2008, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, THE RT. HON HUBERT INGRAHAM, PRIME MINISTER OF THE BAHAMAS OTHER HEADS OF GOVERNMENT HONOURABLE MINISTERS HEADS OF DELEGATION COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE HEADS OF MILITARY ORGANISATIONS DISTINGUISHED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA Good Morning to you all. A warm welcome to this Thirteenth Special Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government. I…
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STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT ITS THIRTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING, 4-5 APRIL 2008, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) held its Thirteenth Special Meeting in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on 4-5 April 2008. Crime and Security was the focus of the Meeting as agreed at the Nineteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting in Nassau, The Bahamas. The thrust of the Meeting was to ‘fully ventilate the crime and security issues facing…
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REMARKS BY THE RT. HON HUBERT INGRAHAM, PRIME MINISTER OF THE BAHAMAS AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) TO THE THIRTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE 4-5 APRIL 2008, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
It gives me great pleasure as Chair of the Caribbean Community to welcome you all to this very important Special Meeting of the Conference. Permit me first to thank Prime Minister Patrick Manning our host, not only for the excellent arrangements put in place to receive us but for his primary role in causing the Summit to take place. The…
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ALL SET FOR CRIME SUMMIT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) All 15 Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and one Associate Member will be represented at the Thirteenth Special Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government taking place in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on 5 April 2008. Up to Thursday afternoon, 3 April, 13 Heads of Government had signalled their…
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CARICOM GEARS UP FOR REGIONAL SCHOOL QUIZ
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in preparation for its second regional school quiz to mark the 35th Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas will conduct a one-day workshop for quiz masters in Basseterre, St Kitts on 3 April, 2008. The aim of the workshop is to build the capacity of quiz masters…
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CHILE SEEKS CLOSER TIES WITH THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chile's new Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) yesterday underscored his country’s interest in developing closer ties with the Community in trade, poverty alleviation and coastal border administration. His Excellency José Gabriel Zepeda presented his credentials to CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Edwin Carrington on Wednesday August 20, 2008 at the headquarters of the CARICOM…
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