Press Releases
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CARICOM INSTITUTIONS PIVOTAL TO REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH FUNCTIONAL COOPERATION – CARICOM DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Deputy Secretary General Her Excellency Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite reiterated the critical role of CARICOM institutions in the development of the Community through functional cooperation. Addressing the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Ministerial Strategic Briefing Seminar, held on 28 February 2008 in Bermuda, Ambassador Applewhaite underscored the importance of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in…
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EPA TAKES CENTRE STAGE AT KEY COMMUNITY MEETINGS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A series of key meetings of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), including the Nineteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Heads of Government in Nassau, The Bahamas, will be held within the next ten days. Among them is the Meeting of the Reflections Group on the CARIFORUM/EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that was initialed last December in…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY HER EXCELLENCY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE TRIPARTITE COMMITTEE : HAITI CSME PROGRAMME, 26 FEBRUARY 2008, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Good morning Dear colleagues from Haiti, CIDA and the CARICOM Secretariat. A special good morning to our colleagues in the CSME Unit in Barbados who have joined us by videoconference. It is with sincere pleasure that I welcome the delegations of the Government of Haiti and of the Government of Canada represented by CIDA to the CARICOM Secretariat, headquartered here…
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CARICOM AND GERMANY SIGN EIGHT MILLION EURO AGREEMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Federal Republic of Germany signed a Financing Agreement worth eight million euros on Tuesday 26 February 2008. The grant, disbursed in two tranches the first of five million and the second of three million, is to assist the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean (PANCAP) in…
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CARICOM, CANADA, HAITI MOVE ON CSME PROJECT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The first meeting of a Tripartite Committee established to oversee the implementation of a Haiti CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) Project was held on Tuesday 26 February 2008 at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters, Georgetown, Guyana. The Tripartite Committee comprises representatives of Haiti, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY HER EXCELLENCY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE TRIPARTITE COMMITTEE : HAITI CSME PROGRAMME, 26 FEBRUARY 2008, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Good morning Dear colleagues from Haiti, CIDA and the CARICOM Secretariat. A special good morning to our colleagues in the CSME Unit in Barbados who have joined us by videoconference. It is with sincere pleasure that I welcome the delegations of the Government of Haiti and of the Government of Canada represented by CIDA to the CARICOM Secretariat, headquartered here…
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CARICOM SUPPORTS TRAINING OF SOLAR WATER HEATER TECHNICIANS
(CARCIOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Regional manufacturers of solar water heaters and other stakeholders of the solar heating industry will participate in a three-day workshop at the Divi Southwinds Hotel in Barbados. The workshop, from 27-29 February 2008, will be facilitated by the Caribbean Renewable Energy Development Programme (CREDP) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. The forum is the…
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CARICOM SECRETARY GENERAL HAILS SERVICE OF KEITH SOBION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) H.E., Edwin Carrington has hailed the service of Mr Keith Sobion to the legal fraternity of Trinidad and Tobago, CARICOM and the wider Commonwealth. In a message of condolence on the passing of Mr. Sobion, the Secretary-General lauded the contributions of the Executive Director of the Council of…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY LUIGI MACCOTTA, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE DESIGNATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ITALY TO CARICOM, 19 FEBRUARY 2008, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Ambassador Luigi Maccotta Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community Other Members of Staff of the Secretariat Distinguished Guests Ladies and GentlemenRepresentatives of the Media It is my pleasure, as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, to welcome you Ambassador Luigi Maccotta to the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community here in Guyana and to receive your credentials as Italy’s Plenipotentiary…
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STATEMENT BY THE CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE KILLINGS IN BARTICA, GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community and Staff of the Secretariat are stunned and appalled at the senseless, brutal killings in Bartica, Essequibo, Guyana, on Sunday, 17 February of 13 people, including three police officers, by an armed gang. The Secretary-General and the Staff, most strongly condemn this barbaric crime. It is especially painful…
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