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  • March 14, 2008
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    UWI Vice Chancellor to Address COHSOD on Children

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Professor Nigel Harris, Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI) will be the Keynote Speaker at the Twelfth Special Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD), which has its focus for the second time on Children. The three-day COHSOD, which has as its theme: Building a Region Fit for Children, opens…

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  • March 14, 2008
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    Special COHSOD to Focus on Child Legislation

    (CARICOM Secretariat Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) When the Twelfth Special Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) meets in Guyana next week (17-19 March 2008), it will be making a strong case for the establishment of a comprehensive child legislative framework and efficient implementing mechanisms for greater protection of children in the Caribbean. With its focus on children, the COHSOD…

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  • March 12, 2008
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    CARICOM Focuses on a Region Fit for Children

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Against the background of mounting concerns about the plight and prospects of the Region’s children, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) is devoting its Twelfth Special Conference to issues related to children. Set to take place on 17-19 March 2008 at the Guyana International Conference Centre, under the theme:…

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  • March 8, 2008
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    Patterson: FTAA Comatose, but has Lessons for WTO

    CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – “It is with a measure of disappointment that on the eve of my departure from office as Prime Minister of Jamaica and Chairman of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on External Negotiations of CARICOM, the FTAA – a central, and probably the most important element of our collective vision – has faltered on the rock of political…

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  • March 8, 2008
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    COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE NINETEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) 7-8 MARCH 2008, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)The Nineteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Nassau, The Bahamas, from 7-8 March 2008. The Right Honourable Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, presided. Other members of the Conference in attendance were: the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda,…

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  • March 7, 2008
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    MESSAGE FROM THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is honoured to salute the women and girls of the Caribbean Community today on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2008. International Women’s Day (IWD) is an occasion to review and reflect on the quest by women for equality, peace and development. It also affords an opportunity to celebrate…

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  • March 7, 2008
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    “Time is not on our side,” says CARICOM Secretary-General

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)Unity of purpose and action was essential not only in the quest to maximize the Community benefits for its citizens, but also to surmount the serious threat crime posed to regional societies, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) H.E. Edwin Carrington said on Friday. Delivering opening remarks at the Nineteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference…

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  • March 7, 2008
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    CARICOM Secretary General Mourns Passing of Sir George Herbert Walter

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)CARICOM Secretary-General H.E. Edwin Carrington, mourning the passing of Sir George Herbert Walter, hailed the former Premier of Antigua and Barbuda as “a visionary, a leader, and a fine example of true West Indian identity and pride.” In a message of condolence, Secretary-General Carrington recalled Sir George’s involvement in the labour movement and his service…

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  • March 7, 2008
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    UNITY OF PURPOSE AND ACTION WAY TO SUCCESS, SAYS CARICOM SECRETARY GENERAL

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)The 19th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) opened in Nassau, The Bahamas on Friday with a warning that time was ebbing away from the Community in the quest to forge integration. The warning came from CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Edwin Carrington as he addressed the…

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  • March 6, 2008
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    Remarks by H. E. Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Occasion of the Twelfth Meeting of the Council For Finance And Planning (COFAP),  6 March 2008, Nassau The Bahamas

    Honourable Michael Brown, Minister of National Mobilisation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Chairman of the Council for Finance and Planning; Honourable Roosevelt Skerritt, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Dominica; Other Distinguished Ministers of Finance; Other Distinguished Ministers; Central Bank Governors and Deputy Governors; Representatives of Regional and International Organisations; Distinguished Delegates and Officials; Representatives of the…

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