Press Releases
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ALL SET FOR LAUNCH OF CARICOM COMPETITION COMMISSION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Plans are well advanced for the Inauguration Ceremony of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Competition Commission, including the swearing in of the Commissioners, which takes place on Friday 19 January 2008 in Paramaribo, Suriname. The gala ceremony will be aired live via television throughout the Community and high level representatives are expected from the Member…
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL RECEIVES GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin Carrington recently received the International Third World Leaders Association (ITWLA), Distinguished Global Leadership Award. ITWLA, based in The Bahamas, is a global network of Christian leaders from more than 40 nations. Its membership encompasses leaders from among government officials, church leaders, athletes, business persons and educators. The Association is…
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BAHAMAS PM TAKES OVER AS CARICOM CHAIRMAN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Bahamas is the new Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) from 1 January 2008 to 30 June 2008. Prime Minister Ingraham takes over from the Prime Minister of Barbados the Rt. Honourable Owen Arthur who served as Chairman from 1 July 2007 to 31 December 2007. Prime Ministers Ingraham and Arthur will continue serving…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE EIGHTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV AND AIDS (PANCAP), 29-31 OCTOBER 2008, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Under the theme, Leadership: Uniting Vision and Purpose, the Eighth Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) was held on 29 -31 October 2008, in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The three-day meeting attracted some 170 registered and specially invited guests drawn from 29 countries of the English, Dutch,…
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INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY, ENHANCE COMPETITIVENESS – CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, H.E. Edwin Carrington has called on the Region to increase productivity and enhance its competitiveness to adequately confront the effects of more open markets. The Secretary-General gave the charge at his end-of-year press conference via videoconferencing anchored at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana on 18 December 2007.…
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CARICOM MAKES STRONG CONTRIBUTION AT UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) representatives at the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference 2007 in Bali, Indonesia, which ended on Friday 14 December, continued their engagement with the international community to address the projected harmful consequences of climate change. The Region was represented by Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti,…
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“THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF CARIBBEAN DISASTER MANAGEMENT – VISION BECOMING REALITY” : FEATURE ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE SECOND CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE ON COMPREHENSIVE DISASTER MANAGEMENT, 11 DECEMBER 2007, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
Hon. Mia Mottley, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Economic Affairs and Development of Barbados Hon. Dale Marshall, Attorney-General and Minister of Home Affairs of Barbados, and Other Distinguished Representatives of the Government of Barbados Mr. Jeremy Collymore, Coordinator, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency and Staff of CDERA Distinguished Heads of Other CARICOM Institutions and Organisations Members of the Diplomatic…
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“THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF CARIBBEAN DISASTER MANAGEMENT – VISION BECOMING REALITY” : FEATURE ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE SECOND CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE ON COMPREHENSIVE DISASTER MANAGEMENT, 11 DECEMBER 2007, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
Hon. Mia Mottley, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Economic Affairs and Development of Barbados Hon. Dale Marshall, Attorney-General and Minister of Home Affairs of Barbados, and Other Distinguished Representatives of the Government of Barbados Mr. Jeremy Collymore, Coordinator, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency and Staff of CDERA Distinguished Heads of Other CARICOM Institutions and Organisations Members of the Diplomatic…
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CARICOM YOUTH AMBASSADORS MEET TO REVIEW THEIR PROGRAMME
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Youth Ambassador programme opened its three-day strategic planning and evaluation workshop yesterday Tuesday 11 December 2007, in Nassau, The Bahamas, under the theme Lessons of the Past: Building blocks for the future. More than 30 delegates including twenty-two youth ambassadors, youth officers, and facilitators are attending the meeting at the…
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL PAYS TRIBUTE TO HERBERT HENRY MCKENLEY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), H.E. Edwin Carrington has extended deepest condolences to the wife, relatives, and Government of Jamaica, on the passing of the late outstanding athlete, Herbert Henry McKenley. In a Tribute to Mr. McKenley, the Secretary-General said that his outstanding achievements seated him comfortably among the distinguished stalwarts of any…
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