Press Releases
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TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING OF COTED OPENS THURSDAY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The operation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and the imminent establishment of the Competition Commission are among key agenda items of the Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). COTED meets on Thursday 15 November 2007 at Buddy’s International Hotel, Providence, in Guyana. In the absence of…
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 34TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE OF THE CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION OF INDIGENOUS BANKS, 13-15 NOVEMBER 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman His Excellency President Bharrat Jagdeo Prime Minister the Hon. Samuel Hinds Ministers of Government Members of Parliament Members of the Diplomatic Corps Governor of the Bank of Guyana Lawrence Williams The Chairman and Executive Members of the CAIB Distinguished Delegates Other Distinguished Guests Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen On this the occasion of your Thirty-Fourth (34th)…
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL IDENTIFIES CHALLENGES FOR CARIBBEAN BANKERS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Edwin Carrington has outlined six of the major challenges facing the indigenous banking industry in the Caribbean. Speaking at the Opening Ceremony of the 34th Annual General meeting and Conference of the Caribbean Association of Indigenous Banks (CAIB) at Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel, in Georgetown, Guyana on Monday night, the…
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CARICOM STATISTICIANS MEET ON REGIONAL CENSUS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Fifteenth Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee (RCCC) which began in Suriname 8 November 2007 will focus on preparations for the 2010 Round of Population and Housing Censuses in Members States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The two-day meeting at the Hotel Krasnapolsky in Paramaribo will consider among other items, a Common…
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CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ELECTORAL OBSERVER MISSION TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ARRIVAL STATEMENT
On the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean Community has mounted a CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission to monitor the election system and processes, as well as the conduct of the General Elections to be held on 5 November 2007. The twenty-seven member Observer Mission comprises: Core Group: Dr. the Hon. Sir Richard Cheltenham,…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM
Your Excellency Dr. Martens Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite Assistant Secretaries-General and other staff members of the CARICOM Secretariat Esteemed Guests Representatives of the Media Excellency, it was not so long ago – perhaps a little over a year – that on behalf of the Caribbean Community, I had the honour to receive the credentials of your predecessor, His Excellency…
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GERMANY AND CARICOM IN TANDEM AGAINST HIV/AIDS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Federal Republic of Germany will sign shortly, an Agreement under which Germany will provide up to eight million Euros to fight HIV and AIDS. CARICOM will sign the agreement on behalf of the Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Edwin Carrington said…
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GERMANY REAFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Newly accredited German Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Dr. Ernst Martens has committed to doing his utmost to advance the level of cooperation between his country and CARICOM, particularly in the area of protection from the negative effects of climate change. At the presentation of his letters of credence to CARICOM…
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HISTORIC CARICOM MEETING COMMITTED TO GREATER COLLABORATION: AVOIDING DUPLICATION OF EFFORT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The historic inaugural meeting between Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington; Heads of CARICOM Institutions under the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, and other Regional Institutions, has concluded in Georgetown with a commitment to maintaining a continuing dialogue between the Institutions, all mandated to improve the quality of life of the people of the Caribbean…
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO GENERAL ELECTION: CARICOM ELECTORAL OBSERVER MISSION DUE THIS WEEKEND
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be fielding an Electoral Observer Mission in response to the request made of CARICOM by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago to monitor the general elections of 5 November 2007 The Observer Mission led by Dr. the Hon. Sir Richard Cheltenham KA, QC, a national of Barbados, will comprise…
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