Press Releases
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CARICOM TO FIELD ELECTORAL MISSION TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will field an electoral mission to observe the Trinidad and Tobago elections scheduled for 5 November 2007. CARICOM Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin Carrington made the announcement at a press conference he hosted on Tuesday, 23 October 2007 at the CARICOM Secretariat headquarters, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana. He said CARICOM will…
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PANCAP HOLDS SEVENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) More than 100 representatives of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) will meet for the Seventh Annual General Meeting of the Partnership on 25-26 October 2007 in Antigua and Barbuda. In keeping with its theme: Universal Access by 2010: Ensuring Success, this seventh meeting will, through a consolidated report, examine the progress made…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF OPENING OF THE CARICOM REPRESENTATION OFFICE, 19 OCTOBER 2007, PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti, the Honourable Jacques Edouard Alexis Senator the Honourable Tyrone Barker, Representative of the Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Honourable Ministers of the Haitian Cabinet Honourable Ministers and other Heads of Delegation of CARIFORUM Member States Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite Members of the Diplomatic Corps Mr.…
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Remarks By Ms Myrna Bernard, Director, Human Development, Caribbean Community (caricom) Secretariat On The Occasion Of The Launch Of The Caribbean Vocational Qualification (cvq), 19 October 2007, Kingston, Jamaica
Salutations I greet you on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community. Today is a great day for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in our region and it is therefore for me, a great pleasure and privilege to bring you brief remarks on behalf of the CARICOM Secretariat on the occasion of the launch of the Caribbean…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON. SECRETARY-GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND CARIBBEAN FORUM OF ACP STATES (CARIFORUM) ON THE OPENING OF THE FIFTEENTH MEETING OF MINISTERS OF CARIFORUM, 18 OCTOBER 2007, PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
Honourable Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti, Jacques Edouard Alex Vice President d la Cour de Cassation Honourable Presidents of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies Deputy Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sir Louis Straker Members of the Cabinet of the Republic of Haiti Other Honourable Ministers Members of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies Heads…
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CARICOM RE-OPENS OFFICE IN HAITI ON FRIDAY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) His Excellency René Préval the President of the Republic of Haiti will deliver the feature address when the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) re-opens its Representational Office in Haiti, in Port-au-Prince on Friday, 19 October. The ceremony will take place at new premises at 22 Rue Mercier, and also addressing the opening will be Senator Tyrone…
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OUTCOME OF NEGOTIATIONS MUST ADDRESS CARIBBEAN’S NEED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARIFORUM Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin Carrington has warned the Region that it must avoid at all costs entering into partnerships of unequals with developed countries. Mr. Carrington was at the time delivering remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the 15th Meeting of the Ministers of the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP)…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON. SECRETARY-GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND CARIBBEAN FORUM OF ACP STATES (CARIFORUM) ON THE OPENING OF THE FIFTEENTH MEETING OF MINISTERS OF CARIFORUM, 18 OCTOBER 2007, PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
Honourable Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti, Jacques Edouard Alex Vice President d la Cour de Cassation Honourable Presidents of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies Deputy Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sir Louis Straker Members of the Cabinet of the Republic of Haiti Other Honourable Ministers Members of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies Heads…
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CARIBBEAN VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION TO BE LAUNCHED IN JAMAICA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana) Arrangements for the issue of the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) have been streamlined and the first launch by a National Training Agency is expected to take place in Jamaica by the HEART Trust/NTA on Friday, 19 October at 10:00 am at the Terra Nova Hotel. The CVQ will facilitate the movement of artisans and other…
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CARICOM SPORT DIRECTORS CALL FOR A REGIONAL POLICY ON SPORT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Sport Directors at their third regional meeting in Georgetown, Guyana today (Tuesday 17 October, 2007) agreed that the time was now ripe for the development of a regional policy on Sport. The meeting agreed that while there was a need for the formulation of national Sport policies which were active, practical and dynamic, there…
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