Press Releases
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23 JANUARY SPECIAL DAY FOR CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) January 23 is a date of special significance to the people of the Caribbean Community and in particular to the people of Saint Lucia. Two of the Caribbean’s Nobel Laureates, the late Sir Arthur Lewis and Mr Derek Walcott were born on 23 January in Saint Lucia, 15 years apart. Sir Arthur, who won…
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PACKED AGENDA FOR TWENTY-FIFTH COTED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) opens in Georgetown on Friday 25 January with a packed agenda that includes recommendations from the technical team which earlier this week considered poverty and rising cost of living in the Region. The two-day meeting will be held at the Buddy’s International…
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Fireworks at Inauguration Of Competition Commission
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Fireworks lit up the Paramaribo sky late on Friday afternoon, 18, January shortly after Dr. Kusha Haraksingh, a national of Trinidad and Tobago was sworn in as Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Competition Commission. Dr Haraksingh and his six fellow Commissioners took the oath of office, administered by the Chairman of the Regional…
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FIREWORKS AT INAUGURATION OF COMPETITION COMMISSION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Fireworks lit up the Paramaribo sky late on Friday afternoon, 18, January shortly after Dr. Kusha Haraksingh, a national of Trinidad and Tobago was sworn in as Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Competition Commission. Dr Haraksingh and his six fellow Commissioners took the oath of office, administered by the Chairman of the Regional…
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SURINAMESE WINS COMPETITION COMMISSION LOGO DESIGN PRIZE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ms Henna Brunnings, a national of Suriname, topped a Regional field of 8 entries to win the contest for the design of the logo for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Competition Commission Ms Brunnings was presented with her prize and a scroll during the ceremony marking the inauguration of the Commission on Friday 18 January…
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Statement by His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at the Inauguration Ceremony of the CARICOM Competition Commission, 18 January 2008, Paramaribo, Suriname
Your Excellency the President of the Republic of Suriname, Drs. Ronald Runaldo Venetiaan His Excellency the Vice-President of Suriname Speaker of the National Assembly Minister of Trade and Industry of Suriname, Honourable Clifford Marica Other Honourable Ministers Members of the National Assembly of Suriname Chairman of the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission, Mr. Justice Michael de la Bastide Representative…
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Statement by His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at the Inauguration Ceremony of the CARICOM Competition Commission, 18 January 2008, Paramaribo, Suriname
Your Excellency the President of the Republic of Suriname, Drs. Ronald Runaldo Venetiaan His Excellency the Vice-President of Suriname Speaker of the National Assembly Minister of Trade and Industry of Suriname, Honourable Clifford Marica Other Honourable Ministers Members of the National Assembly of Suriname Chairman of the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission, Mr. Justice Michael de la Bastide Representative…
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STATEMENT ISSUED BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON , SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN FORUM OF ACP STATES (CARIFORUM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCHING OF THE CARIBBEAN REGIONAL INFORMATION AND TRANSLATION INSTITUTE (CRITI), 17 JANUARY 2008, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
Your Excellency the President of the Republic of Suriname, Drs Runaaldo Venetiaan Your Excellency the Vice president of Suriname, Mr Ramdein Sarjoie Minister of Planning and Development Co-operation of Suriname, the Honourable Ricardo van Ravenswaay Other Honourable Ministers Members of the National Assembly of Suriname President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, the Honourable Mr Justice Michael de la Bastide…
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STATEMENT ISSUED BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON , SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN FORUM OF ACP STATES (CARIFORUM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCHING OF THE CARIBBEAN REGIONAL INFORMATION AND TRANSLATION INSTITUTE (CRITI), 17 JANUARY 2008, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
Your Excellency the President of the Republic of Suriname, Drs Runaaldo Venetiaan Your Excellency the Vice president of Suriname, Mr Ramdein Sarjoie Minister of Planning and Development Co-operation of Suriname, the Honourable Ricardo van Ravenswaay Other Honourable Ministers Members of the National Assembly of Suriname President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, the Honourable Mr Justice Michael de la Bastide…
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CRITI OFF TO A FIERY LAUNCH
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Regional Information and Translation Institute (CRITI) was launched in Paramaribo, Suriname on Thursday 17 January with a burst of firecrackers in the presence of the President of the Republic of Suriname His Excellency Drs Runaldo Venetiaan. Moments earlier the President and the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Forum of ACP States (CARIFORUM) His…
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