Press Releases
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A COMMUNITY FOR ALL : DECLARATION ON FUNCTIONAL COOPERATION, ISSUED BY THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE, 1-4 JULY 2007, NEEDHAM’S POINT, BARBADOS
WE, the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), meeting at Needham’s Point, Barbados, 1-4 July, 2007 on the occasion of the 28th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM; Determined that the goal of our regional integration process is, first and foremost, to enhance the well-being of all of the citizens of our countries;…
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CARICOM CHAIRMAN URGES THE ADOPTION OF THE GIRVAN REPORT ON THE CSME
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Caribbean Community, Barbados Prime Minister the Rt. Honourable Owen Arthur has strongly urged the Community to expedite the adoption of the Girvan/Special Task Force report titled :”Towards A Single Economy And a Single Development Vision.” The new CARICOM Chairman, in his keynote address at the CARICOM Summit in Barbados, said the…
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ADDRESS DAY-TO-DAY CONCERNS OF CARICOM PEOPLES – P.M. GONSALVES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In reviewing his stewardship as CARICOM Chairman for the past six months, Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. the Honourable Ralph Gonsalves said, while much has been accomplished, there is still work to be done, especially on the second phase of the implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy. Speaking…
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CARICOM CHAIRMAN WANTS EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF CSME BENEFITS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Caribbean Community, the Rt. Honourable Owen Arthur wants corrective mechanisms to be implemented to curtail any inequitable distribution of the benefits of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME). In delivering his keynote address at the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, in Barbados,…
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WIDER ACCESS NEEDED TO US PRESIDENT’S HIV/AIDS FUND : PRIME MINISTER DOUGLAS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas of St. Kitts and Nevis told media representatives in Barbados that more CARICOM Member States needed to have access to the US President’s Fund for HIV/AIDS. Prime Minister Douglas who holds the portfolio among CARICOM Heads of Government, for Human Resource Development and Health including HIV/AIDS, told the…
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FORMER CARICOM CHAIRMAN LOBBIES SUPPORT FOR LIAT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Immediate past chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Dr, the Honourable Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, has made an impassioned plea to his fellow CARICOM Heads of States to throw their support behind the regional carrier, Leeward Island Air Transport (LIAT). Addressing the Official Opening of the 28th Meeting…
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SAINT LUCIA REITERATES ITS COMMITMENTS TO THE CSME
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Acting Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, the Honourable Stephenson King says, his country’s commitment to the ideals of regionalism and to the deepening of the integration process of CARICOM will increase. Speaking at the official Opening Ceremony of the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in…
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FORMER CARICOM CHAIRMAN LOBBIES SUPPORT FOR LIAT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Immediate past chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Dr, the Honourable Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, has made an impassioned plea to his fellow CARICOM Heads of States to throw their support behind the regional carrier, Leeward Island Air Transport (LIAT). Addressing the Official Opening of the 28th Meeting…
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REMARKS BY H. E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 1 JULY 2007, NEEDHAM’S POINT, BARBADOS
The Rt. Honourable Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community and Mrs. Arthur Your Excellencies the Presidents of Guyana and of Haiti Other Distinguished Heads of Government and Representatives of the Member States and Associate Members of the Caribbean Community Honourable Ministers The Speaker and Other Members of…
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REMARKS BY HONOURABLE STEPHENSON KING, ACTING PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER FOR FINANCE, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, HOME AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY, LABOUR, INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING, SAINT LUCIA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 1-4 JULY 2007, NEEDHAM’S POINT, BARBADOS
Mr. Chairman, Caricom Secretary General, Colleague Prime Ministers, Ministers, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my greatest pleasure at this time to be addressing this, the Opening Ceremony of the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community. For me it’s an added privilege to be doing so here in Barbados , one of Saint Lucia…
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