Press Releases
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CARIFORUM/EU EPA CAN BE A WORLD LEADER
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson told Caribbean leaders that the region and the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), with the European Union (EU), had the potential to be models for putting trade at the service of development and showing the world that the Caribbean states are 21st century development and economic leaders. Mr Mandelson was…
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REMARKS BY LOUIS MICHEL, EU COMMISSIONER, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF CARIFORUM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ON EPA RELATED ISSUES, 4 OCTOBER 2007, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
It is an honour and a pleasure to be with you today. We are meeting here because the negotiation of the EPA is at a crucial point. We still have to reach an agreement on some key points, not least the market access arrangements that need to be WTO compatible. Peter has spoken on these issues. Obviously, we also have…
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REGION MUST PLAN FOR OPTIMAL USE OF RESOURCES – MICHEL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Mr Louis Michel stressed last evening that it was up to the Caribbean region to arrive at a consensus on the priorities and particularly on the use of the regional funds available from the European Union. Mr Michel was addressing the two-day Special Meeting of Heads of…
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OPENING STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE BRUCE GOLDING M.P. PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA, AT THE MEETING OF CARIFORUM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ON EPA RELATED ISSUES, 4 OCTOBER 2007, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
It is my pleasure to formally welcome you, my colleague Prime Ministers and Heads of Delegation to this Special Meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM). We are here to address critical issues related to the CARIFORUM/EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The fact that we are meeting at this…
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OPENING STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE BRUCE GOLDING M.P. PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA, AT THE MEETING OF CARIFORUM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ON EPA RELATED ISSUES, 4 OCTOBER 2007, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
It is my pleasure to formally welcome you, my colleague Prime Ministers and Heads of Delegation to this Special Meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM). We are here to address critical issues related to the CARIFORUM/EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The fact that we are meeting at this…
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EPA AFFECTS ALL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Jamaican Prime Minister, the Honourable Bruce Golding, advised his Caribbean colleagues that they had to address real problems which would directly impact the lives of every man, woman and child as they considered the issues related to the negotiation of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union. These, he said, included whether…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SECOND SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN FISHERIES FORUM ON THE COMMON FISHERIES POLICY AND REGIME FOR THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3 OCTOBER 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Hon. Robert Persaud, Minister of Agriculture Representatives of Member States Representatives of Associate Members Mr Hugh Saul and other colleagues of the CRFM Representatives of Institutions Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media It gives me great pleasure to address this Second Special Meeting of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum on the Common Fisheries Policy and Regime…
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SUSTAINABLE USE OF FISHERIES RESOURCES VITAL – CARICOM DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The importance of the regional fisheries resources to the people of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) demands that steps be taken towards establishing a common fisheries regime to ensure the sustainable use of the available resources. This was underscored by Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General today. In her remarks at the start of a…
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CARIFORUM HEADS MEET WITH EU COMMISSIONERS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A Special Meeting of Heads of State and Government of Caribbean countries that are signatories to the ACP-EU Cotonou Partnership Agreement will take place in Montego Bay, Jamaica on 4-5 October 2007. The meeting will be taking place at a critical juncture of the negotiations between CARIFORUM and the European Union for an Economic…
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CARICOM HEALTH MINISTERS TO MEET IN WASHINGTON
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) When the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Caucus of Health Ministers convene in Washington this week-end (29-30 September 2007), they are expected to receive and review among other things, the recommendations and follow-up actions emanating from the landmark CARICOM Summit on Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), held in Trinidad and Tobago on 15 September 2007, and advise…
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