Press Releases
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CARICOM LEADERS PLEASED WITH “CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN”
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Conference on the Caribbean wrapped up at the Organisation of American States (OAS) in Washington DC on Thursday 21 June with The Hon. Dr Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis hailing the event as an “overwhelming success”. He said the historic three-day round of meetings – held under the theme…
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CARICOM 10K ROAD RACE SET FOR BARBADOS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Come July 1, 2007, several CARICOM Heads of Government will attend the annual CARICOM 10K Road Race; this year, to be hosted in Barbados, under the theme: The Health of the Region is the Wealth of the Region. The race will start and end at the Bay Street Esplanade, opposite the Office of the…
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PANCAP CONVENES HIV CARE AND TREATMENT WORKSHOP
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Achieving universal access, scaling up testing and counselling and defining a comprehensive care package among other issues, will be the focus of a workshop on 25-27 June 2007 in Saint Lucia. The workshop is convened by the CARICOM-coordinated Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) in collaboration with the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC) and the…
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WORLD BANK SEES POLITICAL WILL IN VITAL FOLLOW-UP
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ms. Caroline Anstey, Director, Caribbean Country Management Unit, World Bank, said the challenge that follows the Conference on the Caribbean will be to translate the tremendous capital that was evident into tangible benefits for the Caribbean people. The World Bank, one of the co-sponsors of the Conference, held in Washington, DC from 19-21 June…
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BARBADOS PM CALLS FOR NEW ENTERPRISE CULTURE IN CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In its quest to eradicate poverty, the Caribbean Region must reorient its fiscal systems as well as move its production systems away from preferential treatment. This was the view articulated by The Right Hon. Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados, in his keynote address at the opening of the Conference on the Caribbean on…
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CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT ROLE FOR CARICOM DIASPORA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The process of engagement with the Diaspora, the value of remittances and calls for investment in the Caribbean, formed the basis of the dialogue between the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Diaspora in Washington DC USA,on 19 June 2007. At an engagement titled ‘Up close with the Heads’ five…
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EDUCATION MINISTER ADVOCATES PARTNERSHIPS FOR GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Hon. Hazel Manning, Education Minister of Trinidad and Tobago has underscored the role of education in human development and in the wider context of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). Minister Manning was addressing the Experts Forum of the Conference on the Caribbean under the theme 'Addressing Quality and Equity in Social…
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ADDRESS BY THE MOST HON. PORTIA SIMPSON MILLER, ON, MP, PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CARICOM PRIME MINISTERIAL SUB-COMMITTEE ON EXTERNAL NEGOTIATIONS TO THE CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN, 19 JUNE 2007, WASHINGTON D.C.
THEME: THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT: CARICOM’S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE CURRENT AND FUTURE GLOBAL SYSTEM Mr. Chairman Distinguished Heads of State and Heads of Government Honourable Ministers of Government Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Edwin Carrington Your Excellencies, Members of the Diplomatic Corps Government Officials of the United States and the Caribbean Community Officials of the International Financial…
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CARICOM LEADERS PLEASED WITH POSITIVE US SUMMIT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads Of Government have reported a very positive and businesslike two-hour meeting with US President George W. Bush that will set in motion the Region’s quest for a more mature partnership with the United States. Dr. The Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, Chairman of CARICOM and Prime Minister of St Vincent and the…
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ADDRESS BY THE MOST HON. PORTIA SIMPSON MILLER, ON, MP, PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CARICOM PRIME MINISTERIAL SUB-COMMITTEE ON EXTERNAL NEGOTIATIONS TO THE CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN, 19 JUNE 2007, WASHINGTON, D.C.
THEME: THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT: CARICOM’S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE CURRENT AND FUTURE GLOBAL SYSTEM Mr. Chairman Distinguished Heads of State and Heads of Government Honourable Ministers of Government Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Edwin Carrington Your Excellencies, Members of the Diplomatic Corps Government Officials of the United States and the Caribbean Community Officials of the International Financial…
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