Press Releases
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REMARKS BY AMB. IRWIN LAROCQUE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, REGIONAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT AT THE OPENING OF THE 6TH MEETING OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ITALY FAO/CARICOM/CARIFORUM FOOD SECURITY PROJECT AND NATIONAL COORDINATORS FOCAL POINT RETREAT, 10 JULY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairperson; Dr. L. Barbara Graham, FAO Representative; Mr. Bruce Lauckner; Executive Director (ag), CARDI Ms. Emanuela Benini, Director, Italian Cooperation, Regional office for Central America and the Caribbean, Embassy of Italy, Guatemala; Mr. Greg Rawlings, Project Consultant National Coordinators and Focal Points; Colleagues All: It gives me great pleasure to be with you this morning in the opening session…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 1-4 JULY 2007, NEEDHAM’S POINT, BARBADOS
The Twenty-Eighth Regular Meeting of the Conference of The Conference of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Needham’s Point, Barbados, from 1-4 July 2007. The Right Honourable Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados, presided. Other members of the Conference in attendance were: The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Baldwin Spencer; the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of…
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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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