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STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTIETH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 30 MAY 2007, KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
The Honourable Sir Louis Straker, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Chairman of the Community Council of Ministers The Honourable Dame Billie Miller, Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados Other Honourable Ministers Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Delegates Staff of the Secretariat Representatives of…
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BUREAU ENDORSES ACTIVITIES FOR CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has endorsed the programme of activities for the Conference on the Caribbean to be held in Washington DC, USA from 19-21 June 2007. The four-member Bureau, which manages the affairs of the Community between meetings of the full Conference of Heads of…
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COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SECOND MEETING OF MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF CARICOM-CUBA, 29 MAY 2007, KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
The Second CARICOM-Cuba Ministerial Meeting took place on 29 May 2007 in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, under the joint Chairmanship of the Honourable Elvin Nimrod, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Grenada and outgoing Chairman of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations, and His Excellency Mr. Felipe Perez Roque, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba.…
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STATEMENT ON TERRORISM ISSUED AT THE SECOND MEETING OF CARICOM-CUBA FOREIGN MINISTERS, 29 MAY 2007, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Ministers recalled the Declaration against terrorism, adopted in Bridgetown, Barbados, on the 8th of December 2005, during the Second Cuba-CARICOM Summit. In this context, they reaffirmed their strong and unequivocal condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, as well as all acts, methods and practices of terrorism, wherever, by whosoever, and…
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CARICOM AND CUBA FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET IN ST. VINCENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba will review an agreement on 29 May 2007 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines for Scientific and Technical Collaboration in the Health Sector. The agreement will enable CARICOM and Cuba to combine forces to seek solutions to the complex problems facing the Region in the area of health.…
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BUREAU LOOKS AT CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Bureau of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will receive an update on the status of preparations for the Conference on the Caribbean to be held in Washington DC, USA next month when they meet in St Vincent and the Grenadines on Saturday 26 May. The three day Conference on the…
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STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE BRIEFING ON CLIMATE CHANGE FOR THE CARIBBEAN MEDIA, 23 APRIL 2007, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Salutations On 6 April 2007, the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Fourth Assessment Report on climate change which focused on the impacts, adaptation and vulnerability with regard to planet earth. The high level of confidence demonstrated in the methodology and in the quality data used in the preparation of the report, underscores the global concerns over the…
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OPENING STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE PATRICK MANNING, PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AT THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, 23-24 MAY 2007, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Mr Chairman Honourable Ministers Other Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media First of all I should like to extend a warm welcome to those of you who are visiting and to express the hope that, despite the importance of the matters to be addressed over the next two days, there will be time for some extra curricular activity. Madam Chairman,…
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OPENING STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE PATRICK MANNING, PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AT THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, 23-24 MAY 2007, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Mr Chairman Honourable Ministers Other Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media First of all I should like to extend a warm welcome to those of you who are visiting and to express the hope that, despite the importance of the matters to be addressed over the next two days, there will be time for some extra curricular activity. Madam Chairman,…
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MANY STRONG VOICES CALL FOR ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE: MEETING IN BELIZE WILL DEVELOP ADAPTATION STRATEGIES FOR ARCTIC AND SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) When it comes to the earth’s changing climate, the people of the Arctic and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have a message for the world – the time for action is now. This message is supported by the recently released report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which highlights the vulnerability of…
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