Press Releases
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REMARKS BY HON. DR. DENZIL DOUGLAS, OUTGOING CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AND PRIME MINISTER OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, AT THE OPENING OF THE EIGHTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERMENT OF CARICOM, 12 FEBRUARY 2007, KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
Dr. The Honourable Ralph Gonsalves – Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines & Chairman of Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, Presidents of Guyana and Suriname and Colleague Heads of Government, Ministers of Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and of other CARICOM Countries, Leader of the Opposition of St. Vincent and the Grenadines,…
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Communiqué Issued at the Conclusion of the Eighteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), 12-14 February 2007, Kingstown, St. Vincent And The Grenadines
The Eighteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, on 12-14 February 2007 under the Chairmanship of Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government. Other Heads of Government in…
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REGIONAL NURSING BODY REVIEWING CURRICULUM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A technical working group of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Regional Nursing Body met in Georgetown, Guyana on 6-9 February to review the regional curriculum and management of the regional examination for nurse registration. Chaired jointly by CARICOM Secretariat’s Deputy Programme Manager for Health Sector Development, Mrs. Sandra Plummer and Curriculum Development Officer, Barbados Community…
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CRICKET WORLD CUP TO BE HOSTED ON SECURE PLATFORM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean countries hosting Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 will get assistance from from a number of Third States in the security arena. To date, South Africa has informed that seventy security experts will be made available to the Caribbean to further strengthen security for CWC 2007. The South African security officials will be incorporated…
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FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL URGES ACTION AT NATIONAL LEVEL IN CARICOM AGRICULTURE
Dr. Jacques Diouf, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has presented clear indications of the Caribbean net agriculture trade position to Ministers of Agriculture of the Caribbean Community. In his remarks at the opening ceremony of the one-day 21st Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) today at the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown., Dr…
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INCREASED POLITICAL COMMITMENT TO AGRICULTURE – PRES. BHARRAT JAGDEO
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Head of State with Lead Responsibility for Agriculture, His Excellency, President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana, today told CARICOM Ministers of Agriculture meeting in Georgetown that the level of political commitment to agriculture in the Region must be raised. He said that agriculture is not often carefully examined and its role in the Region had to be constantly…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-FIRST SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) ON AGRICULTURE, 9 FEBRUARY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency, President Bharrat Jagdeo Distinguished Guest, Dr. Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the FAO Chairman of this Special COTED, Minister Vildo Marin of Belize Ministers of Agriculture of other Member States Officials and Representatives of Institutions Colleagues of the CARICOM Secretariat Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen. The Secretary-General, who has been travelling attending a series of equally important…
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APPLICATIONS FOR CARICOM VISA FOR CWC 2007 ON THE RISE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In just one month, there were more than 7000 applications for the Special CARICOM Visa which is required by nationals of some countries to visit 10 Caribbean countries as the world prepares to flock to the Region for the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007. The visa is being issued by Caribbean immigration officials…
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CWC 2007 – INFORMATION CRITICAL FOR MANAGING CRISES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chief Information Officer of Barbados, Ms. Jacqui Wiltshire has stressed that the provision of information was pivotal to preparations for staging Cricket World Cup 2007. Welcoming participants at the opening of a two-day Caribbean Community workshop on Crisis/Security Management for Regional Press Officers at the Sherbourne Conference Centre, Bridgetown, on Tuesday, Ms. Wiltshire said…
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CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FROM CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL, EDWIN. W. CARRINGTON ON THE DEATH OF ANGELA KING, FORMER UN ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL AND SPECIAL ADVISER ON GENDER ISSUES AND ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN
It is with a sense of profound sadness that I have learnt of the passing of Angela King, a distinguished Jamaican, a standard-bearer for the Caribbean in the international arena, and a citizen of the world. As an alumna of The University of the West Indies, we shared the honour of proudly claiming it as our Alma mater. As one…
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