Press Releases
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PRELIMINARY STATEMENT BY THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ELECTORAL OBSERVER MISSION ON THE GENERAL ELECTIONS IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) At the invitation of the Governor General of Turks and Caicos Islands, a three-member CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission critically observed the General Elections held on Friday, 9 February 2007. The Mission comprised Mr. Carson Raggie, Supervisor of Elections, Saint Lucia/Head of Mission, Mr. Elon Daniels, Internal Auditor, Electoral Office, Jamaica, and Ms Mignon Bowen,…
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OPENING REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE OPENING OF THE 18TH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 12 FEBRUARY 2007, KINGSTOWN, ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
Dr. the Honourable Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Their Excellencies the Presidents of Guyana and Suriname Other Distinguished Heads of Governments Honourable Ministers Members of Parliament (and High Government Officials) Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Representatives of Regional and International Organisations…
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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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