Press Releases
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE UNFPA MEDIA AWARDS, 2 DECEMBER 2006, MONA, JAMAICA
Over the years I have learnt to take up any offer to hold hands with the media with a hint of trepidation. But this time around I feel safer as the chaperone is the United Nations. And even though not the blue helmets of the peacekeeping force, the United Nations Population Fund grants me enough cover to feel reasonably safe…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY H.E. DAVID ROBINSON, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO CARICOM, 27 OCTOBER 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Mr. David Robinson, Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Assistant Secretary-General, Other Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen It is with distinct pleasure that I welcome you most warmly, Ambassador, to the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community. Here you will find among our staff what can almost be termed a microcosm of…
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CARICOM ATTENDS DONOR CONFERENCE ON HAITI
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite and Assistant Secretary-General Foreign and Community Relations, Ambassador Colin Granderson will participate in the International Conference for the Economic and Social Development of Haiti in Madrid, Spain, from 29-30 November 2006. The Conference brings together representatives of the Government of Haiti and the international…
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FEATURE ADDRESS BY HON. MANNIRAM PRASHAD, MINISTER OF TOURISM, INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE, GUYANA, AT THE SECOND ROUNDTABLE ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND COORDINATING MECHANISMS FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, 24-25 OCTOBER 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Chairman Mr. Kyle Jackman, Ambassador Lolita Applewaite, Ambassador Irwin La Rocque, Senator Sandra Husbands, Patrick Zephyr, President of Guyana Small Business Association, Delegates from the respective CCARICOM countries, Invited guests and Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat, Members of the media, Ladies and Gentlemen. Firstly, I would like to welcome our overseas guests to bright and beautiful Guyana and to invite…
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GUYANA PRIVATE SECTOR SECTOR TO GET CSME UPDATE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Representatives of the private sector in Guyana will be updated on the status of work in a number of areas on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) during a consultation convened by the CARICOM Secretariat with support from the Guyana Manufacturers Association (GMA). The consultation will be held on 26 October at the…
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CARICOM ENCOURAGES SINGLE MARKET ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Sector is vital to the economic and social development of the Region, given its contribution to the creation of employment particularly for the Region’s youth. This was the view of CARICOM’s Assistant Secretary-General for Regional Trade and Economic Integration, Ambassador Irwin Larocque, at the opening of the Second…
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COHSOD XV SUPPORTS UWI MIGRATION STUDY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Ministers of Education and Labour have agreed that the University of the West Indies (UWI) should conduct an in-depth study to research the impact of the continued migration of teachers, doctors and nurses, both intra and extra-regionally. The agreement was reached during talks among the Ministers and Officials who met 19-21 October in…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS OF HIS EXCELLENCY CHARLES COURT, HIGH COMMISSIONER OF CANADA TO GUYANA AND PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF CANADA TO CARICOM, 20 NOVEMBER 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Mr. Charles Court Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community Assistant Secretaries-General Other Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen Today I am deeply honoured to welcome His Excellency Charles Court and to receive the Credentials accrediting him as Canada’s Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). I welcome you High Commissioner, not just…
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CHAIRMAN UNDERSCORES CARICOM COMMITMENT TO HAITI
“The commitment of CARICOM to Haiti runs deep.” This assurance was given to Haitian President His Excellency Rene Preval, the Government and people of Haiti by the Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Honourable Dr Denzil Douglas, during a one-day Prime Ministerial Mission to that CARICOM Member State, on Wednesday 18 October.…
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CARICOM PRIORITY NECESSARY TO LOWERING NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chair of the Caribbean Commission on Health and Development (CCHD), Sir George Alleyne has issued a plea to CARICOM Governments to treat with urgency the preponderance of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and their mortal effects on the people of the Caribbean. The United Nations Special Envoy to the Caribbean on HIV/AIDS was at the time…
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