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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY AMBASSADOR KOICHIRO SEKI, AMBASSADOR OF JAPAN TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AND PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF JAPAN TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 15 JANUARY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Ambassador Koichiro SEKI, Plenipotentiary Representative of Japan to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Deputy Secretary General Assistant Secretar(ies)-General and other Members of Staff of the Secretariat Representatives of the Embassy of Japan; Mr. Tadaomi NakaiMembers of the Media On behalf of the Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), it is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to our…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FOURTH CARICOM SUGAR STAKEHOLDERS MEETING, 11-12 JANUARY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Stakeholders on Sugar are confident that the industry will retain its ability to meet the challenges of the international environment for the commodity. At their Fourth Meeting in Georgetown, Guyana, on 11 and 12 January 2007, Ministers and industry representatives of Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, and Trinidad…
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Communiqué Issued At The Conclusion Of The Fourth CARICOM Sugar Stakeholders Meeting, Georgetown, Guyana
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Stakeholders on Sugar are confident that the industry will retain its ability to meet the challenges of the international environment for the commodity. At their Fourth Meeting in Georgetown, Guyana, on 11 and 12 January 2007, Ministers and industry representatives of Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, and Trinidad…
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Frank discussions needed for common action plan on sugar – Dr. Henry Jeffrey CARICOM Ministerial spokesman on sugar
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministerial Spokesman on Sugar, Guyana's Foreign Trade and International Cooperation Minister, Dr. the Honourable, Henry Jeffrey, has urged Regional stakeholders to engage in frank discussions towards achieving a common action plan to set the framework for the future in sugar. Delivering opening remarks at the fourth Meeting of the CARICOM Stakeholders…
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CARICOM STAKEHOLDERS ON SUGAR MEET THURSDAY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Fourth Meeting of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Stakeholders on Sugar will be convened on Thursday January 11, 2007, at the CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana. The Stakeholders will consider the developments since the reform of the European Union Sugar Regime, including the state of play regarding the implementation of the 1,244 billion Euro…
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CARIFORUM/CARICOM Secretary-General, EU Commissioner For Development And Humanitarian Aid Sign €40.5m Financing Agreement
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary General of CARIFORUM/CARICOM His Excellency Edwin Carrington and European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid , Mr. Luis Michel , on Monday, 08 January, 2007 signed a Financing Agreement for a grant of €40.5M to support the Caribbean Region in achieving its objective of regional economic integration and repositioning into the world economy.…
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JOINT DECLARATION ISSUED ON THE OCCASION OF THE SECOND CARICOM-SICA SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, 12 MAY 2007, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
We, the Heads of State and Government and their representatives of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Central American Integration System (SICA) (hereinafter called the Parties) meeting in Belize City, Belize on the 12th of May 2007 on the occasion of the Second CARICOM-SICA Summit. Considering the objectives and commitments assumed by the Parties at, the historic, First CARICOM- SICA…
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NEW YEAR’S MESSAGE BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 31 DECEMBER 2006
As we welcome the New Year, 2007, as Secretary-General, I am confident that the Caribbean Community has erected a solid foundation towards achieving its goals. 2006 was a year of undoubted progress with far-reaching implications for Caribbean integration. It began on an historic note with the coming into being of the CARICOM Single Market on 1 January, with the entry…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR HAITI’S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 30 NOVEMBER 2006, MADRID, SPAIN
Madame Chair I would like first of all to thank the Government of Spain for hosting this International Conference on what is in reality the future of Haiti – its social and economic development. In providing this particular venue, La Casa de America, which is laden with symbolism, Spain has selected a location which is a worthy reflection of its…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD AIDS DAY, 1 DECEMBER 2006
THEME: KEEP THE PROMISE : STOP AIDS WITH A FOCUS ON ‘ACCOUNTABILITY’ (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Last year, the global community was confronted with a poignant call from the organizers of the World AIDS Day commemoration to “Keep the Promise: Stop AIDS”. This call found particular resonance in the Caribbean given the high prevalence and increasing incidence of…
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