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THIRD CARICOM-SPAIN SUMMIT “MOST PRODUCTIVE AND VALUABLE”: SECRETARY-GENERAL CARRINGTON
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown) Spain is taking a first step towards joining the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) by contributing to the Special Development Fund of the Bank. Spain also specifically offered assistance in establishing the Regional Development Fund which is a key element of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy. The announcement was made by Spain during the III…
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SIR GEORGE ALLEYNE INTERACTS WITH PANCAP STAFF AND CARICOM OFFICIALS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat yesterday welcomed Sir George Alleyne, Director Emeritus of the Pan-American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation, on a visit to interact with the staff of Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP). Sir George informed that his session with the PANCAP staff entailed discussion on issues of best practice and the Partnership’s…
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STATEMENT BY DR THE HONOURABLE KENNY D. ANTHONY PRIME MINISTER, SAINT LUCIA, ON BEHALF OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE THIRD CARICOM-SPAIN SUMMIT, 10-11 MAY 2006, MADRID, SPAIN
Mr. President of the Government of the Kingdom of Spain, on behalf of my colleague Prime Ministers and other members of the delegation of the Caribbean Community, let me thank your government for the warm and excellent arrangements which have facilitated us in fulfilling the objectives of this our Third CARICOM-Spain Summit. It has been a crowded programme but those…
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JOINT DECLARATION SIGNED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE THIRD CARICOM-SPAIN SUMMIT, 10-11 MAY 2006, MADRID
Heads of State and Government of CARICOM Member countries and the Head of Government of Spain met for a joint working meeting with the aim of reviewing political and economic issues as well as matters related to cooperation which affect both parties. At the end of the III CARICOM-Spain Summit, held in Madrid (Spain) on 10-11 May 2006, the following…
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CARICOM 2000 CENSUS REPORTS FOR MID-YEAR PUBLICATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Statistical officials of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met at the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana on 2-3 May to discuss the completion of national reports for the 2000 round of census exercises. The progress review meeting was convened by Coordinator of the Census exercise, Mr. Sylvan Roberts. It was held to…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND THE CARIBBEAN FORUM OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC (ACP) STATES, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF A FINANCING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND CARIFORUM FOR SUPPORT OF THE CARIBBEAN KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING NETWORK (CKLN), 3 MAY 2006, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
For the second time in less than a week, it is a great pleasure for me as Secretary-General of CARIFORUM to be participating in a signing ceremony with a representative of the European Union. Just last Saturday in Barbados, Ambassador Amos Tincani, the European Delegate to that Member State in he Region, and I signed a rider to an agreement…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND THE CAR
For the second time in less than a week, it is a great pleasure for me as Secretary-General of CARIFORUM to be participating in a signing ceremony with a representative of the European Union. Just last Saturday in Barbados, Ambassador Amos Tincani, the European Delegate to that Member State in he Region, and I signed a rider to an agreement…
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ADDRESS BY AMBASSADOR PER EKLUND, HEAD OF DELEGATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN GUYANA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF A FINANCING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMMISSION AND CARIFORUM FOR SUPPORT OF THE CARIBBEAN KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING NETWORK (CKLN), 3 MAY 2006, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Ladies and Gentlemen: It is a great pleasure to be with you this morning for the signing of this financing agreement between CARIFORUM and the European Commission. It is some time since I have been able to sign a Regional financing agreement but I hope soon to be able to sign more since there are several other projects in the…
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