Press Releases
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SURINAME TO RECEIVE FLOOD ASSISTANCE FROM CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Eighteenth Meeting of the Caribbean Community Council of Ministers got underway in Georgetown, Guyana on Friday 19 May, with Trinidad and Tobago announcing its willingness to assist Suriname in the wake of heavy flooding in that Member State of the Community. The Council, comprising Ministers responsible for CARICOM Affairs, was set to finalise…
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STATEMENT BY H.E. JOHN E.D. WILLIAMS, AT THE PRESENTATION OF HIS CREDENTIALS AS AMBASSADOR OF BARBADOS TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 18 MAY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Madam Deputy Secretary-General, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with honour that I present to you Letters accrediting me as Ambassador of Barbados to the Caribbean Community. Allow me to begin by thanking you for the warm welcome which you are extending to me today in these excellent new facilities that now house the CARICOM Secretariat. It is a great honour…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY H.E. JOHN WILLIAMS AS PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF BARBADOS TO CARICOM, 18 MAY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It is my pleasure to welcome Ambassador John Williams to the Caribbean Community Secretariat and to receive him as the Plenipotentiary Representative of Barbados to the Caribbean Community. Ambassador Williams, a former Senator and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, brings with him a wealth of experience in matters pertaining to the Caribbean Community. Ambassador, your country…
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BARBADOS NEW AMBASSADOR TO CARICOM PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The new Plenipotentiary Representative of Barbados to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), pledged his country’s “unwavering commitment” to the goals of CARICOM. His Excellency John Williams presented his credentials to Deputy Secretary-General of CARICOM Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite on Thursday 18 May at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in Georgetown. At the ceremony Ambassador Williams gave assurances…
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COFAP TO DISCUSS DEVELOPMENT FUND
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP) will convene on Friday 19 May in Montego Bay, Jamaica for its Third Special Meeting. The Council is expected to discuss the operalisation of the regional Development Fund which was established to address imbalances across disadvantaged countries, regions and sectors within the operation…
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL PLANS FOR CARICOM SUMMIT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Eighteenth Meeting of the Caribbean Community Council of Ministers will take place on Friday 19 May in Georgetown, Guyana. The Council is expected to consider the agenda and arrangements for the Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM slated for 3-6 July in St Kitts and Nevis. The…
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STATEMENT BY THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD INFORMATION SOCIETY DAY 2006
Today, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) joins with the rest of the world as it celebrates World Telecommunications Day and World Information Society Day. This celebration is recognition of the fact that as a global society we have continued to make significant progress in the fields of information and telecommunications in relatively short time. Activities which shaped the emergence of the…
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NEGOTIATIONS AND THE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT : CARICOM MINISTERS EXPRESS CONCERN AT EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S ASSESSMENT OF AGRICULTURE TRADE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ministers of the Caribbean Community, meeting at the Twenty First Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) in Trinidad and Tobago on May 12-13, 2006, expressed serious concern about the stance being taken on agriculture by the European Commission (EC) in the current negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The…
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