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STATEMENT OF CONDOLENCE BY H.E. MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE DEATH OF THE HON. SATYADEOW SAWH, MINISTER OF FISHERIES, OTHER CROPS AND LIVESTOCK AND MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE (ag.), GUYANA
As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, on behalf of the Community, the CARICOM Secretariat and on my own behalf I wish to convey to the wife, children and other members of the family of Mr. Satyadeow Sawh, our deepest sympathy at his death. Words cannot adequately express the shock and depth of sadness we feel at the untimely death of…
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STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CARICOM COUNCIL OF FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR) ON THE ASSASSINATION OF THE HON. SATYADEOW SAWH, MINISTER OF FISHERIES, OTHER CROPS AND LIVESTOCK AND ACTING MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE OF GUYANA
The Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community gathered in St. George’s, Grenada, for the Ninth Meeting of the Council of Foreign and Community Relations received with shock and a great sense of sadness the news of the assassination of the Honourable Satyadeow Sawh, Minister of Fisheries, Other Crops and Livestock and Acting Minister of Agriculture of Guyana, in the early…
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BRAZIL TO SUPPLY OECS MEMBER COUNTRIES WITH ANTI-RETROVIRAL DRUGS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Persons living with HIV/AIDS in Member countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will soon benefit from the supply of anti-retroviral drugs which is being provided by Brazil for the next five years. Prime Minister, the Hon Dr. Denzil Douglas, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) lead Prime Minister with responsibility for Human Resources,…
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HIV/AIDS INTERVENTION FOR CARICOM MEMBER STATES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The quality of life for an estimated five hundred and fifty persons living with HIV/AIDS in the six OECS Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is expected to improve with the introduction of a comprehensive programme for care, treatment and support funded by the Government of Brazil. The programme will be spearheaded…
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STATEMENT BY HON. ELVIN NIMROD, MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE, GRENADA, AT THE OPENING OF THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR) OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 24 APRIL 2006, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
Excellency, Dr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of CARICOM Colleague Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM Other Heads of Delegation Members of the Diplomatic Corps Specially Invited Guests Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen Let me, on behalf of the Government and People of Grenada, extend a very sincere and spicy welcome to all present here this morning…
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PANCAP EXECUTIVE BOARD REVIEWS CARIBBEAN HIV/AIDS RESPONSE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Sixth Meeting of the Executive Board of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) – coordinated Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) began yesterday 20 April 2006 in Trinidad and Tobago. In opening remarks to the two-day meeting of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism, as the Board is called, CARICOM’s Assistant Secretary-General for Human and Social Development…
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SINGLE MARKET THE FOCUS OF BUREAU MEETING
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The state of readiness for Single Market compliance of six Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is on the agenda for the Twentieth Meeting of the Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM which will meet on Tuesday 18 April in Antigua and Barbuda. The Bureau comprises current Chairman of…
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CARICOM FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET IN GRENADA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will review preparations for upcoming Summits and Ministerial meetings with external partners when the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) convenes its Ninth Meeting on 24-25 April in St. George’s, Grenada. The Community will be participating in the CARICOM-Spain Summit set for 11 May in Madrid,…
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CARICOM Trade Ministers, Portman Agree on Council to Advance Trade Relations
WASHINGTON, DC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-US trade relations received a boost today, as a result of a decision by the two sides to revitalize a long-dormant Trade and Investment Council (TIC). This decision was reached at a meeting of CARICOM Trade Ministers with United States Trade Representative Rob Portman in Washington, D.C. this afternoon. One of eight CARICOM Ministers at…
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