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CARICOM-Mexico Joint Commission Agree On Areas of Cooperation
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Mexico have signed an agreement identifying future areas of cooperation between the two sides. The agreement was signed after the Fourth Meeting of the CARICOM-Mexico Joint Commission on 16-17 March at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana. The meeting agreed to reinforce collaboration during Phase IV of the CARICOM-Mexico…
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CARICOM Chairman Congratulates Haiti’s President-Elect
March 15th, 2006 His Excellency René Préval President-Elect Haiti Dear President-Elect, On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and further to the Community’s statement of 18 February 2006 in reaction to the notification of the official results of the presidential elections, I have the honour and the pleasure to congratulate you on your victory following the first round of the…
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Canada, France Congratulate CARICOM On Single Market
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)The Governments of Canada and France have expressed goodwill to the Heads of Government and people of the Caribbean following the formal launch of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market (CSM) on 30 January in Kingtson, Jamaica. Canada, in its congratulatory letter to CARICOM Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Edwin Carrington through its High Commission in Georgetown,…
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Statement by the Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Honourable Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and TobaGo, on the Planned Shipment of High-Level Radioactive Waste from France through the Panama Canal via the Caribbean Sea
The CARICOM Heads of Government at their 17th Inter-Sessional Meeting held recently in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, expressed strong condemnation of the proposed shipment by France of High-Level Radioactive waste through the Caribbean Sea. The Caribbean Community wishes to reiterate that any accidental or deliberate spill of nuclear or toxic waste in the Caribbean Sea could pose a…
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Statement by the Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Honourable Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, on the Planned Shipment of High-Level Radioactive Waste from France through the Panama Canal via the Caribbean Sea
The CARICOM Heads of Government at their 17th Inter-Sessional Meeting held recently in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, expressed strong condemnation of the proposed shipment by France of High-Level Radioactive waste through the Caribbean Sea. The Caribbean Community wishes to reiterate that any accidental or deliberate spill of nuclear or toxic waste in the Caribbean Sea could pose a…
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Energy Cooperation, Agriculture Assistance For CARICOM-Mexico Joint Commission Meet In Georgetown
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Mexico are to explore mechanisms for enhanced relations when the two sides meet at the headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana on 16-17 March, 2006 for the Fourth Meeting of the CARICOM-Mexico Joint Commission. Among the issues earmarked for discussion by the Joint Commission are recent developments in…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, ON THE OCCASION OF THE FINALS AND AWARDS CEREMONY OF THE SECONDARY AND TERTIARY DEBATE COMPETITIONS ON THE CSME, 10 MARCH 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Salutations: The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Mr. Edwin Carrington, would love to have been here this morning to witness this important activity, but unfortunately, he had another equally important previous commitment. I could not undertake that commitment for him, so it is my pleasure and honour to attend this one. He would have preferred to be here because the…
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STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS OF H.E. ALEJANDRO MARCHANTE CASTELLANOS, AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA, TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (DESIGNATE), March 10, 2006
Your Excellency Señor Alejandro Marchante Castellanos, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba, to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM); Assistant Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community; Representatives of the Embassy of Cuba; Other Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat; Distinguished Guests; Members of the Media; Ladies and Gentlemen; Today I am deeply honoured to welcome His Excellency Ambassador Marchante to the…
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STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS OF H.E. ALEJANDRO MARCHANTE CASTELLANOS, AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA, TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (DESIGNATE), March 10, 2006.
Your Excellency Señor Alejandro Marchante Castellanos, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba, to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM); Assistant Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community; Representatives of the Embassy of Cuba; Other Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat; Distinguished Guests; Members of the Media;Ladies and Gentlemen; Today I am deeply honoured to welcome His Excellency Ambassador Marchante to the headquarters…
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Cuba Accredits New Ambassador to CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)Long-standing relations between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Cuba have served to enhance the standard of living of citizens of both CARICOM and Cuba, and represent a celebration of true fraternity. This was the view expressed by CARICOM Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Edwin Carrington at the Georgetown, Guyana Headquarters of the CARICOM…
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