Press Releases
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SPEECH BY DR. THE HONOURABLE RALPH E. GONSALVES, PRIME MINISTER, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, AT THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET, 30 JANUARY 2006, KINGSTON, JAMAICA
Let me pay special tribute to our host, that titan of Caribbean integration and magnificent international statesman, the Most Honourable Percival J. Patterson. We simply thank you for your work and Almighty God for your inspiring life. Today January 30, 2006, we reach and pass a milestone of historic proportions as the maturation process of our Caribbean Civilisation continues. This…
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CARICOM, UNAIDS SPONSOR HIV/AIDS CONSULTATIONS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in collaboration with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), is currently sponsoring a series of Consultations for PANCAP Member Countries on Universal Access to HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support. These Consultations are part of a global response to accelerating…
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CARICOM SET FOR FORMAL LAUNCH OF SINGLE MARKET
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A new era in the history of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be ushered in with the formal launch of the CARICOM Single Market on Monday 30 January in Kingston, Jamaica. The event, due to start at 3 p.m Jamaica time (4 p.m Eastern Caribbean time) will be broadcast live throughout the Region from…
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SINGLE MARKET WILL TACKLE REGIONAL POVERTY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The implementation of the CARICOM Single Market on 1 January 2006 marked the realisation of a dream envisioned by the founding fathers of regional integration, and has the potential to significantly reduce the Region’s food import bill which is now more than US$3 billion dollars. This was the view expressed by President of the…
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SINGLE MARKET EDUCATION VITAL FOR CARIBBEAN ENTREPRENEURS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The 1 January 2006 launch of the CARICOM Single Market has been heralded by many Caribbean commentators as “a boost to regional integration,” which bodes well for the future of the Region. Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition of Guyana and member of the Committee of CARICOM Heads of Government and Leaders of Parliamentary Opposition,…
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SINGLE MARKET WILL TRANSFORM THE REGION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The formal launch of the CARICOM Single Market on Monday 30 January in Kingston, Jamaica will signal a new beginning for CARICOM countries as the Region seeks to create a shared market space to secure its survival within the global sphere. CARICOM Secretary-General H.E. Mr. Edwin Carrington describes the launch of the Single Market…
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OPENING REMARKS BY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, AT THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 20 JANUARY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency, the President of Guyana, Honourable Ministers, Distinguished Delegates, Staff of the Secretariat, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen. Mr. President, it is with pleasure that I welcome you, Ministers of Agriculture and delegations to our new Headquarters Building so beautifully provided by the Government of Guyana. We think it was a worthy end to the waiting. This…
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OPENING REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 20 JANUARY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency, the President of Guyana, Honourable Ministers, Distinguished Delegates, Staff of the Secretariat, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen. Mr. President, it is with pleasure that I welcome you, Ministers of Agriculture and delegations to our new Headquarters Building so beautifully provided by the Government of Guyana. We think it was a worthy end to the waiting. This…
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OPENING REMARKS BY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, AT THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 20 JANUARY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency, the President of Guyana, Honourable Ministers, Distinguished Delegates, Staff of the Secretariat, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen. Mr. President, it is with pleasure that I welcome you, Ministers of Agriculture and delegations to our new Headquarters Building so beautifully provided by the Government of Guyana. We think it was a worthy end to the waiting. This…
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CARICOM AGRICULTURE MINISTERS MEET IN GEORGETOWN FOR SPECIAL COTED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) President of the Republic of Guyana and Lead Head of Government in the CARICOM Quasi Cabinet with responsibility for Agriculture, His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, today underscored the importance of the Region’s agriculture industry in reducing the growing food import bill and attaining food security for the Region. Addressing CARICOM Ministers of Agriculture at the…
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