Press Releases
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CSME, YOUTH FOCUS FOR COHSOD GEORGETOWN MEETING
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) officials responsible for human development will advance talks for the establishment of a Demand Reduction Programme for Drugs when they meet under the umbrella of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) in Guyana this week. The Thirteenth Meeting of the COHSOD, scheduled for 26-28 October, will also focus sharply on perspectives,…
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CARIBBEAN STATISTICIANS COLLABORATE FOR CARICOM SINGLE MARKET IMPLEMENTATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are making steady progress on all fronts including statistical data collection and sharing to foster the smooth functioning of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM) after its December 2005 implementation. To this end, the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (SCCC) will convene its Thirtieth Meeting in Kingston, Jamaica from 26-28…
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Message By Dr. Omer S. Thomas, Chairman Of The Caribbean Regional Organisation For Standards And Quality (CROSQ), On The Occasion Of World Standards Day, 14 October 2005
As the Region embraces the theme of this year’s Worlds Standards Day “Standards for a Safer World”, we are enjoined to focus on industry best-practices, new and emerging technologies, new barriers to trade as well as emerging threats to health, safety and the environment. As a useful economic and social tool, standardisation has the potential to play a larger role…
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EPA Chief Negotiators’ Discussions A Success
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Chief Negotiators from the six Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) regions negotiating an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union met in London, October 4 to 5. The objectives of the co-ordinating meeting were to take stock of and review ongoing negotiations in the respective regions engaged in EPA talks. It was also aimed at…
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CARIFORUM-EU LAUNCH CRUCIAL PHASE OF TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT TALKS : JOINT CARIFORUM-EU PRESS RELEASE
The third phase of negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between CARIFORUM countries and the European Union was launched in Saint Lucia on Friday 30 September 2005. CARIFORUM Trade Ministers and European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson met on the occasion of the Second CARIFORUM-EC Ministerial EPA Meeting. They adopted the Joint Report on negotiations that took place in Phase…
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Joint CARIFORUM-EU Press Release
CARIFORUM-EU LAUNCH CRUCIAL PHASE OF TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT TALKS The third phase of negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between CARIFORUM countries and the European Union was launched today in Saint Lucia. CARIFORUM Trade Ministers and European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson met on the occasion of the Second CARIFORUM-EC Ministerial EPA Meeting. They adopted the Joint Report on negotiations…
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Welcome Remarks By H.e. Edwin W. Carrington Secretary-General of The Caribbean Community at The CROSQ Seminar On Supporting The Competitiveness of CARICOM Goods And Services, 28 September 2005, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown
Mr. Chairman Assistant Director-General of Health of Canada Members of the Diplomatic Corps Executive Secretary, CROSQ Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community it gives me very special pleasure to welcome you to our new Headquarters here at Turkeyen, and I hope that your deliberations will not only be enjoyable but…
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CARICOM EYES GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS AS CARICOM SINGLE MARKET DEADLINE APPROACHES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) As Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) prepare for the full implementation of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM) by 31 December 2005, specific attention is being given to the area of Standards to ensure that CARICOM countries can compete effectively in the international market arena. This point was emphasised by CARICOM Secretary-General H.E Edwin Carrington…
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