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REMARKS BY AMB. LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FORUM ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE, 5 SEPTEMBER 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Salutations When the first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) concluded in Geneva in December 2003, there were agreements on many important issues, including freedom of expression and enabling environment. There were however two unresolved issues at the summit: one was financing and the other Internet governance, which were left to be debated, analysed and solved…
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CARICOM SECRETARIAT HOSTS CONGRATULATORY RECEPTION FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL CARRINGTON
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Edwin Carrington walked into a surprise reception held in his honour to celebrate his recent achievement of being conferred with Trinidad and Tobago’s highest national honour, the Trinity Cross. The reception, hosted by CARICOM Secretariat staffers in Georgetown on Friday 2 September, featured vocal renditions performed by staff…
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS TRINITY CROSS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Edwin Carrington yesterday became the proud recipient of the highest award of Trinidad and Tobago, the Trinity Cross. The Secretary-General was presented with the award by President of the Republic, His Excellency George Maxwell Richards, during the Independence Day awards ceremony at the President’s residence. Mr. Carrington,…
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CARICOM INITIATES REGIONAL POSITION ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to focus on the full utilisation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for the shaping of regional economies, ICT experts in the Region are taking steps to ensure that CARICOM’s concerns at advanced at international Internet Governance (IG) fora. In view of the growing awareness of the social, economic,…
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CARIBBEAN RESEARCH CRUCIAL TO TACKLING REGIONAL DRUG ABUSE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean’s youth and adolescent have been identified as being most vulnerable to the growing problem of substance use and abuse. Data put forward by the Inter-American Drug Abuse Commission, CICAD, reveal that the average age of “first-use” of drugs is approximately age ten and in many instances as low as age seven. A report presented…
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Puelba Meeting A Missed Opportunity For FTAA
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Stalled for over eighteen months now, Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) talks were brought back into the spotlight this week, by a meeting of FTAA Senior Trade Officials in Puebla, Mexico, August 25. At the meeting, CARICOM tabled a proposal – which received support – for all FTAA countries to call on the Trade…
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ADDRESS BY THE HON. CLEMENT J. ROHEE, MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, GUYANA, ON THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY (CSME), AT A LUNCHEON OF THE GEORGETOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, 23 AUGUST 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman, I wish to thank the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the invitation to join you at this luncheon and to share some perspectives and information on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The CSME has been long in the making, since 1989 – some say too long while others believe we are moving too…
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Informal Puebla Meeting A Possible ‘Life-Line’ For Stalled FTAA Talks
INFORMAL PUEBLA MEETING A POSSIBLE ‘LIFE-LINE’ FOR STALLED FTAA TALKS CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Senior Trade Officials from several Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) countries will gather in Puebla, Mexico Thursday August 25 to discuss future funding arrangements for the Americas-wide trade talks. The informal meeting is being convened by the Government of Mexico, which currently hosts the…
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REMARKS BY THE HON. KENNETH VALLEY, MINISTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY AND MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AT THE CARICOM/INDIA ECONOMIC FORUM: MINISTERIAL DIALOGUE SESSION, 8 AUGUST 2005, TRINCITY, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Honourable E.V.K.S. Elangovan, Minister of State for Commerce, India; Hon. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General, CARCIOM; Colleague CARICOM Trade Ministers; Your Excellency. Virendra Gupta, High Commissioner of India to Trinidad and Tobago; Members of the Indian Delegation; Members of the Media; Ladies and Gentlemen On behalf of the Governments and peoples of the CARICOM region, I welcome our special guests…
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CARICOM LOOKS TO FUTURE DEVELOPMENT DESPITE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has experienced both economic development and setbacks, but as it continues to focus on the December 2005 implementation of its Single Market and Economy (CSME), it is confident of a stronger and reorganised bloc, poised to face the global challenges which threaten our regional economies. The foregoing message was conveyed by CARICOM…
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