Press Releases
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CSME, CRIME AND SECURITY, SUGAR TOP AGENDA AT UPCOMING CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Twenty-Sixth Regular Meeting of The Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be convened from 3-6 July in Saint Lucia, where Heads of Government are expected to deliberate on a number of pressing Regional matters. Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Dr the Honourable Kenny Anthony, the Conference…
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EU SETBACK HAS POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS FOR CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) His Excellency Edwin Carrington says CARICOM Heads of Government will have to look carefully at the recent setbacks experienced by the European Union (EU) and analyse possible implications for CARICOM. “We in CARICOM have forged our integration arrangements very much along the lines of what the Europeans have done in…
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REGIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY BEING MAPPED OUT FOR CWC 2007
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) As the Caribbean prepares to host thousands of visitors expected to flock to the Region for its Cricket World Cup 2007, security concerns are high on the CARICOM agenda. This is in light of the drastic changes in travel requirements that have taken place in the post “9/11” world. Saint Lucia’s Minister of National Security the…
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CARICOM LEADERS TO MULL OVER DEBT REDUCTION AT UPCOMING REGULAR MEETING
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Edwin Carrington says the Community will be paying special attention to the deliberations of the meeting of the G-8 countries under the chairmanship of the United Kingdom, being held from the 6 to 8 of July 2005. Speaking to Journalists in St. Lucia over the weekend at a Media Clinic outlining the…
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REGIONAL SECURITY ISSUES HIGH ON CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT JULY AGENDA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Saint Lucia’s Minister for National Security, the Honourable Calixte George, says when CARICOM Heads of Government meet in that country next weekend, they will be considering a number of recommendations from Regional Security Ministers, aimed at curbing the increasing levels of crime that has recently been affecting the Region. Addressing a CARICOM Media Clinic in Saint…
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NO EXTENSION FOR CSME DEADLINE.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that are experiencing setbacks in being Single Market ready by December 2005 need to speak up now so as receive resources necessary to assist them in meeting the deadline. This is the word from CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Edwin Carrington, as he addressed a Media Clinic in Saint Lucia…
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Caribbean Concerned Over EC Sugar Reform Proposals
CARIBBEAN CONCERNED OVER EC SUGAR REFORM PROPOSALS Steep Price Cuts to have Devastating Effect on Region’s Fragile Economies CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – The European Commission unveiled plans Wednesday (June 22) for an overhaul of the Common Market Organisation for sugar. The Commission reform proposals cut guaranteed prices, totalling 39 percent in the price of white sugar over a period of…
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STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE RETURN TO WORK OF HON. PERRY CHRISTIE, PRIME MINISTER, THE BAHAMAS
CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General, Edwin Carrington today expressed pleasure on learning of the return to work of the Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Hon. Perry Christie, after a recent illness. Secretary-General Carrington who had a short telephone chat with the Prime Minister during his visit to Freeport, The Bahamas for meetings of the Council of Foreign Ministers and…
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YOUTH PARTICIPATION INTEGRAL TO CARICOM DEVELOPMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Edwin Carrington has encouraged students from the Anton de Kom University of the Republic of Suriname to assume leading roles in the planning and implementation of decisions that will impact their lives at the national level, as well as to pursue participation in the Regional integration and development process. The Secretary-General was…
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