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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS ASAFA POWELL’S VICTORY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Edwin Carrington says the entire Caribbean is proud of Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell for his recent world record-breaking 100-metre run of 9.77 seconds in Athens, Greece. In congratulating Powell, Mr. Carrington said it was significant that Powell returned to Greece to prove to the world that he is indeed a great sprinter,…
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS ASAFA POWELL’S VICTORY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Edwin Carrington says the entire Caribbean is proud of Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell for his recent world record-breaking 100-metre run of 9.77 seconds in Athens, Greece. In congratulating Powell, Mr. Carrington said it was significant that Powell returned to Greece to prove to the world that he is indeed a great sprinter,…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE ELEVENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, 15 JUNE 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman President of the CCJ, The Rt. Hon. Mr. Justice Michael de la Bastide; Deputy Prime Minister, Attorney General, and Minister of Home Affairs, Barbados, The Hon. Mia Mottley; Honorable Attorneys-General and Ministers of Justice of the Member States of the Caribbean Community; Specially Invited Guests, Members of Staff of the Caribbean Community Secretariat, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, Good…
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COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE ELEVENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, 15 JUNE 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Eleventh Special Meeting of the Legal Affairs Committee (LAC) was held at the CARICOM Secretariat, Bank of Guyana Building, Georgetown, Guyana on 15 June 2005. Ministers in attendance were: Hon. Justin Simon, Attorney-General, Antigua and Barbuda; Hon. Mia A. Mottley, QC, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Home Affairs and Attorney-General, Barbados; Hon. Ian Douglas, Attorney-General…
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COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE ELEVENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, 15 JUNE 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Eleventh Special Meeting of the Legal Affairs Committee (LAC) was held at the CARICOM Secretariat, Bank of Guyana Building, Georgetown, Guyana on 15 June 2005. Ministers in attendance were: Hon. Justin Simon, Attorney-General, Antigua and Barbuda; Hon. Mia A. Mottley, QC, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Home Affairs and Attorney-General, Barbados; Hon. Ian Douglas, Attorney-General…
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REGIONAL ANTI-CRIME STRATEGIES CRUCIAL TO ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Edwin Carrington has made a plea to the CARICOM Legal Affairs Committee (LAC) to give urgent attention to legislation aimed at curbing the increasing incidents of crime and violence in the Community, which he said could threaten the Regional economic integration process. The Secretary-General made this call during…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE ELEVENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, 15 JUNE 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman President of the CCJ, The Rt. Hon. Mr. Justice Michael de la Bastide; Deputy Prime Minister, Attorney General, and Minister of Home Affairs, Barbados, The Hon. Mia Mottley; Honorable Attorneys-General and Ministers of Justice of the Member States of the Caribbean Community; Specially Invited Guests, Members of Staff of the Caribbean Community Secretariat, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, Good…
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STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE CARICOM/IDB REGIONAL PORTFOLIO REVIEW MEETING, 13 JUNE 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
We welcome the opportunity to be part of the IDB Portfolio Review not only to look back at the projects executed in the last five years, but also to look forward to challenges and needs of the Caribbean Community in preparation for the Bank’s new strategy for 2005 to 2009. This Review is being undertaken at a critical moment for…
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CARICOM 10K ROAD RACE RUNS OFF ON 3 JULY 2005
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The inaugural CARICOM 10K Road Race will be launched in Saint Lucia on the morning of 3 July 2005, just hours before the opening ceremony for the 26th Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government. The race is open to professional and amateur athletes from across the Region as well as other CARICOM nationals residing elsewhere. The…
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CARICOM SECRETARIAT STAFF IN GUYANA TO BE AMONG BLOOD DONORS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Staff of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in Guyana will mark World Blood Donors day on June 14 by donating blood to Guyana's National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS). The donation will be administered by the NBTS from 1:00 p.m. at the Bank of Guyana Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat. The aim of the exercise is to…
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