Press Releases
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CARICOM LEADERS MEET TO DISCUSS SINGLE MARKET LAUNCH
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government will hold a Special Meeting at the Sherbourne Centre, Barbados on Wednesday 7 December to discuss the finalisation of arrangements for the launching of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM) on 1 January 2006. The target date had been set by the Conference of Heads of Government in 2002…
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VIGOROUS APPROACHES NEEDED TO STEM HIV/AIDS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mr. Edwin Carrington yesterday issued a call for the Region to pay even closer attention to HIV/AIDS as it threatened to devastate the Region’s productive sector. Speaking at a press dialogue at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana, on World AIDS Day, 1 December, the Secretary-General…
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St Vincent and the Grenadines Invites CARICOM Observer Team For Elections
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been invited by the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines to monitor the preparations for the General Elections and to observe the conduct of the Elections on 7 December 2005. The Observer Mission which was appointed by CARICOM Secretary-General Mr. Edwin Carrington will be led by His Excellency Philip…
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COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING OF DIRECTORS OF NATIONAL DRUG COUNCILS, 28-30 NOV
The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) of Jamaica hosted a meeting of Directors of Regional Drug Councils, 28-30 November 2005 at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica, under the auspices of the CARICOM Secretariat. “Partnering for Change: Negotiating new pathways in addressing substance abuse in the Caribbean,” was the theme of the high level meeting which…
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CARICOM Secretary-General Congratulates Lara
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), H. E. Edwin Carrington has issued the following statement congratulating West Indies batsman Brian Lara on his becoming Test Cricket’s highest run scorer: On behalf of the Caribbean Community, I extend heartiest congratulations to you on your achievement as Test cricket’s leading run scorer. The dedication, determination, discipline…
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CARICOM Heads Express Bitter Disappointment Over EU Decision On Sugar
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown) The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Malta for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting were alarmed at learning that the EU has taken the decision to drastically reduce by 36%the price that ACP states will receive for their sugar exports to the EU. The Heads of Government were bitterly disappointed that…
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Faith-Based Organisations commit to prevent spread of HIV/AIDS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana)Approximately 100 leaders from Faith-based Organisations (FBOs) across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) committed themselves to cooperate with and actively support governmental, non-governmental and other agencies, and people living with HIV/AIDS in an effort to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and to provide care, support and treatment to people infected with and affected by the disease. The…
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Caribbean: Sugar Price Cut Unconscionable, Devastating
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – “The decision of the EU to proceed with such a hefty price cut is outrageous and unconscionable, and as though to add insult to injury EU beet sugar producers will now receive compensation covering 64.2% (inclusive of an additional €2.2 billion) of the loss incurred by the price cut. In contrast, a meagre €40 million has…
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Caribbean Trade Ministers Plan For WTO Ministerial
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Caribbean Trade Ministers meeting in Barbados yesterday (November 19), in preparation for the Sixth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference, which will take place in Hong Kong December 13 to 18, emphasized that unless development issues are given prominence in the negotiating agenda, the Ministerial is not likely to end in agreement. This is fundamental for…
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