Press Releases
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NEW THINKING NEEDED TO ENSURE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Edwin Carrington has emphasised the need for a new growth paradigm within the Caribbean, as well as a new vision for achieving sustainable high rates of growth and equitable development within the Region. Addressing the 35th Annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in Georgetown, Guyana…
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FTAA Co-Chairs Cancel Meeting, Again
FTAA CO-CHAIRS CANCEL MEETING, AGAIN CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – A meeting of Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) Co-Chairs that was to have been convened yesterday (May 19) has been cancelled. Having been notified of this latest cancellation, Heads of Delegations were informed that a date had not been identified for a future meeting of…
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PLACING THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY IN COURT : THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE (CCJ)
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The birth of a child often evokes a wellspring of hope and joy, as well as a sense of pride. For the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) family, the inauguration of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Saturday 16 April 2005 in Trinidad and Tobago was truly a time of celebration and a moment of Caribbean euphoria…
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STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (CDB), 19 MAY 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman Distinguished Heads of Government Other Members of the Board of Governors Members of the Board of Directors Mr. President of the CDB Directors and Officers of the Bank Observers Ladies and Gentlemen I am indeed pleased to be afforded the opportunity to address this 35th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB),…
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MESSAGE FROM HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD TELECOMMUNICATIONS DAY, 17 MAY 2005
Theme: “Creating an Equitable Information Society-Time for Action” Over the past few centuries the world watched as we made the tremendous leap from the birth of the telegraph through the development of radio, and television and its attendant broadcasting successes to the present Internet revolution. Never before in the history of mankind has any revolution been as singularly important as…
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CARIBBEAN CULTURE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTED AT ANNUAL WILLIAM DEMAS LECTURE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Noted Caribbean Economist Dr. Clive Thomas has cautioned Caribbean leaders that they must ” move aggressively to ensure high consideration for the Region's people, or run the risk of “cultural extinction.” Dr. Thomas made his comments as he delivered the Sixth Memorial Lecture on Tuesday 17 May in Georgetown, in honour of late Caribbean Community (CARICOM)…
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CARICOM REITERATES SUPPORT FOR ITS CANDIDATE FOR OAS POST
.(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community reiterates its support for the candidature of Ambassador Albert R. Ramdin of Suriname for the position of Assistant Secretary General of the Organisation of American States at elections to be held during the XXXV Meeting of the General Assembly of the Organisation of American States in June 2005 His candidature was endorsed by…
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CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN CARICOM CAN CONTRIBUTE TO DEVELOPMENT
(Caribbean Community Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Deputy Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite has charged CARICOM Directors of Culture to maintain their role as champions and advocates for the vision of culture in the Region. Speaking at the Opening of the Sixteenth Meeting of the Regional Cultural Committee (RCC) in Georgetown on Tuesday 17 May, Ambassador Applewhaite…
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FEATURE ADDRESS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, (CARICOM) AT THE FORTY-NINTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING BREAKFAST OF THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MANUFACTURERS’ ASSOCIATION, 12 APRIL 2005, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Mr. Chairman Hon. Kenneth Valley, Minister of Trade and Industry Mr. Anthony Aboud, Outgoing President of the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association Mr. Paul Quesnel, newly elected President of the TTMA Ambassador Jerry Narace, Trinidad and Tobago Ambassador Other Members of TTMA Members of Media Staff Members of the CARICOM Secretariat Distinguished Ladies and Gentleman Ladies and Gentlemen, it is…
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Culture And Development, And CARIFESTA IX For Attention Of Meeting Of CARICOM Directors Of Culture
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community is expected to join with the rest of the world in re-thinking the role of culture in the development prospects for its peoples. This subject will come into sharp focus next week, when the Regional Cultural Committee (RCC) meets at their sixteenth session in Georgetown, Guyana. The two-day meeting scheduled for 17 and…
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