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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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TOAST DELIVERED BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE COMMEMORATION OF CARICOM DAY 2005, 6 AUGUST 2005, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN
Hon. Samuel Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana Hon. Mr. Justice Carl Singh, Chancellor of the Judiciary Hon. Ralph Ramkarran, Speaker of the National Assembly Hon. Samuel Insanally, Minister of Foreign Affairs and of CARICOM Affairs Other Distinguished Ministers of Government Members of the Diplomatic Corps Other Distinguished Guests Residents of Turkeyen Staff of the Secretariat Members of the Media Ladies…
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE FORMAL OPENING OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CLIMATE CHANGE CENTRE (CCCCC), 2 AUGUST 2005, BELMOPAN, BELIZE
Hon Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize Ministers of Government of Belize His Excellency Dr. John Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Dr. Kenrick Leslie, Executive Director of the Climate Change Centre and his Staff Distinguished Representative of the Government…
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STATEMENT DELIVERED BY DR. ULRIC O. TROTZ, PROJECT MANAGER, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY MAINSTREAMING ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE CARIBBEAN (MACC) PROJECT, AT THE OPENING OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CLIMATE CHANGE CENTRE (CCCCC), 2 AUGUST 2005, BELMOPAN, BELIZE
Hon Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize Hon Secretary-General of CARICOM Ministers of Government of Belize His Excellency Dr. John Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Dr. Kenrick Leslie, Executive Director of the Climate Change Centre and his Staff Distinguished Representative…
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WTO Banana Ruling Devastating Blow To Vulnerable Caribbean Economies
WTO BANANA RULING DEVASTATING BLOW TO VULNERABLE CARIBBEAN ECONOMIES Region’s Banana-Producing Countries Risk being Squeezed out of Market CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Caribbean banana exporting countries have reacted with alarm to a ruling handed down Monday (August 1) by World Trade Organization (WTO) Arbitrators’ against the EC proposed tariff of €230 per tonne on third country banana imports under its…
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE FORMAL OPENING OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CLIMATE CHANGE CENTRE (CCCCC), 2 AUGUST 2005, BELMOPAN, BELIZE
Hon Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize Ministers of Government of Belize His Excellency Dr. John Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Dr. Kenrick Leslie, Executive Director of the Climate Change Centre and his Staff Distinguished Representative of the Government of…
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CARICOM/ITALY RELATIONS INCREASED WITH INKING OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Edwin Carrington and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Italy, The Hon. Gianfranco Fini, recently concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Cooperation between CARICOM and the Republic of Italy The MOU was signed on 21 July in Rome, Italy, marking the…
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CARICOM ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Law enforcement officials from Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will soon have the opportunity for training under a scholarship programme being offered by the Government of Chile. News of this recently came from a high-level delegation from Chile’s Uniformed Police Agency, which called on officials of the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana. During the…
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