Press Releases
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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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CARICOM WELCOMES RAMDIN’S ELECTION TO OAS POST
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community Secretary-General H.E Edwin Carrington says the election of CARICOM's candidate Ambassador Albert R. Ramdin to be the next Assistant Secretary-General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), is a reflection of CARICOM's growing influence in the Region. In congratulating the senior Surinamese diplomat on his election to the second highest post on the hemispheric…
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COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, 9-10 JUNE 2005, JAMAICA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) A Special Meeting of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers responsible for National Security and Law Enforcement was held in Jamaica, 9-10 June 2005. The Meeting was convened to facilitate the dialogue between Ministers responsible for National Security and Law Enforcement and Law Enforcement officials and Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 on the security requirements and specifically the…
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SPEECH DELIVERED BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NINTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) [HEALTH], 8 JUNE 2005, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS.
The idea of the Commission for Health and Development arose out of the concern that the Report of the WHO Commission on Macro-economic and Health, though it provided a dynamic frame of reference did not adequately portray the Caribbean situation. Hence The Ministers of Health at COHSOD VII in April 2002 recommended that a task Force be established and the…
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SPEECH DELIVERED BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NINTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) [HEALTH], 8 JUNE 2005, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
The idea of the Commission for Health and Development arose out of the concern that the Report of the WHO Commission on Macro-economic and Health, though it provided a dynamic frame of reference did not adequately portray the Caribbean situation. Hence the Ministers of Health at COHSOD VII in April 2002 recommended that a task Force be established and the…
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Surinamese Diplomat Elected as Next OAS Assistant Secretary General
SURINAMESE DIPLOMAT ELECTED AS NEXT OAS ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Director General of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM) Ambassador Dr. Richard Bernal welcomed the election Tuesday evening (June 7) – on the occasion of the XXXV Meeting of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida – of Ambassador Albert…
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