Press Releases
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DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MUST BE CUSHIONED IN THE NEW GLOBAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are leading by example in streamlining the required arrangements to cushion any fall out that may occur as a result of the implementation of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM). Speaking with reporters following his brief to CARICOM Heads of Government in Saint Lucia on Monday 4 July, the…
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WELCOME REMARKS AND ADDRESS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 3 JULY 2005, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
Your Excellency, the Governor-General of Saint Lucia, Dame Pearlette Louisy Dr. the Hon. Kenny D. Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Your Excellencies the Presidents of Guyana and of Suriname Other Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Honourable Ministers Leaders of Parliamentary Opposition in Member States…
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“DESIRED DESTINATIONS: A FRESH BREEZE ARISING” : ADDRESS BY THE HON. DR. KENNY D. ANTHONY, PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT LUCIA AND IN-COMING CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3 JULY 2005, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA.
There is hope that our sargasso days are ending. The promise of fresh wind turns our bow toward waiting horizons plotting our course by our judgment of the sun and the latitude of familiar stars. (…Anonymous) If I were a seafaring man, I would say that there is a fresh breeze arising. It ripples the sleeping surface of our sea.…
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ADDRESS BY HON. ROOSEVELT SKERRIT, PRIME MINISTER OF DOMINICA, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3 JULY 2005, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
SALUTATIONS It is with great satisfaction and optimism that I address you today as one of the new generation of leaders who are emerging throughout the Caribbean to take responsibility for the political, social and economic development of our Region in a rapidly changing global environment. First, I want to thank the Government and people of Saint Lucia for welcoming…
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New Global Realities Demand New CARICOM Trade Policy
NEW GLOBAL REALITIES DEMAND NEW CARICOM TRADE POLICY GROS-ISLET, SAINT LUCIA – While Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Countries are committed to and are active participants in international trade negotiations, some uncertainty has emerged amongst Member States concerning the benefits to be derived and costs entailed. There is also mounting concern over the scope and pace of the adjustment process, which would…
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ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES TOP INAUGURAL CARICOM 10K ROAD RACE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines male and female athletes Pomunos Ballentyne and Sonia Ackbar, outran their Caribbean counterparts by emerging as the first place winners at the Inaugural Caribbean Community (CARICOM) 10 K Road Race. The competition was ran at the dawn of Sunday 3 July in Saint Lucia, where the 26th Meeting of the Conference…
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WELCOME REMARKS AND ADDRESS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 3 JULY 2005, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA.
Your Excellency, the Governor-General of Saint Lucia, Dame Pearlette Louisy Dr. the Hon. Kenny D. Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Your Excellencies the Presidents of Guyana and of Suriname Other Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Honourable Ministers Leaders of Parliamentary Opposition in Member States…
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Eighth CARICOM Triennial Women’s Award For Guyanese Justice Madame Desiree Bernard
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Former Chief Justice and Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana and the first female judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), the Honourable Madame Justice Desiree Bernard has been selected as the eighth recipient of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Triennial Award For Women. Justice Bernard was singled out for her outstanding contribution to the development…
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REGIONAL BUSINESSES SUPPORT INAUGURAL CARICOM 10K ROAD RACE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) A number of Regional business entities in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) including two Regional air carriers have come out in support of the Inaugural CARICOM 10 K Road Race, which takes place in Saint Lucia on Sunday 3 July 2005. To date, LIAT, BWIA West Indies Airways, Air Jamaica, Grace Kennedy, Banks DIH Ltd of…
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CARICOM/INDIA ICT PROJECT LAUNCHED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) A new line of Information and Communication Technolgy (ICT), including an infokiosk, will be installed at the CARICOM Secretariat's New Headquarters Building at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, Guyana, by July 30. The ICT installation project is being undertaken by a team of technical experts from TATA Infotech Limited of India, and is in keeping with an earlier…
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