Press Releases

June 1, 2005
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STATEMENT BY HON. DAME BILLIE MILLER, OUTGOING CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR) AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN TRADE, BARBADOS, AT THE OPENING OF THE EIGHTH MEETING THE COFCOR, 1 JUNE 2005, FREEPORT, THE BAHAMAS

Chairman, the Hon Fred Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas Colleague Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean Community Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Excellencies Senior Officials Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen Let me begin by thanking the Government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas for their warm hospitality in hosting us for this…
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May 31, 2005
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REMARKS BY AMB. LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE PRESENTATION OF THE ICT PROJECT BY TATAINFOTEC TO THE VISITING INDIAN PARLIAMENTARY GROUP, 31 MAY 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Salutation Welcome This project that we will see presented today marks the culmination of discussions begun just one and a half years ago. In November 2003 the CARICOM Secretary-General, Mr. Edwin Carrington, accompanied the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica, the Hon. K.D. Knight, on a six-day visit to India in response to an invitation from that…
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May 31, 2005
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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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May 28, 2005
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Statement By The Bureau Of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) On The Current Situation In Belize

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, having been seized of ongoing events in Belize, expresses its deep concern over the situation in that Member State. The Bureau is alarmed at the reports of violence, looting and deliberate acts of sabotage, which have affected the personal security of the people…
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May 27, 2005
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CARICOM PROFESSIONALS MOBILISE FOR CSME CHALLENGES

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Guyana Coalition of Service Providers (GCSP) will be launched on Wednesday 1 June in Georgetown, as a mechanism to prepare service professionals for the opportunities and challenges associated with the Services Regimes of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The Coalition will represent the convergence of professional associations and non-organised service professionals in Guyana,…
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May 27, 2005
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PRELIMINARY STATEMENT ON THE GENERAL ELECTIONS BY THE CARICOM ELECTORAL OBSERVER MISSION TO SURINAME

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The General Elections held on 25 May 2005 were monitored by the CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission at the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Suriname. The six-member Observer Team's principal functions were to monitor the preparations for the Elections, the campaign, the conduct of the poll and the counting of the ballots, as well…
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May 27, 2005
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CARICOM PROFESSIONALS MOBILISE FOR CSME CHALLENGES

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Guyana Coalition of Service Providers (GCSP) will be launched on Wednesday 1 June in Georgetown, as a mechanism to prepare service professionals for the opportunities and challenges associated with the Services Regimes of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The Coalition will represent the convergence of professional associations and non-organised service professionals in Guyana,…
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May 24, 2005
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CARICOM electoral observer mission now in Suriname

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The six-member CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission mounted at the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Suriname to monitor the conduct of that country's General Elections on 25 May is now on the ground in Suriname. The Mission will be charged with monitoring the preparations for the Elections, the campaign and media coverage, the conduct…
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May 22, 2005
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OPENING REMARKS BY H. E. EDWIN W CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FINANCE AND PLANNING (COFAP), 21 MAY 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Mr. Chairman The Hon Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr. The Hon Denzil Douglas, Chair Of the Council for Finance and Planning The Right Honourable Owen Arthur Prime Minister of Barbados Other Distinguished Ministers Central Bank Governors Representatives of International and Regional Institutions Distinguished Delegates and Officials Staff of the Caribbean Community Secretariat Members of the Media Ladies…
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May 21, 2005
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PANCAP CONGRATULATES NEW CHAIR OF GLOBAL FUND

Dr. Carol Jacobs, the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) representative to the Board of the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, was elected as the new Chair at the Fund's Tenth Board Meeting currently underway in Geneva, Switzerland. Unanimously elected for a two-year term, Dr Jacobs holds the distinction of being the first woman ever to be selected, and…
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