Press Releases
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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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REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND TO CUSHION FALLOUT FROM CSME
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Tenth Meeting of the Caribbean Community's (CARICOM) Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP), the Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis has urged CARICOM Member States to vigorously pursue the establishment of the Regional Development Fund (RDF) which is intended to cushion possible fall out from the establishment of…
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COFAP DELIBERATES ON SINGLE ECONOMY FRAMEWORK
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Progress reports on the harmonisation of a range of Instruments required to complement and give effect to the macro-economic policy framework for the Single Economy were considered by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers attending the Tenth Meeting of CARICOM's Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP) in Georgetown on Saturday 21 May. The Single Economy is one…
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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…
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REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR CONSIDERATION AT COFAP MEETING
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Tenth Meeting of the Caribbean Community's (CARICOM) Council For Finance and Planning (COFAP) will be convened in Georgetown on Saturday 21 May, with the stabilisation and transformation of CARICOM economies topping the agenda for discussions. Regional Ministers of Finance and officials will examine a board spectrum of issues including the establishment of a CARICOM Development…
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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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