Press Releases
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OPENING OF CARICOM SECRETARIAT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING TO TAKE PLACE IN GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) On Saturday, 19 February 2005 Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will assemble in Guyana for the opening of the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters Building. In addition to the Community's Chairman and President of Suriname, His Excellency Drs. Ronald Runaldo Venetiaan and Guyana's President His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, a number of other officials will be…
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CARICOM PRESSES CASE FOR PHASED SUGAR PRICE CUT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The transformation of the Region's agriculture sector and discussions on the future and present threats to the sugar industry being among the matters deliberated on by CARICOM Heads of Government at their 16th Inter-Sessional Meeting in Suriname. Briefing the media on sugar, the development of a Common Fisheries Policy and the sustainable development of agriculture in…
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ADDRESS BY H.E. Dr. RUNALDO RONALD VENETIAAN, PRESIDENT, REPUBLIC OF SURINAME AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SIXTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 16 FEBRUARY 2005, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
Your Excellencies Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community, Your Excellency Luiz Ignácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Your Excellency Mr. Jules Rattankoemar Ajodhia, Vice-President of Suriname, Your Excellency Mr. Ramdien Sardjoe, Speaker of the National Assembly of Suriname, Your Excellency Rao Inderjit Singh, Minister of State for External Affairs of India, Your…
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STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) H.E. MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON TO THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SIXTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 16-17 FEBRUARY 2005, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
His Excellency Drs. Runaldo Venetiaan, President of the Republic Of Suriname and Chairman of the Caribbean Community; Other Distinguished Heads of State and Government of Member States of the Caribbean Community; His Excellency Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil; Honourable Ministers of Government; Speaker and Members of Parliament; Heads of International and Regional Organisations;…
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STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) TO THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SIXTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 16-17 FEBRUARY 2005, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
His Excellency Drs. Runaldo Venetiaan, President of the Republic Of Suriname and Chairman of the Caribbean Community; Other Distinguished Heads of State and Government of Member States of the Caribbean Community; His Excellency Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil; Honourable Ministers of Government; Speaker and Members of Parliament; Heads of International and Regional Organisations;…
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ICT, CULTURAL COOPERATION UNDERLINES CARICOM/INDIA RELATIONS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Sixteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which opens in Paramaribo, Suriname on Wednesday, 16 February 2005, is being used as the backdrop for the exploration of new areas of cooperation between CARICOM Member States and several countries outside the Region. India's Minister of State of External Affairs, His Excellency…
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CARICOM HOLDS TALKS WITH UN HAITI ENVOY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers of Foreign Affairs now in Suriname for the 16th Inter-Sessional Meeting of Heads of Government of the Community will have an exchange with United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy to Haiti, Mr. Juan Gabriel Valdes, on the eve of the Inter-sessional meeting to discuss the situation in Haiti. The Region's Foreign Ministers met…
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JOINT COMMISSION TO ADVANCE CARICOM/INDIA COOPERATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Relations between Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries and India are poised to deepen with new projects planned in the areas of health, disaster management, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) among other technical and economic spheres of cooperation. A CARICOM/India Joint Commission has being established to determine the exact scope and nature of the projects being contemplated in…
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SURINAME HOSTING CRITICAL CARICOM MEETINGS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Mr. Edwin Carrington arrived in Paramaribo, Suriname on Friday February 11 with a team from the CARICOM Secretariat to brief the Chairman of the Community, Suriname's President His Excellency Drs. Ronaldo Venetiaan as he prepares to preside over the Sixteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government on Wednesday and Thursday 16-17…
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