Press Releases
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CARICOM and Cuba to Celebrate Thirty-Two Years of Relations
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary General, Edwin Carrington will lead a five member delegation to Cuba on Tuesday 7 December, to participate in activities to mark CARICOM/Cuba Day. The special observance, which was inaugurated in 2002 at the time of the signing of the Havana Declaration, will be commemorated on Wednesday, 8 December with a series of activities in…
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Remarks by Amb. Lolita Applewhaite, Deputy Secretary-General, CARICOM, on the Signing of Agreements with the Federal Republic of Germany, 3 December 2004, Turkeyen, Guyana
This Ceremony for the Signing of two Agreements between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Federal Republic of Germany presents a timely opportunity to acknowledge the contribution of the Federal Republic of Germany to a number of developmental initiatives in the Region, including, but not restricted to, the building of regional capacity through the replenishment of the Study and Expert…
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Remarks by Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Deputy Secretary-General, caribbean community (CARICOM), on the Signing of Agreements with the Federal Republic of Germany, 3 December 2004, georgetown, Guyana
This Ceremony for the Signing of two Agreements between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Federal Republic of Germany presents a timely opportunity to acknowledge the contribution of the Federal Republic of Germany to a number of developmental initiatives in the Region, including, but not restricted to, the building of regional capacity through the replenishment of the Study and Expert…
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SECURITY COOPERATION TO UNDERLINE CARICOM-CANADA RELATIONS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown) Relations between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Canada will be bolstered in the areas of crime and security cooperation, transportation and social development, with these areas identified for further discussion and priority attention by Canada's High Commissioner and Plenipotentiary Representative to CARICOM, His Excellency Bruno Picard. The Canadian envoy presented his Letters of Credence to CARICOM Secretary…
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STATEMENT BY H. E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY H. E. BRUNO PICARD, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF CANADA TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 2 DECEMBER 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Bruno Picard, High Commissioner and Plenipotentiary Representative of Canada to the Caribbean Community; Deputy Secretary General; Representatives of the Canadian High Commission; Members of the Media; Members of Staff of the Secretariat Excellency, today I am honoured to welcome you High Commissioner Bruno Picard, and to receive through you, a letter from the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs…
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Address by H.E Mr. Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-General, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), to the 120th Annual General Meeting of the Saint Lucia Chamber of Commerce, Industry And Agriculture, 24 November 2004, Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia
Ms. Thecla Deterville, President of the Saint Lucia Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture Mr. Brian Louisy, Executive Director of the Chamber Other Members of the Chamber’s Management Committee Other Members of the Chamber Members of the MediaDistinguished Ladies and Gentlemen I am truly delighted to be sharing this milestone event with you. Your 120th year of service in consistently…
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ADDRESS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) TO THE 120TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE SAINT LUCIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE, 24 NOVEMBER 2004, RODNEY BAY, SAINT LUCIA
Ms. Thecla Deterville, President of the Saint Lucia Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture Mr. Brian Louisy, Executive Director of the Chamber Other Members of the Chamber's Management Committee Other Members of the Chamber Members of the Media Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen I am truly delighted to be sharing this milestone event with you. Your 120th year of service in…
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Remarks by H. E. Mr. Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-General, CARICOM at the Launch of the Publication, ‘CARICOM: Our Caribbean Community – An Introduction’, 26 November 2004, Mona, Jamaica
The Most Honourable P.J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica, Honourable Ministers of Government, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Richard Bernal, Director-General of the Regional Negotiating Machinery, Professor Norman Girvan, former Secretary-General of the ACS, Members of the UWI Administration Mona President of the Guild of Students, Distinguished Educators, Librarians, Students, Members of the media, Distinguished ladies and gentlemen all…
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Speech by the Most Hon. P. J. Patterson ON, PC, QC, MP, Prime Minister, Jamaica at the Launch of the Publication, ‘CARICOM: Our Caribbean Community – An Introduction’, 26 November 2004, Mona, Jamaica
Salutations. This new publication, Our Caribbean Community – An Introduction, targeted at young readers, appropriately written in simple, straightforward language, is a timely and most welcome addition to the growing body of literature about the maturing regional integration movement of the Caribbean people. It is indeed most fitting that this first effort of its kind is a product of the…
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Speech by Ms. Yolanda Simon, Regional Coordinator, Caribbean Regional Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS (CRN+) at the Opening Ceremony, CARICOM-UK Champions For Change Conference: Reduce HIV/AIDS Stigma And Discrimination, November 22-24, 2004, St. Kitts and Nevis
Honourable Prime Minister of St. Kitts & Nevis, Dr Denzil Douglas, Sir George Alleyne, Dr the Honourable Douglas Slater, the Honourable Garth Thomas, Dr Peter Piot, Distinguished Guests: The battle of stigma and discrimination cannot be fought by HIDING! Yet this is exactly what PLWHA continue to do. Not because many persons do not want to share their anxieties, fear…
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