Press Releases

September 28, 2004
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OPENING REMARKS BY DR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE MEETING OF CARICOM STAKEHOLDERS ON THE PROPOSALS FOR THE REFORM OF THE EU SUGAR REGIME, 28 SEPTEMBER 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Hon. Ministers, Distinguished Ambassadors and other Representatives of Governments Representatives of the Sugar Industry Representatives of Cane Farmers and Sugar Workers Members of the Trade Union Movement Colleagues Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen: Good Morning , and welcome to this meeting of CARICOM Stakeholders on the Proposal for the Reform of the European Union Sugar Regime, with particular…
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September 23, 2004
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CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY (CSME) AWARENESS GETS USAID FUNDS.

The CARICOM Secretariat is receiving technical assistance valued at over half a million US dollars from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for Public Education on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The assistance package is channeled through the USAID Caribbean Trade and Competitiveness Development Programme C-TRADECOM. The funds are being used to support the second phase…
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September 18, 2004
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ICTs – CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROGRESS : ADDRESS BY AMB. LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE SEVENTH GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE CARIBBEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION (CTU), 17 SEPTEMBER 2004, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS

Salutations First, I want to express the sympathy, solidarity and support of the Secretary-General and staff of the CARICOM Secretariat for our sister nations of the Region who have suffered such loss of life and damage at the hands of recent hurricanes, especially Hurricane Ivan. I want to thank the CTU for once again inviting me to address your Executive…
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September 17, 2004
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CARICOM LEADERS RECOMMEND GRANT AID FOR GRENADA

CARICOM leaders have recommended that financial assistance to Grenada be in the form of “grants and aid and not loans,” and they agreed to support a call for a moratorium on Grenada's debt repayments. At the conclusion of an emergency meeting of Heads held Wednesday 15 September, in Trinidad and Tobago, the Heads agreed on a number of arrangements and…
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September 8, 2004
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CARICOM SECRETARIAT TO ASSIST HURRICANE-HIT MEMBER STATES

Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Mr. Edwin W. Carrington will lead a small team from the CARICOM Secretariat to Grenada on Friday, 10 September to assess the damage caused by hurricane Ivan which ravaged the island on Tuesday. While in Grenada, Mr. Carrington and team will speak to Prime Minister, Dr. the Honorable Keith Mitchell and citizens of…
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August 30, 2004
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CARICOM CUSTOMS OFFICERS GEAR FOR VALUATION TRAINING

CARICOM Customs officials will participate in a Customs Valuation Workshop to upgrade their skills in data collection for different valuation methods from 13-17 September, in Antigua and Barbuda. The Workshop is part of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Commitment to CARICOM Member States to meet their WTO obligations and is aimed mainly at enhancing the trade positions of CARICOM countries…
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August 29, 2004
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YOUTH AMBASSADORS TO SPEAK ON REGIONAL COURT, SINGLE MARKET & HIV/AIDS

A new group of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Youth Ambassadors, selected from among their peers across the Region, will participate in a four-day strategic planning workshop beginning Saturday 31st July 2004 in St Kitts and Nevis. The young persons will be inducted into the Ambassadorship Programme at a function scheduled to take place at the headquarters of the Eastern Caribbean Central…
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August 28, 2004
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CARICOM REGION BENEFITS FROM HIV/AIDS GRANT

Officials of the CARICOM Secretariat and representatives of the Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, Tubercolosis and Malaria (GFATM) last Friday signed a grant in the sum of $12.663 million to execute a project aimed at reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean Region. The funds will complement the many HIV/AIDS initiatives in the Region and enhance the capacity of regional…
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August 24, 2004
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JOINT COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TENTH CARICOM-JAPAN CONSULTATION, 23 AUGUST 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

The Tenth Caribbean Community (CARICOM)- Japan Consultation was held at the CARICOM Headquarters in Georgetown on August 24, 2004. The delegation of CARICOM was headed by Ms Fay Housty, Director, Foreign Policy and External Economic Relations of the CARICOM Secretariat and that of Japan by Mr. Satoru Sato, Deputy Director-General, Latin America and Caribbean Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.…
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August 23, 2004
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CARICOM OFFICIAL URGES REPOSITIONING OF AGRICULTURE SECTOR

Leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are being urged to shift from a production focus to gauge and meet internal needs and export demands in the agriculture sector. This view was expressed by outgoing CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General, Mr. Byron Blake in the first of a series of open fora with staff of the CARICOM Secretariat, at the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown…
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