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CARICOM SECRETARIAT STAFF PLAN STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVED SERVICE DELIVERY
Members of staff of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat met in a two-day retreat in Georgetown, Guyana on Tuesday and Wednesday (July 20-21) to devise strategies to assist the Organisation to more effectively and efficiently serve the Region and its people. The retreat was part of an organisational change and refocusing exercise, which is being undertaken in several phases at…
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JAMAICA, SAINT LUCIA TOP CARICOM TAX ESSAY COMPETITION
Shaneek Amoy Frank, a 12th grade student of William Knibb Memorial High School, Jamaica will be among her country's delegates at the upcoming Eighteenth General Assembly and Technical Conference of the Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators (COTA) in The Bahamas from 26-29 July, 2004. Frank's attendance at the meeting forms part of her first prize for the winning entry in…
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JAMAICA, SAINT LUCIA TOP CARICOM TAX ESSAY COMPETITION
Shaneek Amoy Frank, a 12th grade student of William Knibb Memorial High School, Jamaica will be among her country's delegates at the upcoming Eighteenth General Assembly and Technical Conference of the Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators (COTA) in The Bahamas from 26-29 July, 2004. Frank's attendance at the meeting forms part of her first prize for the winning entry in…
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CARICOM SECRETARIAT TO HONOUR SENIOR CITIZENS IN GUYANA
H. E. Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will lead staff of the CARICOM Secretariat in commemorating CARICOM Day 2004 by honouring and remembering senior citizens in Guyana on Saturday, 24 July 2004. This “different, yet meaningful way”, of celebrating CARICOM Day 2004 recognises that senior citizens are an important part of the Community, but as a…
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Caribbean and EU progress in initial phase of EPA negotiations
Senior EU and Caribbean officials met in Brussels on Thursday 15 July to advance negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement which were launched in April. There was a broad understanding on the scope and priorities of the negotiations, which are aimed at promoting sustainable development in the Caribbean through increased trade, investment and regional integration. Agreement was reached on modalities…
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CARICOM SECRETARIAT TO HONOUR SENIOR CITIZENS IN GUYANA
H. E. Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will lead staff of the CARICOM Secretariat in commemorating CARICOM Day 2004 by honouring and remembering senior citizens in Guyana on Saturday, 24 July 2004. This “different, yet meaningful way”, of celebrating CARICOM Day 2004 recognises that senior citizens are an important part of the Community, but as a…
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MINISTERIAL MEETING TO ADVANCE CARICOM-CUBA RELATIONS
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Mr. Edwin Carrington will join CARICOM Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Havana for the First CARICOM-Cuba Ministerial Meeting on Thursday (15 July). The Ministerial Meeting is being held in keeping with the commitments contained in the December 2002 Havana Declaration of Heads of State and Government of CARICOM and Cuba on the…
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MINISTERIAL MEETING TO ADVANCE CARICOM-CUBA RELATIONS
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Mr. Edwin Carrington will join CARICOM Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Havana for the First CARICOM-Cuba Ministerial Meeting on Thursday (15 July). The Ministerial Meeting is being held in keeping with the commitments contained in the December 2002 Havana Declaration of Heads of State and Government of CARICOM and Cuba on the…
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CARICOM AND ACS DISCUSS CO-OPERATION
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Mr. Edwin W. Carrington on Tuesday (July 13) held discussions with the Secretary-General of the Association of Caribbean States, Dr. Rubén Silié Valdez with the aim of enhancing co-operation between the two secretariats that work to advance the social and economic development of the peoples of the Caribbean. During a visit by Dr.…
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PREPARED TEXT FOR ADDRESS BY DR. THE RT. HON. KEITH MITCHELL, PRIME MINISTER OF GRENADA AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE AWARD OF MATCHES CEREMONY, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA, 13 JULY 2004
Ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honour to share this historic occasion with members of the International Cricket Council, World Cup Committees, the West Indies Cricket Board, the Venue Assessment Team, and cricket lovers throughout the Caribbean listening to and watching the activities here in Montego Bay. I take this opportunity, as Chairman of the Caribbean Community and as…
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