Press Releases
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G90 set to “Coalesce” on Common Platform for Global Trade Talks, in Georgetown
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA – A meeting of G90 Ministers and Ministerial representatives got underway today in Georgetown, Guyana. The two-day meeting is expected to contribute to efforts to revive and give impetus to stalled World Trade Organization (WTO) talks. The objectives of this meeting are to: 1) examine the current status of Doha Round negotiations; 2) explore possible elements of a…
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EUROPEAN UNION ASSURES CARIBBEAN (CARIFORUM1) OF SUPPORT ON SUGAR, BANANAS AND SECURITY
European and Caribbean leaders ended an historic meeting here today with the EU assuring the Caribbean that its interests would be constantly borne in mind in deliberations within the EU, and in EU representation in deliberations of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This, in response to Caribbean concerns about recent developments and the outlook for their key exports of sugar…
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JOINT COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING BETWEEN THE TROIKA OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND CARIFORUM HEADS OF STATE AND OF GOVERNMENT, 29 MAY 2004, GUADALAJARA, MEXICO
The Heads of State and of Government of Caribbean ACP States (CARIFORUM) and the European Union represented by the Troika, met in Guadalajara Mexico on 29 May 2004, on the occasion of the III Summit of Heads of State and of Government of the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean. They reaffirmed their commitment to the principles and…
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THIRTY-FIRST REGIONAL NURSING BODY (RNB) MEETING CONCLUDES
The Thirty-first Annual General Meeting of the Regional Nursing Body (RNB) concluded yesterday, 27 May 2004, in Paramaribo, Suriname. At the Opening Ceremony of the four-day meeting, Dr. the Hon. Rakieb Mohammed Khudabux, Minister of Health, Suriname, gave the keynote address. In his address, the Minister congratulated the RNB on its many achievements over the years, and observed that the…
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CARICOM MOURNS THE TREMENDOUS LOSS OF LIFE IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI
The Governments and Peoples of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are profoundly saddened at the tremendous loss of life in the Dominican Republic and Haiti – sister countries which share the island of Hispanola – as a result of flooding and mudslides following torrential rains which swept across the island over several days. Particularly affected by the combined loss of life…
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SPECIAL COHSOD TO FOCUS ON A NEW CARIFESTA
The Region should expect a breath of new life and meaning, to the Region's premiere cultural festival, CARIFESTA, when a special meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development [COHSOD] on Culture is convened next week. The two-day meeting scheduled for June 2-3 will take place in Georgetown, Guyana where a strategic plan for the reorganisation of CARIFESTA drafted…
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Regional Trade Officials Consult on CARICOM-Canada Trade Talks
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – The ‘CARICOM Exploratory Group on CARICOM-Canada Trade Negotiations’ met in Barbados, May 28. The consultation was convened with a view to taking stock of deliberations between CARICOM and Canada on the scope and elements of negotiations for a CARICOM-Canada enhanced trade arrangement. Officials sought to refine positions on areas that would be under negotiation, including Services,…
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CARICOM Ministers and US Congressional Representatives meet in Miami
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – The Director-General of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM), Ambassador Dr. Richard Bernal, called for an enhancement of the economic partnership between CARICOM and the United States, “based on interdependence and mutuality of benefits”. He made these remarks today at a forum organized and hosted by the Inter-American Economic Council (IAEC), in Miami. In a presentation…
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OPENING REMARKS BY AMB. LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE INCEPTION WORKSHOP FOR THE CARIBBEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMED (CREDP), 17 MAY 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Salutation The Caribbean Renewable Energy Development Programme represents one of two areas of activity in the field of energy currently being undertaken by the CARICOM Secretariat. The other area is the formulation of a regional energy policy by a Task Force on Regional Energy Policy, which was established in 2003 in Port of Spain by the 14th Inter-sessional Meeting of…
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OPENING REMARKS BY AMB. LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE INCEPTION WORKSHOP FOR THE CARIBBEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMED (CREDP), 17 MAY 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Salutation The Caribbean Renewable Energy Development Programme represents one of two areas of activity in the field of energy currently being undertaken by the CARICOM Secretariat. The other area is the formulation of a regional energy policy by a Task Force on Regional Energy Policy, which was established in 2003 in Port of Spain by the 14th Inter-sessional Meeting of…
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