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OPENING REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE FIFTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 25 MARCH 2004, BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
His Excellency the Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis, Sir Cuthbert Sebastian Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, and Chairman of the Fifteenth-Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica and Outgoing Chairman of the Community, Other Distinguished Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community, Hon. Ministers …
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STATEMENT BY HON. HAROLD LOVELL, M.P., MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA TO THE FIFTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 25-26 MARCH 2004, BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Heads of State and Government Delegates: The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Honourable Baldwin Spencer, is unable to be here with us in St. Kitts & Nevis for this meeting. He has asked me to convey his sincere regret to his colleagues and to the meeting at being unable, two days after a general election,…
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REGIONAL EXPERTS FROM THE HEALTH SECTOR TO CONSIDER DRAFT PROPOSALS FOR DOMESTIC REGULATIONS FOR PROFESSIONALS
Experts from the health sector across the Caribbean Community will discuss health matters, particularly as they relate to the CARICOM Single Market and Economy at two meetings during the period 26-29 March in Kingston, Jamaica. On 26 and 27 March, the regional body, the Caribbean Association of Medical Councils (CAMC), will deliberate on its proposed constitution among other matters. At…
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OPENING REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FINANCE AND PLANNING (COFAP), 24 MARCH 2004, BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
Madam Chair, Honourable Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Other Ministers of Finance and Planning Central Bank Governors Representatives of International, Hemispheric and Regional Organisations Distinguished Delegates and Officials Staff of the Caribbean Community Secretariat Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, it gives me great pleasure to join the Hon. Prime Minister…
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OPENING REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FINANCE AND PLANNING (COFAP), 24 MARCH 2004, BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS.
Madam Chair, Hon. Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Other Ministers of Finance and Planning Central Bank Governors Representatives of International, Hemispheric and Regional Organisations Distinguished Delegates and Officials Staff of the Caribbean Community Secretariat Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, it gives me great pleasure to join the Hon. Prime Minister…
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HAITI TOPS INTER-SESSIONAL AGENDA
The situation in Haiti will top the agenda as Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meet in St Kitts and Nevis for the Fifteenth Inter-sessional Meeting of the Conference. The two-day meeting from March 25-26 will take place at the headquarters of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) and is the highlight of a series of meetings being…
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Stalled Talks: FTAA Deadline in Doubt
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – The Seventeenth Meeting of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) was not reconvened as previously scheduled, on March 18 to 19. A decision has been taken to postpone the TNC. The decision came at the close of an Informal Meeting of FTAA Vice-Ministers (from selected countries), held in Buenos Aires,…
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STATEMENT BY THE MOST HONOURABLE PERCIVAL J. PATTERSON, PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA AND CHAIRMAN OF CARICOM, RE. THE INFORMING OF CARICOM HEADS AND OTHER GOVERNMENTS ABOUT THE VISIT TO JAMAICA BY FORMER HAITIAN PRESIDENT, JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE
The Caribbean Community has demonstrated considerable diplomatic capacity in formulating the CARICOM Initiative in respect of the ongoing Haitian political crisis. CARICOM has achieved as well a remarkable sense of unity in its response to the aftermath of former President Aristide’s sudden departure from office on the 29th of February. These have earned marked respect from sections of the International…
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CARICOM and Costa Rica Sign Free Trade Agreement
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) concluded its second free trade agreement with a country in the wider Caribbean with the signature of the CARICOM-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement today in Jamaica. Prime Minister P.J. Patterson on behalf of CARICOM and President Abel Pacheco of Costa Rica signed the Agreement in the presence of a gathering, which included…
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CALL FOR ART TO BE COMPULSORY IN SCHOOLS
Winner of the Junior category of the Regional Art Competition, Zennisha Richards, has made a special plea to Ministers of Education of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to make Art a compulsory subject and not an extra-curricular subject on the timetable. At a brief prize giving ceremony held at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana on Friday, March 12, 2004,…
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