Press Releases
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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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STATEMENT BY THE MOST HONOURABLE P. J. PATTERSON, PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA, ON THE HOSTING OF FORMER PRESIDENT OF HAITI, JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE
CARICOM under my Chairmanship has been deeply involved in the search for a solution to the political crisis in Haiti. Following the departure of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide a new President has taken the Oath of Office. A Council of Wise Persons has been chosen which has in turn recommended the appointment of a new Prime Minister, Gerard LaTortue. He…
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ADDRESS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TRAINING PROGRAMME IN PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT, 9 MARCH 2004, EAST COAST DEMERARA, GUYANA.
It is a pleasure to join in welcoming you to this opening ceremony. which will signal the start of a three-part training programme in Project Development and Project Management being conducted within the Organisational Development (OD) component of the CIDA-funded CARICOM Capacity Development Programme (CCDP). I am delighted at the interest shown in these workshops; it is obviously an indication…
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CARICOM AND COSTA RICA SIGN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
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 members of the Costa…
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Launch of Caribbean-EU Negotiations Imminent
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – The Sixteenth Meeting of the Caricom Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) was held in Belize City, Belize, during the first week of March. Several key decisions were made regarding external trade matters, including on issues related to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), respectively. Concerning Africa Caribbean…
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OPENING ADDRESS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 6 MARCH 2004, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
Hon. K.D. Knight, Min of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Jamaica Hon. Julian Hunte, President of the UNGA and Minister of External Affairs and International Trade and Civil Aviation of Saint Lucia Other Ministers Distinguished Delegates Staff of the Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen: As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community it gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the…
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STATEMENT BY HON. K.D. KNIGHT, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN TRADE OF JAMAICA AND CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, AT THE OPENING OF THE THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 6 MARCH 2004, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE .
Hon. Julian Hunte President of the United Nations General Assembly and (UNGA) Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation of Saint Lucia Colleague Ministers Secretary-General Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen I want to first thank the Government and people of Belize for hosting this meeting and their hospitality which I have enjoyed. Let me immediately…
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ADDRESS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, CARICOM DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TRAINING PROGRAMME IN PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT, 9 MARCH 2004, GRAND COASTAL INN, EAST COAST DEMERARA, GUYANA
It is a pleasure to join in welcoming you to this opening ceremony. which will signal the start of a three-part training programme in Project Development and Project Management being conducted within the Organisational Development (OD) component of the CIDA-funded CARICOM Capacity Development Programme (CCDP). I am delighted at the interest shown in these workshops; it is obviously an indication…
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STATEMENT BY HON. K.D. KNIGHT, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN TRADE OF JAMAICA AND CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, AT THE OPENING OF THE THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL, 6 MARCH 2004, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
Hon. Julian Hunte, President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation of Saint Lucia Colleague Ministers Secretary-General Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen I want to first thank the Government and people of Belize for hosting this meeting and their hospitality which I have enjoyed. Let me immediately…
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OPENING ADDRESS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 6 MARCH 2004, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
Salutations Hon. K.D. Knight, Min of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Jamaica Hon. Julian Hunte, President of the UNGA and Minister of External Affairs and International Trade and Civil Aviation of Saint Lucia Other Ministers Distinguished Delegates Staff of the Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen: As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community it gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to…
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