Press Releases
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REGIONAL VIEWS ON WTO NEGOTIATIONS PLACED IN SHARPER FOCUS
Two months after the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Round of talks broke down in Cancun Mexico, CARICOM Ministers of Trade seek to assert the Caribbean’s position for the resumption of negotiations and offer their perspective on the way forward. Meeting with Director General of the WTO, Dr Supachai Panitchpakdi in Georgetown last weekend, the Ministers together with representatives from Mexico,…
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STATEMENT BY THE MOST HON. P.J. PATTERSON, CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF CARICOM-CUBA DAY 2003
It is with great pleasure that today, 8 December, we celebrate CARICOM-Cuba Day. Thirty-one years ago, four Caribbean Community countries – Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago – opened this chapter in the Community’s history by establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba. Last year, the thirtieth anniversary of this historic event was appropriately commemorated with a meeting in Havana, by…
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CARICOM-UK LEADERS TALK TRADE AND SECURITY
CARICOM Heads of Government, in London en route to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Abuja, Nigeria, met over breakfast with UK Prime Minister Tony Blair today at his invitation. They took the opportunity at this the latest in their biennial discussions, to exchange views on a number of issues of mutual interest, particularly those relating to trade…
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REALIZING THE CSME : PROSPECTS FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT : FEATURE ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MR BHARAT JAGDEO , PRESIDENT , COOPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA, AT THE NATIONAL ONE DAY SEMINAR ON THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY, 1 DECEMBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Ministers representing Ministries of the Government of Guyana, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Members of the Diplomatic Core, Members of the Business Community, Representative of Workers Organisations , Other Non Governmental Organisations , Ladies and gentlemen Welcome THE BASIC RATIONALE Nations and peoples advance and progress even when circumstances confront them that appear to be insurmountable, if , they can…
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STATEMENT BY THE HON. CLEMENT J. ROHEE, MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, GUYANA, TO THE OPENING SESSION OF THE NATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET & ECONOMY, 1 DECEMBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Preparations are moving apace at various levels within the Caribbean Community to institutionalize as fast as possible the Single Market and Economy (SME) in this regard, Guyana is no exception. The target year has been set for sometime before year 2005. We are a mere two years away from this momentous event which will have a direct and indirect impact…
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Ambassador Bernal Appointed Honorary Professor
Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM) Director-General, Ambassador Dr. Richard Bernal, was appointed Honorary Professor at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies of the University of the West Indies (UWI), October 2003. The appointment comes in recognition of Ambassador Bernal’s contribution to the work and progress of the institution over the years. The distinction Ambassador Bernal has…
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CARICOM MISSION CONTINUES DISCUSSIONS IN INDIA
The CARICOM Mission to India led by the Hon. K.D. Knight, current Chairman of the Community Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Jamaica continued its five-day visit with stops at a number of Hi-Tech organizations in Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh (State). The Delegation, which includes Secretary-General Edwin Carrington and Special Assistant Glenda Itiaba, met with…
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CARICOM TRADE MINISTERS AND WTO HEAD TO MEET IN GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Caribbean Trade Ministers will meet with the Mexican Foreign Minister and the Director General of the World Trade Organisation, (WTO), Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi in Georgetown, Guyana on Friday 28 November, 2003. H.E Ernesto Derbez, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico was the Chairman of the Fifth Session of the WTO Ministerial Conference, which was held in Cancun in early September.…
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CARICOM MISSION STRENGTHENS CARICOM-INDIA RELATIONS
The CARICOM Mission to India, led by the Chairman of the Community Council of Ministers Hon. K.D. Knight, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica and including the CARICOM Secretary General His Excellency Edwin Carrington and his Special Assistant, Ms. Glenda Itiaba, got underway on Tuesday, 25 November with discussions in Delhi, with the Hon. Yashwant Sinha, Minister…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL OFF TO INDIA, CHOGM
CARICOM Secretary-General Mr. Edwin Carrington is closing off a busy year with a heavy schedule of engagements, which began last weekend. On Sunday, Mr. Carrington left the Region with the Chairman of the Community Council of Ministers, the Hon. K. D. Knights, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica, on a six-day visit to India in response to…
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