Press Releases

September 18, 2003
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REMARKS BY HON. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARICOM AT THE LAYING OF THE CORNERSTONE TO MARK THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THE OGLE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, 17 SEPTEMBER 2003, OGLE, EAST COAST DEMERARA, GUYANA

Mr. Chairman Your Excellency, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo Mrs. Janet Jagan, Former President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana Honorable Ministers Leader of the Opposition Members of the Diplomatic Corp Other Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen: I wish, first of all, to thank the Board of Directors of the Ogle Airport Incorporation for their kind invitation to me to deliver a…
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September 17, 2003
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Cancún Summit Collapses: Global Trade Agenda ‘Unsettled’

CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – The Fifth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference came to an end in Cancún, Mexico, September 14. However, the ‘endgame’ was not the result WTO members had hoped for. The Cancún summit closed with no consensus on key items on its agenda. Members failed to bridge their differences. Divisions amongst members proved too deep. “There were…
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September 17, 2003
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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS FROM CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FIFTH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION, 10-14 SEPTEMBER 2003, CANCUN, MEXICO

Today the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization in Cancun, Mexico, at which all Caribbean Countries were present, ended without agreement on the many key issues. Billed as a Conference to advance the Doha Development Round of Trade Negotiations, the Conference collapsed on the key issues for developing countries such as agriculture, non-agricultural market access, small economies and…
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September 9, 2003
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OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE SECOND SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) ON THE REGIONAL NEGOTIATING MACHINERY (RNM), 9 SEPTEMBER 1999, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Mr. Chairman Honourable Minister Chief Negotiator of the Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM) Chief Technical Adviser of the RNM Distinguished Delegates Staff of the RNM and the Secretariat Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen Allow me to bid you all welcome to the Second Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development convened to deal with matters being…
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September 8, 2003
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Caribbean Well Prepared for Cancún

CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – “The Caribbean is well prepared heading into Cancún”. The Director-General of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM), Ambassador Dr. Richard Bernal, made these remarks at the close of the Second Special Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on External Economic Negotiations, September 4. The Special COTED was convened in Georgetown, Guyana,…
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September 8, 2003
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Bilateral discussions on sugar exports

Export of sugar to Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago was the subject of separate and successful bilateral discussions between Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation of Guyana Clement Rohee and his counterparts from the two sister CARICOM countries, K.D Knight of Jamaica and Kenneth Valley of Trinidad and Tobago. These discussions took place during the just concluded Special meeting…
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September 8, 2003
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JAPAN HONOURS CARICOM

In a brief ceremony held at the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, last Thursday (4th September), the Secretary General of CARICOM, Mr. Edwin Carrington received on behalf of the people of the Community a Plaque to mark the distinction of co-operation between the Region, and Japan’s External Trade Organisation. (JETRO). CARICOM was singled out as the only…
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September 2, 2003
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PRESENTATION BY JACQUELINE WILTSHIRE FORDE, DIRECTOR, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE CARIFESTA VIII SYMPOSIUM, AUGUST 2003, SURINAME

“I know we will die Our relevance will die If we do not move….. …beyond this step” – nala SALUTATIONS I came to talk of technology, and have brought none, because we still sit on the crossroads! Change is nothing new. Advent of new technology only signaled yet another change through which our art and culture…
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September 1, 2003
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STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR COLIN GRANDERSON ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF CARIFESTA VIII, 30 AUGUST 2003, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME

Your Excellency the President of Suriname and Mrs Venetiaan-Vanenburg The Vice-President of Suriname Speaker of the National Assembly Honourable Ministers Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Artists Participants Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen We have come to the end of another shining exhibition of Caribbean creativity. Over the past seven days, at CARIFESTA VIII here in Suriname, the…
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September 1, 2003
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WELCOME REMARKS BY AMB. LOLITA APPLEWAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, TO PARTICIPANTS OF THE SATELLITE CARIFESTA VIII SYMPOSIUM, 25 AUGUST 2003, SURINAME

Salutations: The juncture of the celebration of CARIFESTA VIII here in Suriname, and the 30th Anniversary year of the Caribbean Community, is an ideal time for the CARICOM Secretariat and our private sector partner, TELESUR to join resources in exploring the rich potential of mind, technology and the impact on art and culture in the Caribbean. Certainly, there is no…
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