Press Releases
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CARIFESTA VIII TO FOCUS ON THE EXCELLENCE OF ART
Five regional artists have been selected to display their work in a special exhibition in honour of the Arts to be held at the Presidential Palace in Paramaribo, Suriname during CARIFESTA VIII scheduled for 24-30 August 2003 in that CARICOM Member State. Mr. Leroy Clarke of Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Philip Moore of Guyana, Messrs. Soeki Irodikromo and Richenel Liveld…
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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 dieOur relevance will dieIf 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 have further opportunity to grow, be promoted… and…
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SPEECH BY H.E ELISABETH HARPER ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS AS AMBASSADOR OF GUYANA TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 24 JULY 2003.
Your Excellency Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Colleague Members of Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media I feel deeply honoured today to present to you, Secretary-General, the letters which accredit me as Guyana’s Ambassador to the Caribbean Community. As can be evidenced from Guyana’s foreign policy,…
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REMARKS BY H.E. MR EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS OF H.E. MRS ELISABETH HARPER OF GUYANA AS AMBASSADOR TO CARICOM
Your Excellency Ambassador Elisabeth Harper Deputy Secretary-General Assistant Secretaries-General Distinguished guests Ladies and gentlemen Members of the Media It is with great pleasure and delight that I welcome H.E. Mrs Elisabeth Harper to the Secretariat today to receive her Credentials accrediting her as Guyana’s Ambassador to the Caribbean Community. Not only is she not a stranger to the Secretariat but…
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REMARKS BY H.E. MR EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS OF H.E. MRS ELISABETH HARPER OF GUYANA AS AMBASSADOR TO CARICOM
Your Excellency Ambassador Elisabeth Harper Deputy Secretary-General Assistant Secretaries-General Distinguished guests Ladies and gentlemen Members of the Media It is with great pleasure and delight that I welcome H.E. Mrs Elisabeth Harper to the Secretariat today to receive her Credentials accrediting her as Guyana’s Ambassador to the Caribbean Community. Not only is she not a stranger to the Secretariat but…
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TOAST BY HON. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY,AT CARICOM DAY RECEPTION, LE MERIDIEN PEGASUS, 23 JULY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
His Excellency the President and Mrs. Jagdeo Hon. Prime Minister and Mrs. Hinds Chancellor of the Judiciary Speaker of the National Assembly Hon. Ministers Leader of the Opposition and Mrs. Corbin Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Guests Staff of the Secretariat Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen Welcome to this evening’s reception, organised by the CARICOM Secretariat, to…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS OF H.E. ELISABETH HARPER OF GUYANA AS AMBASSADOR TO CARICOM
Your Excellency Ambassador Elisabeth Harper Deputy Secretary-General Assistant Secretaries-General Distinguished guests Ladies and gentlemen Members of the Media It is with great pleasure and delight that I welcome H.E. Mrs Elisabeth Harper to the Secretariat today to receive her Credentials accrediting her as Guyana’s Ambassador to the Caribbean Community. Not only is she not a stranger to the Secretariat but…
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SPEECH BY H.E ELISABETH HARPER ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS AS AMBASSADOR OF GUYANA TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 24 JULY 2003
Your Excellency Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Colleague Members of Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media I feel deeply honoured today to present to you, Secretary-General, the letters which accredit me as Guyana's Ambassador to the Caribbean Community. As can be evidenced from Guyana's foreign policy,…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 2-5 JULY 2003, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
The 24th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 2 – 5 July 2003 and coincided with the so” Anniversary of the Community. It was presided over by the Most Han Percival J Patterson, ON, Prime Minister of Jamaica and Chairman of the Conference of Heads…
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RNM Brings Agriculture Trade Negotiations into Focus
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – The Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery’s (RNM) Seventh Technical Working Group (TWG) on Agriculture came to a close yesterday. The two-day meeting – convened in Bridgetown, Barbados, July 21 to 22 – provided an overview of agriculture trade negotiations in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Regarding the WTO, the…
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