Press Releases
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MESSAGE BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARICOM ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, 8 MARCH 2003
Once again, as Secretary General of CARICOM, I extend best wishes to the women of the Caribbean Community on the occasion of International Women’s Day, 2003. Since my last message in 2002, the world has continued to exist in a state of uncertainty, with the threat of war now ominously in the air. Women around the world have formed a…
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‘Re-Organised’ RNM seen as Model for Developing Countries
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Developing countries continue to express their interest in the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM). Many developing countries that lack representation in Geneva and that face financial difficulties associated with individual country representation in negotiating meetings see the benefits of the RNM ‘model’. The RNM ‘model’ has also attracted the attention of the European Union (EU). EU…
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ADDRESS BY SENATOR THE HON. JULIAN R. HUNTE, OBE, MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND CIVIL AVIATION, SAINT LUCIA, TO THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE ACP/EU JOINT MINISTERIAL TRADE COMMITTEE, 1 MARCH 2003, GROS ISLET, SAINT LUCIA
Co-presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Ministerial Trade Committee Hon. Prime Minister, Hon. Ministers, Delegates, Invited guests, Ladies and gentlemen. I wish to thank you all for being here today ; I wish also, on behalf of the Government and people of St. Lucia, to extend a special welcome to the European delegations, especially Commissioner Pascal Lamy, for whom I know this…
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ADDRESS BY DR. THE HON. KENNY D. ANTHONY, PRIME MINISTER, SAINT LUCIA, TO THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE ACP/EU JOINT MINISTERIAL TRADE COMMITTEE, 1 MARCH 2003, GROS ISLET, SAINT LUCIA
INTRODUCTION European Union Trade Commissioner, Pascal Lamy, Chairman of ACP Ministerial Trade Committee, Ministerial Chairman of the European Union, Minister for External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation, Hon. Julian R. Hunte, Excellencies, Invited Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good Morning. The Government of Saint Lucia is very pleased to be hosting this Fourth Meeting of the ACP/EU Joint Ministerial Trade…
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HUNTE WARNS ON NEGOTIATIONS “WE MUST GET IT RIGHT”
If developing countries “get it wrong” in the current round of global and hemispheric trade negotiations then they could be faced with a steep decline in their Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This warning was delivered by Senator the Hon. Julian R. Hunte, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation of St Lucia as he addressed the opening session…
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CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE (CCJ) INAUGURATION THIS YEAR
Consultations on the establishment of the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), and arrangements for the inauguration of the Court, which is scheduled for the latter half of 2003, is expected to commence soon. This was a mandate coming out of the Fourteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of…
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Prime Minister Patterson Lauds RNM Work
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Hon. P.J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica, lauded the RNM for “the tremendous work being done” in relation to the Region’s participation in WTO, FTAA and ACP/EU negotiations. He was reporting to the Fourteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, held from the 14th to 15th of February in…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FOURTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 14-15 FEBRUARY 2003, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The 14th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on 14-15 February 2003. It was presided over by immediate past Chairman, H.E. Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, in the absence of the Chairman, Hon. Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FOURTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 14-15 FEBRUARY 2003, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The 14th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on 14-15 February 2003. It was presided over by immediate past Chairman, H.E. Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, in the absence of the Chairman, Hon. Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica…
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STATEMENT BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE LAUNCH OF CARICOM’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS, 13 FEBRUARY 2003, LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE, ST. AUGUSTINE CAMPUS, UWI, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Integration, our Key to Prosperity. We may not be a Federation but we are definitely integrating. Hon Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Other Prime Ministers Hon. Ministers of Government Members of the Diplomatic Corps Registrar of the UWI St Augustine Campus Mrs. Tewarie Specially Invited Guests Students We are gathered here tonight in celebratory cause. The Caribbean Family has…
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