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CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE WORKSHOPS FOR STATE WORKERS
As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) intensify efforts towards the establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), several of the professionals in the Regional State Sector who will interface directly with the Court will be focusing their minds on the issues relating to the Court during the first half of June. The interface takes the form of two workshops. The…
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CARICOM TRADE MINISTERS MEET IN GUYANA
Decisions leading to the continued implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) are expected to be made when Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Officials and Ministers of Government responsible for Economic Development meet in Guyana 22-28 May, 2002. The Officials will meet on 22-25 May 2002, while the Ministers will meet on 27-28 May 2002. Meeting under the umbrella of…
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STATEMENT BY THE CARIBBEAN ON THE SECOND CARICOM-SPAIN SUMMIT AND THE SECOND EUROPEAN UNION-LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN SUMMIT, 16-17 MAY 2002, MADRID, SPAIN
CARICOM Heads of Government have concluded a new round of talks in two Summits held 16 and 17 May 2002 respectively. On Thursday 16 May, CARICOM Heads of Government met with their Spanish counterpart, H.E. Jose Maria Aznar in the Second CARICOM-Spain Summit as a follow-up to their First Meeting, which was held in Port-of-Spain in July 1999. At that…
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REMARKS BY DR CARLA BARNETT, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE SIGNING CEREMONY – CAYMAN ISLANDS ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP IN THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, MAY 15, 2002
Hon McKeeva Bush Leader of Government Business of the Cayman Islands, Hon. George McCarthy, Financial Secretary, Portfolio of Finance and Economic Development, Cayman Islands and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank, Distinguished Governors of the Bank, President Dr. Compton Bourne, Vice-Presidents, Directors and Staff of the CDB, Ladies and Gentlemen: This is a very…
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Joint Declaration issued at the conclusion of the Second CARICOM-Spain Summit held in Madrid, Spain
The Prime Minister of Spain hosted the Second CARICOM – Spain Summit on 16 May 2002 in Madrid, Spain. In attendance on the Caribbean side were the Presidents of Guyana and Haiti, the Prime Ministers of Barbados, Belize and Jamaica, the Vice President of Suriname and representatives from The Bahamas, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago…
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CAYMAN ISLANDS NEWEST ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF CARICOM
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) formally welcomes the Cayman Islands as an Associate Member of the Community. They now join Turks and Caicos, The British Virgin Islands and Anguilla as Associate Members. The Instrument for Associate Membership by the Cayman Islands was today signed in the Islands' capital city of George Town by Rt. Hon. Said Musa, Chairman of CARICOM, and…
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URGENT CALL FOR FULL RESUMPTION FOR THE SERVICES OF THE CARIBBEAN MEDIA CORPORATION
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers responsible for Information, Communication and Technology (ICT), have reiterated their support for a full resumption of service by the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) in the shortest possible time. Meeting at the Jolly Beach Hotel in Antigua on 15 May 2002, the Ministers noted that the Region had suffered from an absence of regular news and information…
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STATEMENT BY SENATOR, THE HON. JULIAN HUNTE, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SAINT LUCIA, AT THE OPENING OF THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 6-7 MAY 2002, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA.
Distinguished Secretary General Foreign Minister of Guyana and Chairman of COFCOR Distinguished Deputy Prime Ministers of Barbados and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Distinguished Foreign Ministers Members of the Diplomatic Corps Senior Officials of Member States Distinguished Guests Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen Sometime last year, October to be precise, I had the distinct honour and pleasure of…
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STATEMENT BY THE. HON. S.R. INSANALLY OR, CCH, MP, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, GUYANA , AT THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 6-7 MAY 2002, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA.
Mr Chairman Mr Secretary General Colleague Ministers Members of the Diplomatic Corps Ladies and Gentlemen: I am always delighted to have the opportunity to visit St Lucia where traditional Caribbean hospitality is offered with more than a soupcon of French flavour. Let me therefore, on behalf of my delegation, thank our hosts, the Government and people of St Lucia for…
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