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REMARKS BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE CEREMONY FOR THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY ANTHONY B. SEVERIN, AMBASSADOR OF SAINT LUCIA TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 24 JANUARY 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It is indeed an honour and distinct pleasure to receive the Letter of Introduction from the Honourable Minister for External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation of Saint Lucia, the Honourable Julian Hunte appointing His Excellency Anthony Severin as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Saint Lucia to the Caribbean Community. His Excellency Anthony Severin has had a close and longstanding…
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REMARKS BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARICOM ON THE OCCASION OF THE CEREMONY FOR THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HER EXCELLENCY MANORMA SOEKNANDAN, AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 24 JANUARY 2002
Excellency it is with great pleasure that I receive the Letter from the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Her Excellency Maria Elizabeth Levens, accrediting you as Ambassador of Suriname to the Caribbean Community. It is indeed fitting that the Government of the Republic of Suriname named Your Excellency as Ambassador to CARICOM given the wealth of experience which you bring…
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COTED OFFICIALS, MINISTERS TO DISCUSS TRADE, ECONOMIC ISSUES
Officials and Ministers of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), one of the chief organs of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), meet in Guyana on 23-25 January, to deliberate on a host of trade related and economic issues affecting the regional integration movement. The COTED Officials will first meet on 23-24 January at the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel to…
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CARICOM COMMUNITY COUNCIL BREAKING GROUND FOR THE NEW YEAR
The Community Council of Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will examine the status of implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and the widening of the Community – its top agenda items -at the start of its first rounds of deliberations for the year later this week. The Council, the second highest decision-making body of the Community,…
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PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION-FUNDED PROJECT “STRENGTHENING THE INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSE TO HIV/AIDS IN THE CARIBBEAN”, 17-18 JANUARY 2002, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Third Meeting of the Project Management Group for the European Union-funded project on “Strengthening the Institutional Response to HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean” was convened at the Hilton Hotel in Trinidad and Tobago from 17-18 January, 2002. The Meeting considered the performance reports from all six (6) implementing agencies during the first six months of operation of the project and…
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FEATURE ADDRESS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN UNION COLLEGE (CUC), MARACAS, ST. JOSEPH, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 19 JANUARY 2002 Theme: Celebrating Our Past … Challenging Our Future
It gives me great pleasure to participate in today’s celebrations marking the 75th Anniversary of this Institution and to deliver the feature address. My task has been made much more pleasant than anticipated by the scenic location of this noble Institution in the lush, green Maracas Valley with its high, majestic mountains on either side. The environment is indeed…
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CARICOM SECRETARY GENERAL HONOURED FOR SERVICE TO THE CARIBBEAN
Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been honoured by a consortium of associations representing the Caribbean diaspora in North America. The CARICOM Secretary-General, together with Secretary-of-State, United States of America, Colin Powell were last year's recipients of the National Collation on Caribbean Affairs (NCOCA) highest award, the Pinnacle Award. Mr. Carrington has been recognised for his…
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STATEMENT BY THE BUREAU OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ON THE REGION’S RESPONSE TO THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government met in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands on 10-11 January 2002 and considered the current political situation in Trinidad and Tobago. The Members of the Bureau expressed the concern felt throughout the Community at the present situation and were anxious to see a return to normalcy in that key Community Member…
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CARICOM BUREAU EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER CMC CLOSURE
The Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community expressed serious concern over the temporary closure of the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC). The media organisation announced its closure last Friday, January 4, 2002. At its Fourteenth Meeting held on January 10-11 at the Beaches Resort and Spa, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, the four-member Bureau said…
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