Press Releases
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WEST INDIES CRICKET BOARD (WICB) AND CARICOM DISCUSS FUTURE OF WEST INDIES CRICKET
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has been invited by the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Edwin Carrington, to participate in the Civil Society “Forward Together Encounter” scheduled for 2 – 3 July 2002 in Georgetown, Guyana. The Conference, which will see the participation of the Heads of Government of CARICOM, will take place just prior to their annual…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT CONCLUSION OF SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 17-19 APRIL 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The Sixth Meeting of the Council for Social and Human Development (COHSOD) was held on 17-19 April 2002 in Georgetown, Guyana under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Dr. Douglas Slater, Minister of Health and the Environment, St Vincent and the Grenadines. The Meeting was attended by Dr the Hon. Jerome Walcott, Minister of Health, Barbados; Dr the Hon. Leslie Ramsammy,…
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ADDRESS BY HON. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), TO THE OPENING SESSION OF THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 17 APRIL 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr Chairman Honourable Ministers Deputy Secretary-General Representatives of PAHO, UNESCO, UNICEF, UNFPA, CDB and the Delegation European Union Assistant Secretary-General Delegates Members of Staff Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is for me a great pleasure to welcome you to this Sixth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD). I am delighted to see so…
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CONTRACT SIGNED TO BUILD SECRETARIAT HEADQUARTERS
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Mr Edwin Carrington expressed his “joy and pleasure” after witnessing today's (17 April 2002) signing of the contract for the construction of a headquarters building for the CARICOM Secretariat. The signing ceremony which also featured the President of Guyana, His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, Dr Roger Luncheon, Head of the Presidential Secretariat and Mr Gazz Nabi…
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US/CARICOM JOINT RESPONSE AGAINST HIV/AIDS SPREAD IN THE REGION
Health officials from the United States Government will meet with Health Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Georgetown, Guyana, next week to determine a joint response against the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Region. This round of discussions will follow three days of deliberations by one of the Community's organs, the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD), at…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE THIRD UK-CARIBBEAN MINISTERIAL FORUM, 3-5 APRIL 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
1. The Third UK-Caribbean Forum, hosted by the Government of Guyana, took place in Georgetown, Guyana from 3 to 5 April, 2002. The Forum was co-chaired by the Hon. S.R. Insanally, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana, and current Chairman of the CARICOM Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) and from the UK side, the Rt. Hon. Jack Straw,…
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STATEMENT ON THE MIDDLE EAST ISSUED BY THE THIRD UK-CARIBBEAN FORUM, 3-5 APRIL 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUY
Meeting in Georgetown, Guyana, on the occasion of the Third UK-Caribbean Forum, Ministers declared that the recent upsurge of violence in the Occupied Territories by Israel is unacceptable and can serve no purpose but to undermine the process toward a durable peace settlement. They condemned the attacks against Israeli citizens. They declared that military attacks against Palestinians and against the…
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TRANSMISSION MECHANISM FOR THE SYSTEMATIC EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THE CARIBBEAN AND THE UNITED KINGDOM ON THE CONCERNS OF EITHER SIDE, INCLUDING THOSE ENGAGING THE ATTENTION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE WIDER INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
The objective of the Transmission Mechanism is to ensure that information is systematically exchanged between the Caribbean and the United Kingdom on the concerns of either side, including those engaging the attention of the European Union and the wider international community. 2. The Caribbean is to develop a succinct list of issues of concern to the region, preferably on a…
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OPENING STATEMENT BY THE HON. S.R. INSANALLY, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, GUYANA, AT THE THIRD CARIBBEAN-UK FORUM, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 3-5 APRIL 2002
Mr. Secretary-General Colleague Ministers of the United Kingdom and the Caribbean Excellencies Distinguished Delegates Ladies and Gentlemen In welcoming you all to this Third UK/Caribbean Forum. I say what an honour it is for Guyana to host this important event. Ever since its first meeting in The Bahamas in 1998, the UK/Caribbean Forum has proved to be a useful instrument…
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OPENING STATEMENT BY THE HON. S.R. INSANALLY, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, GUYANA, AT THE THIRD CARIBBEAN-UK FORUM, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 3-5 APRIL 2002
Mr. Secretary-General Colleague Ministers of the United Kingdom and the Caribbean Excellencies Distinguished Delegates Ladies and Gentlemen In welcoming you all to this Third UK/Caribbean Forum. I say what an honour it is for Guyana to host this important event. Ever since its first meeting in The Bahamas in 1998, the UK/Caribbean Forum has proved to be a useful instrument…
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