Press Releases
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COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT CONCLUSION OF MEETING BETWEEN CARIBBEAN HEALTH MINISTERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF LEADING PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES ON ACCESS TO CARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS IN THE REGION, 18-19 FEBRUARY 2002, KINGSTON, JAMAICA
At a meeting at the Hilton Hotel, Kingston Jamaica, on 18-19 February 2002, Health Ministers of the Caribbean countries held a successful round of discussions with representatives of leading pharmaceutical Companies on access to care for people living with HIV/AIDS in the Region. This meeting was the first stage in a process and comes close on the heels of Trinidad…
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ONE STEP NEARER TO THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET`
Having already established a Single Market for intra-regional trade in goods, the Caribbean Community has taken a significant step towards the creation of a Single market for Services, Capital and the Establishment of Businesses by CARICOM Nationals. As of 1 March 2002 CARICOM Member States have started implementing a programme with a timetable for the removal of existing restrictions that…
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LOCAL CIVIL SOCIETY CONTRIBUTING TO NEW ECONOMIC MODEL FOR REGION
Civil Society Organisations in Guyana are being urged to be opportunistic in their dialogue with Government, as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues its series of national consultations with the Regions' civil society, aimed at building a shared vision across the Region for the Caribbean Community, in the new century. The one-day consultation hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and…
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ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL DIALOGUE
A cross-section of non-state interest groups are scheduled to meet later this week in the St. Vincent and the Grenadines capital, Kingstown, to continue their national dialogue with non-state actors on the regional integration process, particularly as it relates to new and emerging trade agreements. The particular concerns to be addressed by the forum will centre around “fair and just”…
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PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE PROJECT ADVISORY GROUP (PAG) FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION-FUNDED PROJECT ON “STRENGTHENING THE INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSE TO HIV/AIDS/STI IN THE CARIBBEAN (SIRHASC)”, 15 FEBRUARY 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The Fourth Meeting of the Project Advisory Group (PAG) for the European Union-funded project on “Strengthening the Institutional Response to HIV/AIDS/STI in the Caribbean” (SIRHASC) was held in Georgetown, Guyana on 15 February 2002. The Meeting was convened under the chairmanship of Assistant Secretary-General, Human and Social Development, Dr. Edward Greene who is also the Deputy Regional Authorising Officer (DRAO)…
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PRESS RELEASE ON MEETING BETWEEN CARIBBEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS AND UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE, 7 FEBRUARY 2002, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
At the Third Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean and the Secretary of State of the United States Colin Powell, held on Thursday, 7 February 2002 in Nassau, The Bahamas, the Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Dominican Republic, placed trade and investment issues firmly at the top of their agenda. They reminded the United States…
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THE CARIBBEAN PREPARES FOR NEW ROUND OF TALKS WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) officials are upbeat on the Region's preparations for the new round of negotiations with the European Union aimed at securing new Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). The negotiations are due to start in September 2002. At the launching of a Regional Seminar in Georgetown, Guyana, on 14 February 2002, in preparation for these negotiations, officials expressed optimism for…
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ACCESS TO CHEAPER ANTI-RETROVIRAL DRUGS: CARICOM IN DIALOGUE WITH PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES
The Ministry of Health, Jamaica will host the first in a series of regional meetings to discuss ways in which the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States can access cheaper anti-retroviral drugs to care for persons living with HIV/AIDS in the Region. The Meeting takes place on 18-19 February 2002, in the capital, Kingston. The two-day Meeting will focus on negotiations…
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FOURTH MEETING OF CARIBBEAN HIV/AIDS/STI PROJECT ADVISORY GROUP SCHEDULED FOR 15 FEBRUARY 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The Fourth Meeting of the Project Advisory Group (PAG) for the European Union-funded project on “Strengthening the Institutional Response to HIV/AIDS/STI in the Caribbean” will take place in Georgetown, Guyana, on Friday 15 February 2002. This regional project is being financed through the resources of the 8th European Development Fund in the amount of EUR 6.9 million and is executed…
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CARIBBEAN PREPARES FOR NEXT ROUND OF TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE EU
Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of both CARICOM and the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States, will chair the Opening Session of the Caribbean Regional Seminar in preparation for Negotiations of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the European Union, scheduled to take place at Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel on 14-16 February 2002. The Seminar is part of…
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