Press Releases
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REMARKS BY DR CARLA BARNETT, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CARICOM-UNDP REGIONAL CONSULTATION ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, 5-6 DECEMBER 2001
Mr. Chairman Honourable Prime Minister Ministers of Government Other Government Officials Representatives of Regional Financial Institutions Members of the Business Sector and Civil Society Members of the Media Other Distinguished Participants and Guests at this Opening Session Ladies and Gentlemen: The CARICOM Secretariat is very pleased to be associated with this exercise, which is of critical importance to the…
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PRESS RELEASE ISSUED ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE FIFTH ORDINARY MEETING OF THE LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (LAC) OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) HELD IN PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 28-30 NOVEMBER 2001
The Legal Affairs Committee (LAC) of the Caribbean Community has called on the Preparatory Committee for the Establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice to put in place the necessary mechanism needed to have the Agreement establishing the Court implemented. This was with the view to having the Court inaugurated by no later than October 2002. This was one of…
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TWO-DAY REGIONAL TOURISM SUMMIT IN THE BAHAMAS
In less that two months, CARICOM Heads of Government are once again meeting in The Bahamas, this time for a Tourism Summit on 8-9 December at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island, The Bahamas. Prime Minister of The Bahamas, the Right Honourable Hubert Ingraham who is Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and CARICOM Head of Government with lead responsibility…
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ADDRESS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON WORLD AIDS DAY 2001
Today, Saturday, 1 December 2001, the entire world finds itself in the vice-like grip of the most devastating disease ever recorded in the long and enduring history of mankind. Since the first clinical evidence of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was reported twenty years ago, an unprecedented 60 million people worldwide have become infected with the deadly virus. At this…
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NINTH MEETING OF TECHNICAL DIRECTORS/DIRECTORS OF CIVIL AVIATION OF CARICOM STATES GEORGETOWN, 23-24
In response to the unprecedented terrorist attack on civil aviation on 11 September 2001, the Emergency Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government charged Directors of Civil Aviation of the Caribbean Community to assess the integrity of the security systems at the various airports in the Region, as well as the status of implementation of the international standards and…
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CARICOM/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
On 1 December 2001 the CARICOM/Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement will enter into force provisionally in the Dominican Republic – a market of some 8 million people – and in all CARICOM States, except Guyana and Suriname. These two States have not yet completed the administrative procedures. The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is not a party to these trade arrangements.…
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ADDRESS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON WORLD AIDS DAY 2001
Today, Saturday, 1 December 2001, the entire world finds itself in the vice-like grip of the most devastating disease ever recorded in the long and enduring history of mankind. Since the first clinical evidence of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was reported twenty years ago, an unprecedented 60 million people worldwide have become infected with the deadly virus. At this…
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CARICOM ELECTORAL OBSERVER MISSION TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Government of Trinidad and Tobago has invited the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to mount a CARICOM Electoral Mission to that Member State to evaluate and monitor the electoral systems and processes as well as the conduct of the General Elections on 10 December, 2001. CARICOM has agreed, given the limited time available, to mount a Mission to observe the conduct…
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CIVIL AVIATION EXECUTIVES CRAFTING TIGHTER AVIATION SECURITY MEASURES FOR THE REGION
A critical meeting of Civil Aviation top executives from Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) began today at the Georgetown-Based CARICOM Secretariat, aimed at crafting a regional initiative to tighten aviation security across the Region. The Ninth Meeting of Technical Directors/Directors of Civil Aviation is convened against the background of the challenging events of 11 September, 2001, where for…
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SPANISH LANGUAGE SEMINAR FOR THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING CARIBBEAN SPONSORED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF SPAIN
As part of its new cooperation programme with the English-speaking Caribbean, the Government of Spain will be sponsoring a seminar for Spanish Teachers´ Associations and Senior Education Officers responsible for foreign language training on New Strategies for the Teaching of Spanish as a Second Language. The seminar which is organised through the Latin American Economic System (SELA) working in close…
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