Press Releases
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ADDRESS BY DR. CARLA BARNETT, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL, CARICOM, TO COMMONWEALTH DAY INTER-FAITH SERVICE, , 11 MARCH, 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
As I greet you on behalf of the Caribbean Community at this observance of Commonwealth Day, I must apologise for the absence of the Secretary-General who has been unavoidably detained in Trinidad. He sends his personal best wishes and regrets that he could not be part of this celebration involving the Commonwealth with participation by a segment of our population…
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STATEMENT BY MS. JACQULYN JOSEPH, DIRECTOR, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT AT LAUNCH OF 2001 REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD
As we meet to launch the 2001 Report of the International Narcotics Control Board I wish to acknowledge the high level of collaboration and cooperation we in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have had with the United Nations Drugs Control Programme (UNDCP) as we worked together on meeting international commitments. The launching of the Report is taking place at a time…
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THE CARIBBEAN IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
A Private Sector Vision of the Development of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) by Wendy Phipps The St Kitts- Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce welcomes Government's initiative to host a national consultation with civil society on the critical issue of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). We also appreciate the opportunity to briefly share our perspective…
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MESSAGE FROM CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL, MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, 8 March 2001
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) once again joins with the rest of the international community in commemorating the United Nations designated International Women's Day. This occasion provides an opportunity to recognize the significant role women have played in the life, livelihood and sustainability of our Region and indeed, in other parts of the world and to record our appreciation therefor. During…
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STATEMENT BY MS. JACQULYN JOSEPH, DIRECTOR, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT AT LAUNCH OF 2001
As we meet to launch the 2001 Report of the International Narcotics Control Board I wish to acknowledge the high level of collaboration and cooperation we in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have had with the United Nations Drugs Control Programme (UNDCP) as we worked together on meeting international commitments. The launching of the Report is taking place at a time…
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MESSAGE FROM THE CARICOM SECRETARY GENERAL ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, MARCH 8, 20
Happy International Women's Day 2002 to the women of the Caribbean Community. One of the major issues which arose during the war in Afghanistan was the plight of the women of that country. Their sisters in the Caribbean Community, as well as the men, were astonished and distressed by the details of the hardship and discrimination suffered by the Afghan…
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STATEMENT BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON AT THE PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK “ETERNAL SPRING: LIVING WITH ENOUGH IN A WORLD OF ABUNDANCE” GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 3 APRIL 2002
Members of the Diplomatic Corps Dr Edmunds and Party Deputy Secretary-General Members of Staff of the Secretariat Members of the MediaLadies and Gentlemen It is not very often during my tenure in this Office that I have been the recipient of a book – many papers and briefs yes, a lot of them the size of books, but actual books…
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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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