Press Releases
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PUERTO RICO SEEKING CLOSER TIES WITH CARICOM
A High level delegation from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the first Oversees Commonwealth Territory of the USA, is due in the country next week to begin negotiating closer relations with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) by way of establishing new lines of communication with its executive arm, the Secretariat. Puerto Rico’s Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Relations, Mr. Miguel Soto,…
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SPEECHES PRESENTED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF CARICOM MEMBER STATES TO THE GENERAL DEBATE AT THE FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, NEW YORK, 10-16 NOVEMBER 2001.
1. Antigua and Barbuda 2. Barbados 3. The Bahamas 4. Belize 5. Commonwealth of Dominica 6. Grenada 7. Guyana 8. Jamaica 9. Saint Kitts and Nevis 10. Saint Lucia 11. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12. Suriname 14. Trinidad and Tobago Policy Statement by H.E. Dr. Patrick Albert Lewis, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda tO the GENERAL…
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CARICOM CONVENES MEETING OF PAN-CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat convened a meeting of the Pan-Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS in Trinidad and Tobago on 28 October 2001, to assess the group’s accomplishments since its establishment in March this year. Membership of the group includes multi-bilateral donors, government representatives, non-governmental Organisations (NGO’s) and United Nations agencies. The meeting was held under the auspices of His Excellency…
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REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARIBBEAN REGIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTRE (CARTAC), 5 NOVEMBER 2001, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS MONDAY
Honourable Prime Ministers of Barbados, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines Honourable Ministers of Finance Other Honourable Ministers The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director of the Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean of the UNDP, Vice-president of the Americas Branch of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)…
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PRESIDENT HIPOLITO MEJIA RECEIVES HIGH LEVEL CARICOM DELEGATION
His Excellency President Hipolito Mejia today received a High-Level Mission from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The Mission emanated from the decision taken at the recent CARICOM Emergency Heads of Government Meeting in The Bahamas, called to respond to the fall-out for the Region from the September 11th events in the United States. The Mission, which was led by the Hon.…
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REGIONAL RESPONSE TO HIV/AIDS/STI UNDER REVIEW BY PROJECT ADVISORY GROUP
The Third Meeting of the Project Advisory Group (PAG) for “Strengthening the Institutional Response to HIV/AIDS/STI in the Caribbean” will take place at the Hilton Hotel in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on Friday October 26, 2001. This regional project is being funded through the resources of the 8th European Development Fund in the amount of EUR 6,919,220 and executed by…
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MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY TO THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME ON THE PASSING OF THE HONOURABLE JAGERNATH LACHMON, SPEAKER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF SURINAME
It was with profound sadness that the Caribbean Community learnt of the death of the Honourable Jagernath Lachmon, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Suriname on Friday October 19, 2001 at 85 years of age. On behalf of the Caribbean Community, the Staff at the CARICOM Secretariat and on my own behalf, I wish to extend heartfelt…
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STATEMENT BY MR EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE OPENING OF CIVIL SOCIETY NATIONAL CONSULTATIONS, SAINT LUCIA, 19 OCTOBER 2001
Honourable Jon Odlum, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Community Development Your Excellency, Anthony Sevrin, Ambassador to CARICOM. Ms Jusinta St. Helen, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Community Development. Mr Mc Donald Dixon, Trade Advisor, Ministry of Commerce Representatives of Civil Society Ladies and Gentlemen I bring you greetings on behalf of the staff of the Caribbean Community Secretariat, and indeed on behalf…
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SPEECH BY HON. JULIAN HUNTE, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SAINT LUCIA AND CHAIRMAN OF CARIFORUM, ON THE OCCASION OF THE JOINT MEETING OF THE CARIFORUM COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AND THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, 18 OCTOBER 2001 , CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
Honourable Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Honourable Ministers of CARIFORUM Distinguished Director of the European Commission for West and Central Africa and the Caribbean Other Heads of CARIFORUM Delegation Mr. Secretary-General Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is with pleasure that I welcome you all and especially our partners…
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