Press Releases
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3-6 JULY 2001, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
The Twenty-Second Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Nassau, The Bahamas, on 3-6 July, 2001. Heads of Government in attendance were: the Hon. Lester B. Bird, Prime Minister, Antigua and Barbuda; the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister, The Bahamas; the Rt. Hon. Owen Arthur, Prime Minister and Minister of…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY,3-6 JULY 2001,NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
The Twenty-Second Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Nassau, The Bahamas, on 3-6 July, 2001. Heads of Government in attendance were: the Hon. Lester B. Bird, Prime Minister, Antigua and Barbuda; the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister, The Bahamas; the Rt. Hon. Owen Arthur, Prime Minister and Minister of…
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NASSAU DECLARATION ON HEALTH 2001 : THE HEALTH OF THE REGION IS THE WEALTH OF THE REGION
We the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community: COGNIZANT of the critical role of health in the economic development of our people and overawed by the prospect that our current health problems, especially HIV/AIDS, may impede such development through the devastation of our human capital; RECOGNIZING that the escalation of these health problems is evidence of the deficiencies…
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CARICOM STATEMENT ON STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY IN HAITI
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, during their 22nd Conference, engaged in an exchange of views on the political crisis in the Republic of Haiti, which emanated from the 21 May 2000 elections in that country. The CARICOM leaders took note of the information presented by the President of Haiti, His Excellency Jean-…
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GUYANA AND SURINAME WORK TOWARDS PEACEFUL BORDER SOLUTION
The Presidents of Guyana and Suriname have expressed their commitment to work towards a peaceful solution to the centuries old border dispute between the two countries. Speaking at a joint press conference in The Bahamas, where the 22nd Meeting of Heads of Government and State of the Caribbean Community is being held, President Jagdeo of Guyana and President Runaldo Venetiaan…
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RETIRING RNM CHIEF NEGOTIATOR , SIR SHRIDATH RAMPHAL, PRAISES OFFICIALS AND HEADS OF GOVERNMENT
Retiring Chief Negotiator with the Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNMN), Sir Shridath Ramphal, has praised various regional officials, including the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Community’s Secretary-General Mr. Edwin Carrington and his staff for their support of and confidence in the RNM and its College of Negotiators. Speaking in The Bahamas, the venue for 22nd Meeting…
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CARICOM STATEMENT ON STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY IN HAITI
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, during their 22nd Conference, engaged in an exchange of views on the political crisis in the Republic of Haiti, which emanated from the 21 May 2000 elections in that country. The CARICOM leaders took note of the information presented by the President of Haiti, His Excellency Jean-…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S CARICOM DAY MESSAGE 2001
Fellow Citizens of the Caribbean Community, it is indeed an honour and privilege for me, as Secretary-General of CARICOM, to greet you as we celebrate today, 4 July, CARICOM Day 2001, the Twenty-Eighth Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, establishing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). As we celebrate this Anniversary and prepare for the future, we look back…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S CARICOM DAY MESSAGE 2001
Fellow Citizens of the Caribbean Community, it is indeed an honour and privilege for me, as Secretary-General of CARICOM, to greet you as we celebrate today, 4 July, CARICOM Day 2001, the Twenty-Eighth Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, establishing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). As we celebrate this Anniversary and prepare for the future, we look back…
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THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND COMMON MARKET – THE NEXT PHASE : ADDRESS BY THE RT. HON. HUBERT A. INGRAHAM, PRIME MINISTER, COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTY SECOND MEETING OF CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3 JULY 2001, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
Your Excellencies Sir Orville and Lady Turnquest; Your Excellencies the Presidents of Dominican Republic, Haiti, Guyana, and Suriname; Colleague Heads of Government; Honourable Cabinet Ministers, Senators and Members of Parliament; Mr. Secretary General; Mr. President and Justices of the Court of Appeal; Madam Chief Justice and Justices of the Supreme Court; Their Excellencies the Secretaries General of the Commonwealth, the…
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