Press Releases
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FRAMEWORK FOR ECONOMICS STATISTICS PRODUCTION IN THE REGION
Caribbean Statisticians are spearheading work on the development of a framework for the Production of Economics Statistics in the region, designed according to the requirements of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). A Trade Policy Facilitation Project relating to the implementation of Protocol II on the Right of Establishment, Provision of Services and Movement of Capital is among the…
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OPENING REMARKS BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARIFORUM, MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, ON THE OCCASION OF THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF MINISTERS OF CARIFORUM, 17 OCTOBER 2001, SAINT LUCIA
Honourable Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Honourable Foreign Minister of Saint Lucia Other Distinguished Ministers Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is a great pleasure to be here in Saint Lucia once again. An island deservedly recognised as the “Helen of the West”. It has had a rich history…
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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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NATIONAL CONSULTATION IN SAINT LUCIA ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mr Edwin Carrington, is slated to deliver the key note address at the eighth National Consultation with Civil Society in Saint Lucia as the Community advances towards its goal of integrating ideas from the non-government sector into a forward-looking strategy for the Region. The government of Saint Lucia through the Ministries of Foreign…
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OPENING REMARKS BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARIFORUM, MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, ON THE OCCASION OF THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF MINISTERS OF CARIFORUM, 17 OCTOBER 2001, SAINT LUCIA
Honourable Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Honourable Foreign Minister of Saint Lucia Other Distinguished Ministers Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is a great pleasure to be here in Saint Lucia once again. An island deservedly recognised as the “Helen of the West” It has had a rich history…
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NASSAU DECLARATION ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: THE CARICOM RESPONSE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SPECIAL (EMERGENCY) MEETING OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY 11 – 12 OCTOBER 2001, THE BAHAMAS
We, the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, meeting in Special (Emergency) Session in The Bahamas, 11-12 October, 2001, to undertake consultations on the grave situation confronting our nations as a consequence of the terrorist attacks in the United States of America on 11 September 2001 and its aftermath: Recognise that these dastardly acts have exacerbated an incipient global…
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NASSAU DECLARATION ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: THE CARICOM RESPONSE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SPECIAL (EMERGENCY) MEETING OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY 11 – 12 OCTOBER 2001, THE BAHAMAS
We, the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, meeting in Special (Emergency) Session in The Bahamas, 11-12 October, 2001, to undertake consultations on the grave situation confronting our nations as a consequence of the terrorist attacks in the United States of America on 11 September 2001 and its aftermath: Recognise that these dastardly acts have exacerbated an incipient global…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SPECIAL (EMERGENCY) MEETING OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 11 – 12 OCTOBER 2001, THE BAHAMAS
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community met in emergency session from 11-12 October, 2001 in Nassau, The Bahamas. Heads of Government in attendance were: The Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham, Prime Minister of The Bahamas; the Rt. Hon Owen S. Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados; Dr. the Hon. Keith C. Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada; His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo,…
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CARICOM READIES ITSELF FOR GLOBAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States have been mobilised in an all out effort to cushion the global economic downturn, following the 11 September 2001 terrorism attacks on the United States. Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Mr. Edwin Carrington made this disclosure in Member State, Saint Lucia, earlier today 15 September 2001. The CARICOM Secretary-General was at the time addressing officials from…
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CARIFORUM/EU PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
A number of pressing issues relating to the continued support of European Union funding for projects and programmes in the Caribbean will be high on the agenda when a series of meetings convened by Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries (CARIFORUM), gets underway in Saint Lucia from 15-19 October 2001. Officials and Ministers from the Caribbean will deliberate…
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