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Twenty years ago on June 18, 1981, the Treaty of Basseterre gave birth to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). It’s founding fathers fashioned a remarkable admixture of functional cooperation between its Member-States and an embryonic confederal structure which possesses the seeds for a further deepening or strengthening in the visionary quest for a confederal political union, at a
Members of Parliament, Excellency, Dean of the CARICOM High Commissioners, Excellencies of the Diplomatic Corps, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: I am very pleased to be here representing CARICOM at this celebration of the 28th Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas establishing the Caribbean Community and the 20th Anniversary of the establishment of the Organisation of…
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THE OECS IN OUR CARIBBEAN CIVILISATION BY DR. THE HON. RALPH E. GONSALVES, PRIME MINISTER, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, ON THE OCCASION OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORGANISATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES (OECS), 18 JUNE 2001
Twenty years ago on June 18, 1981, the Treaty of Basseterre gave birth to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). It’s founding fathers fashioned a remarkable admixture of functional cooperation between its Member-States and an embryonic confederal structure which possesses the seeds for a further deepening or strengthening in the visionary quest for a confederal political union, at…
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CARIBBEAN SECOND HIGHEST AIDS REGION IN THE WORLD, SAYS CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL By Eric Rose Bahamas Information Services
The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mr. Edwin Carrington, said June 19 that, according to a survey made by the Caribbean Epidemiological Centre (CAREC), the Region is the region hardest hit in the world by HIV/AIDS, second only to sub-Saharan Africa. “Nine of the 12 countries with the highest HIV prevalence in the Americas are in the Caribbean Basin,”…
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CARICOM SUPPORT FOR STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY IN HAITI : STATEMENT ISSUED AT THE EIGHT MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 14 JUNE 2001, KINGSTON, JAMAICA
The Member States of the Caribbean Community have followed with continued interest, the evolution of the political crisis in Haiti. They did so against the background of the Region’s continued concern about the political crisis in that country and the impact of that crisis on the Haitian people, whose democratic, social and economic aspirations it holds dear. Through their Ministers…
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MEDIA CLINIC – PREPARATIONS FOR 22ND CARICOM HEADS SUMMIT
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mr. Edwin Carrington will lead a team of CARICOM Secretariat’s officials for a media clinic in The Bahamas on 19 June, 2001 at the Radisson Cable Beach Resort. The four-hour session, which starts at 9 a.m., forms part of activities leading up to the 22nd Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of…
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DEVELOPING THE MANAGEMENT CAPACITY OF THE CARIBBEAN REGION
The Caribbean Management Development Association (CaMDA) held its Sixth Annual International Conference in Nassau, The Bahamas, from 5-8 June 2001. A non-governmental voluntary association of management professionals, the Association seeks to develop the management capacity of the Caribbean Region, and had as its Conference theme, “The 21st Century Learning Organisation – Strengthening Management Capabilities and Competitive Strategies in the New…
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OPENING REMARKS BY HON LESTER B BIRD MP., PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA TO FOURTH JOINT MEETING OF THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL TASK FORCE ON DRUGS AND MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY 13 JUNE 2001, ST. JOHN’S ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA.
Mr Chairman, Prime Ministers, Ministers, Delegates Let me first welcome you to Antigua and Barbuda. It is a great pleasure to see you all here. Remember this is your second Caribbean home. Antigua, after all, is the place where the Caribbean Free Trade Area was conceived at Dickenson Bay in 1965; the location for the creation of the Regional Negotiating…
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INTRODUCTORY REMARKS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH JOINT MEETING OF IGTF ON DRUGS AND MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY IN ST JOHN’S ANTIGUA 13 JUNE 2001 BY EDWARD GREENE ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CARICOM SECRETARIAT
Hon Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Hon Prime Minister and Minister of National Security of Trinidad and Tobago Hon Ministers of Government Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is my pleasure to bring you greetings from the Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Secretariat and to welcome you all to…
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW IN JAMAICA
The Community Council of Ministers, the second highest decision-making body of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), will this week address a range of issues critical to the upcoming deliberations of the CARICOM Heads of Government Summit scheduled for the Bahamas from 3 – 6 July, 2001. The status of implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) as well as…
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An Information And Communication Strategy : Prepared Text For Opening Address By Prime Minister Keith Mitchell, June 11, 2001, St. George’s, Grenada
The Government of Grenada is pleased that so many busy professional persons have responded to our call for help to address the crucial issue of strategic exploitation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for the benefit of our peoples and the Region. The Government is very pleased that you have taken the time and trouble to come and to add…
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