Press Releases
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CIVIL SOCIETY : PREPARED TEXT FOR REMARKS BY HON. KEITH MITCHELL, PRIME MINISTER OF GRENADA AT THIRD SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS, 20-22 APRIL 2001, QUEBEC CITY, CANADA
Your Excellency, Prime Minister Jean Cretien, Heads of States and Governments, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. Mr. Chairman I feel particularly privileged today to speak at this historic Summit that highlights the importance of the process of democracy and good governance. This is so, as Grenada has gone through the process of a revolutionary dictatorial system in the period 1979…
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REMARKS ON “A HEMISPHERIC COMMUNITY FOR A GLOBAL AGE” BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE OWEN ARTHUR, CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AND PRIME MINISTER OF BARBADOS, AT THE THIRD SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS, 20 APRIL 2001, QUEBEC CITY, CANADA
I address you today in the name of the people of the Caribbean Community. In that spirit, I am pleased to recognise that the enterprise we are engaged in today in Quebec City began in the Caribbean almost two centuries ago. For it was in Jamaica in 1815 that the great apostle of freedom, Simon Bolivar, wrote in his famous…
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THE OECD TAX IMPLEMENTATION SCHEME: SPEAKING NOTES BY THE HON LESTER B. BIRD, PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ON BEHALF OF THE CARIBBEAN STATES AT A MEETING WITH PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH, 20 APRIL 2001, QUEBEC CITY, CANADA
Mr President Let me first join my colleagues in expressing our appreciation to you and Secretary of State Powell for this opportunity to exchange views with you on issues of mutual importance. I have been asked to present our case with regard to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and its harmful tax competition scheme. This scheme poses…
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STATEMENT BY RT. HON. OWEN ARTHUR, CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN GUYANA
The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community are deeply disturbed by events taking place in the Republic of Guyana, following the March 19, 2001 General Elections. Reports indicate a deteriorating social and political situation characterised by outbreaks of violence, damage to property and loss of life. The situation in Guyana engaged the attention of the 13th Meeting of the…
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CARIBBEAN FELLOWSHIP INC. LITERARY WORKSHOP TO GET UNDER WAY
A literary workshop, at which participants are expected to be exposed to enhanced writing skills, is set to get underway on Monday, April 9, 2001 at the Hotel Tower, Georgetown. The workshop, which is being conducted by young, successful Caribbean author, Colin Channer, one of the contemporary voices writing in the regional idiom, falls under the aegis of the Faculty…
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JUDGES MEET TO SELECT BOOK-COVER DESIGN WINNERS
Judging for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Book-Cover Design Competition took place on Wednesday, April, 4, 2001 at the Hotel Normandie, Port-of- Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The three judges, Mr. Ricardo Redman (Chief), CARICOM Secretary-General Mr. Edwin Carrington and leading Caribbean Book Publisher Mr. Ian Randle, studied more than 200 entries from across the Caribbean Community to select a design for…
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WRITING MADE EASY WORKSHOP BY YOUNG CARIBBEAN WRITER
In early April, Guyana’s writing enthusiasts and hopefuls will have the opportunity to participate in a special workshop to further hone their literary skills and energies. Scheduled for April 9-10, 2001, young, successful Caribbean author, Colin Channer, truly one of the voices of now, will be conducting a workshop under the theme “Writing the warm easy and easy way”. The…
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Statement issued by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) electoral observer mission to the general elections in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
The CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission was mounted in accordance with the provisions of the Grand Beach Accord and the commitment given to the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines by the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community. The main tasks of the Observer Mission was to observe the preparations for the Elections and the electoral process,…
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REGION RAISES BARRIERS TO FOOT AND MOUTH AND MAD COW DISEASES
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is planning to develop a harmonised regional strategy to manage and minimise the risk of Foot and Mouth and Bovine Spongiform Enceaphalopathy, BSE, (Mad Cow) diseases, as part of the Region’s agricultural health and food safety activities. This is the main focus of a two-day meeting of Chief Agricultural Officers and Public and Health officials, which…
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Press statement from the caribbean community (CARICOM) electoral observer mission to the general elections in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
The presence of the CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is based on the provisions of the Grand Beach Accord and a commitment given to the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines by the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community. The Accord provides, inter alia, that: 1. General Elections would take place…
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