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CIVIC SOCIETY AND LAW OFFICERS DISCUSS CCJ
The Attorneys General and Ministers of Legal Affairs of Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), participating in the Sixth Special Meeting of the Legal Affairs Committee in Georgetown, will meet with a cross-section of the Guyanese society in the evening of Wednesday, 24 January, 2001 in a panel discussion on the establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).…
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REMARKS BY MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FINANCE AND PLANNING, 22 JANUARY 2001, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
Mr. Chairman and Host Minister, Hon. Ralph Fonseca Rt. Hon. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Regional Ministers Members of the Diplomatic Corps Representatives of International and Regional Organisations Distinguished Guests Friends of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It gives me great pleasure to be once again in Belize, my third visit in eight months, this time…
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CARICOM INPUT IN GLOBAL TAX FORCE NEGOTIATIONS
The Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP) is being urged to formulate a strategy to guide the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) perspective in the newly created 13-man Global Tax Force meeting in London at the end of this week. Addressing the opening ceremony of the Fourth Meeting of COFAP in Belize City, Belize, on 22 January 2001, CARICOM Secretary-General Edwin Carrington…
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RESOLUTION ON BELIZE/GUATEMALA RELATIONS ISSUED BY THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND CANADA AT THEIR SIXTH SUMMIT MEETING, 19 JANUARY 2001, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and CANADA, at their Sixth Summit Meeting at Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 19 January 2001, Having considered recent developments in Belize-Guatemala relations; Welcoming the fact that on 8 November, 2000 Belize and Guatemala signed an Agreement on Confidence Building Measures witnessed by the Permanent Council of the Organisation of American States; Pleased…
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CARICOM COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEET TO DISCUSS KEY COMMUNITY ISSUES
The Community Council of Ministers, the second highest decision-making Organ of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will convene its Seventh Meeting in Georgetown, Guyana on 26-27 January, 2001 at the Le Meriden Pegasus Hotel. This Meeting takes place just weeks before the 12th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM scheduled for Barbados from 14-16 February, 2001.…
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CARICOM STATEMENT ON THE EU BANANA IMPORT REGIME ISSUED BY THE 10TH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED).
The Tenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) which was convened in Georgetown, Guyana, 11-12 January 2001 is dismayed at the decision of the Agriculture Council of the European Union to direct the Commission to prepare for a revised EU banana import regime based on the principle of “First Come, First Served” (FCFS). The proposal…
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CARICOM STATEMENT ON THE EU BANANA IMPORT REGIME ISSUED BY THE 10TH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE
The Tenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) which was convened in Georgetown, Guyana,11-12 January 2001 is dismayed at the decision of the Agriculture Council of the European Union to direct the Commission to prepare for a revised EU banana import regime based on the principle of “First Come, First Served” (FCFS). The proposal is totally…
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ADVANCING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CCJ
The Preparatory Committee working on the establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will issue a status report to the Legal Affairs Committee at its Sixth Special Meeting in Georgetown, Guyana scheduled for 23-24 January 2001. The Attorneys General and Ministers of Legal Affairs of Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will also be working towards agreement on…
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CARICOM POSITION ON AGRICULTURE AND SERVICES FOR WTO NEGOTIATIONS
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers responsible for Trade and Economic Development have agreed to a CARICOM position on Agriculture and Services in the current round of negotiations taking place in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Assistant Secretary-General for Regional Trade and Economic Integration at the CARICOM Secretariat, Byron Blake, reporting on the CARICOM initiative, explained that the Ministers also agreed…
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CARICOM elections observer mission arrives in guyana
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Long-Term Electoral Observer Mission to the Republic of Guyana arrived in the country on 13 January, 2001 to commence preparations for observing the upcoming 2001 General Elections. The Chief of Mission is the Hon. Carl Rattray, OJ, QC, former President of the Court of Appeal, Jamaica; and the Deputy Chief of Mission, Mr. Justin Mc. Clair…
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