Press Releases
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STATEMENT ON HAITI BY H.E. KINGSLEY C.A. LAYNE, C.M.G., AMBASSADOR/ PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES ON BEHALF OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANISATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS), 5 SEPTEMBER 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C., USA
Mr. Chairman,Mr. Secretary-General.Mr. Assistant Secretary-General,Distinguished Colleagues,Delegates,Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my pleasure to present on behalf of the Caribbean Community, CARICOM, the following statement on the region’s position on Haiti following recent political developments in that country. I would like to start thanking the Secretary General for the presentation of the report on the OAS Mission to Haiti and remarks…
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STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, MR EDWIN CARRINGTON ON THE PASSING OF MR ROY FREDERICKS
The Caribbean Community has lost another of its heroes. After winning most of his battles on the field, Roy Clinton Fredericks lost the most lethal one off the field when he succumbed to throat cancer on 5 September, 2000. Roy Fredericks was one of those ambassadors of the Region’s most popular sport, cricket, who inspired a generation of West Indians…
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CARICOM-INDIA JOINT COMMISSION MOOTED – INDIA’S ENVOY
India’s High Commissioner to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Dr. Prakash Joshi today mooted a CARICOM- India Joint Commission. The Indian envoy was at the time presenting his credentials to CARICOM’s Secretary-General, Mr Edwin Carrington at the Community’s Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana. The High Commissioner, who is also accredited to Guyana, Dominica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Saint Lucia, noted…
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL PLACES ISSUES ON INTERNATIONAL STAGE
The Secretary General of the Caribbean Community, Mr Edwin Carrington has embarked on a series of overseas meetings that will place on the international stage a range of issues facing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Chief among these are issues arising from the US-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) which are expected to have a major impact on the Caribbean Basin…
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BOOK OF CONDOLENCE AT CARICOM SECRETARIAT FOR FORMER BAHAMAS PRIME MINISTER SIR LYNDEN PINDLING, KCMG
Government and other public functionaries, Members of the Diplomatic Corps and members of the public generally will have an opportunity of extending condolences to the memory of the late Sir Lynden Pindling, KCMG, former Prime Minister of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member State, The Bahamas, for nearly 26 years. A condolence book will be opened at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters…
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STATEMENT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE PASSING OF THE RT. HON. SIR LYNDEN PINDLING, KCMG, FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS
It is with profound sadness that I received the news of the passing on Saturday, 26 August 2000 of the Rt. Hon. Sir Lynden Pindling, KCMG, former Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. He was one of the longest serving and most influential Head of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Sir Lynden belonged to that generation of…
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CARIFESTA VII OPENS WITH POMP AND CEREMONY
The twin-island Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is embracing its Caribbean brothers and sisters from Member countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and beyond, as some twenty countries from the Region have converged on the host country of CARIFESTA VII to share in a milieu of activities portraying the arts and culture of the Caribbean. The ten-day festival has…
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A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD OUR SOCIETY – CARICOM S-G TELLS CARIFESTA VII OPENING
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mr. Edwin Carrington, has appealed to Caribbean artistes participating in CARIFESTA VII in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis to take advantage of new technologies to enhance the effectiveness and the economic profitability of their cultural product. Speaking at the official opening ceremony of the Region’s premier cultural festival on August 17, Mr. Carrington also…
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ADDRESS BY HON. JACINTH HENRY-MARTIN, MINISTER OF CULTURE, YOUTH AND SPORTS, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, AT THE OPENING OF CARIFESTA VII, 17 AUGUST, 2000
Welcome again to the smallest country to host this Region’s greatest exposition of Arts and Culture! This reference to our size is not an excuse by any means … please feel free to consider it a boast that small as we are… our pride and joy at having you here cannot be surpassed. Over the next ten days, you will…
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CARICOM, LEGAL LEADERS IN CCJ DIALOGUE
Attorneys-General and Presidents of Bar and Law Associations from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States will meet in Saint Lucia on 16 August, 2000 to discuss the proposed Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). The one-day meeting will provide an opportunity for dialogue between the leaders of CARICOM and the legal profession on the Court that is proposed to replace the…
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