Press Releases
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CARICOM COMPLETES COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF COMMUNITY COUNCIL
The Sixth Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council of Ministers, the second highest Organ of the Community, concluded with a “highly successful” retreat at the luxurious Royal Westmoreland Golf Club on Barbados’ west coast on 20th June, 2000. Council Chairman, St. Kitts and Nevis Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of CARICOM Affairs, Mr. Sam Condor, told a press briefing…
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CARICOM CONDEMNS MOVE TO DISMISS HAITI FROM OAS
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has voiced its opposition to threats by the United States to suspend Haiti from the Organisation of American States (OAS), because of controversies surrounding that country's May 21st election results. CARICOM Secretary-General, Mr. Edwin Carrington said the Community Council of Ministers meeting in Barbados at the time of the disturbing developments were shocked by the news…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE BILLIE MILLER ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL, 19-20 JUNE 2000, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
Mr Chairman Mr Secretary-General, Honourable Colleagues, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: It is my pleasure to welcome you to Barbados. As you know this is the last three meetings, which the Government of Barbados has had the honour of hosting during the past week. These meetings started last Monday with a discussion on Protocol II by Senior Officials followed by…
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ADDRESS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE OPENING OF THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL, 19 June 2000, Bridgetown, Barbados
Mr. Chairman Hon. Sam Condor Hon. Billie Miller, Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados Hon. Ministers, Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen I wish to extend a warm welcome to you all to the Sixth Meeting of the Community Council. In doing so I want to convey on behalf of us all, my deep thanks and appreciation to…
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE HON. SAM CONDOR INCOMING CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AND CARICOM AFFAIRS, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL , 19 June 2000 , Bridgetown, Barbados
Honourable Ministers Delegates Ladies and Gentlemen It is a pleasure for me to be back in Barbados for this, the Sixth Meeting of the Community Council and I thank the Government of Barbados for offering to host this important meeting. I gather that this is one in a series of meetings being held here to continue the process of developing…
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CARICOM FORGES AHEAD WITH PLANS FOR A MORE ROBUST COMMUNITY
The Sixth Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers – the second highest Organ of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) – opened at the Sherbourne Centre in Barbados this morning with a determination to focus on issues that would lead to the creation of a more robust and relevant Community. Describing the Meeting as a “critical step along that road”, CARICOM’s…
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CSME IS REGION’S TOP PRIORITY
Delegates attending the Ninth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), have been encouraged to use the opportunity to assess the progress towards establishment of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), the flagship programme of the regional integration movement, at this critical juncture of the Community's future development. In addressing the opening session this morning, Barbados'…
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