Press Releases
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AGRICULTURE FOCUS AT COTED MEETING
Agriculture and related issues of trade, standards, and external economic relations were the highlight of the just concluded Sixth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) at the Caribbean Community CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana, on 4-5 June 1999. Among other items discussed at the meeting were the nine Protocols revising the Treaty of Chaguaramas by…
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETS IN GUYANA
The Fourth Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers, the second highest decision-making forum of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), takes place in Georgetown, Guyana on 11 – 12 June, 1999. The Community Council of Ministers will examine preparations for the 20th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government which takes place in Trinidad and Tobago on 4 –…
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING UNDERWAY
Ministers responsible for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Affairs began meeting in Georgetown, Guyana today 11 June, 1999 at the Secretariat’s Headquarters. At this the Fourth Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers, the second highest decision-making forum of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ministers will discuss a range of matters including measures to improve the functioning of the Secretariat. In brief opening…
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PRESS RELEASE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FOURTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE,
The CARICOM Single Market and Economy was significantly advanced as regional Attorneys-General and Ministers of Legal Affairs approved and commended for signature by the Conference of Heads of Government, three Protocols amending the Treaty establishing the Caribbean Community. The Instruments: Protocol IV – Trade Policy; Protocol VI – Transport Policy, and Protocol VII – Disadvantaged Countries, Regions and Sectors, are…
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SIXTH COTED MEETING UNDERWAY IN GUYANA
A range of matters including progress towards the implementation of a CARICOM Single Market and Economy, and the Regional Transformation Programme for agriculture are among items on the agenda of the Sixth Meeting of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) which got underway on 4 June, 1999 in Georgetown, Guyana. The two-day meeting which is…
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SINGLE MARKET PROGRESS ON 6TH COTED AGENDA
The Sixth Meeting of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) will be held at the Secretariat’s headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana from 4-5 June, 1999. The two-day meeting of Regional Ministers responsible for trade and or economic matters will focus on a range of issues including those pertinent to agricultural development, the trade in goods and…
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CIVIL SERVANTS IN FRENCH LANGUAGE TRAINING
Another batch of civil servants from regional governments is in Martinique attending a six-week training course in French, concluding June 4 next. The training courses sponsored by the Government of France have been mounted annually since 1993 with 49 persons being trained so far. Funding for the programme of French language training is provided by the Government of France through…
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FIVE PURSUING POST-GRADUATE STUDIES IN CHILE
Three more scholarships have been awarded to CARICOM nationals, graduates of the University of the West Indies, to pursue post-graduate studies at universities in Chile. This year the Government of Chile, through its Agency for International Co-operation of Chile (AGCI), has awarded three scholarships to UWI graduates. Hulda Peters of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is on a six-month scholarship…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR) 13-14 MAY 1999, BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
The Second Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) was held in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis on 13-14 May 1999. The Ministers attending were: the Hon. Hilroy Humphreys, Minister of Trade, Commerce and Business Development, Antigua and Barbuda; the Honourable Billie Miller, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Barbados; the Honourable…
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SPEECH DELIVERED BY HON. DR. DENZIL L. DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST. KITTS & NEVIS, AT THE OCEAN TERRACE INN ON THE OCCASION OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR) Thursday May 13, 1999.
Your Excellency, Dr. Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor General, Your Honour Mr. Eustace John and Mrs.John, Members of Cabinet, Honourable Secretary General, Mr. Edwin Carrington, Distinguished Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community and Heads of Delegations, Mr. Speaker, Hon. Walford Gumbs and other Members of the Legislature, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Members of Delegations, Ms. Dorethea Hector, Permanent Secretary and…
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