Press Releases
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FRANCO-CARIFORUM SUMMIT IN GUADELOUPE
Heads of State and Government of CARIFORUM, which is comprised of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member countries, as well as Haiti and the Dominican Republic, will meet with the President of France, Jacques Chirac, at a one-day summit in Guadeloupe on 10 March, 2000. Mr. Edwin Carrington, the Secretary-General of CARICOM, who is also the Secretary-General of CARIFORUM, will also be…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY DR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN FORUM OF THE ACP STATES (CARIFORUM), AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARIBBEAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT FACILITATION OFFICE IN HAVANA, CUBA 1 MARCH 2000
Honourable Ricardo Cabrisas, Minister of Foreign Trade and other Honourable Ministers of the Government of Cuba and of the Caribbean Community Ambassador Dr. Carlyle Dunkley and other distinguished Excellencies of the Diplomatic Corps Assistant Secretary General for Regional Trade and Economic Integration of the CARICOM Secretariat, Mr Byron Blake Executive Director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency, Mr Earle Baccus;…
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MR. BYRON BLAKE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL, REGIONAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE CARICOM-CUBA JOINT COMMISSION, 28 FEBRUARY 2000, SANTIAGO DE CUBA
Honourable Ricardo Carbrisas Ruiz, Minister of Foreign Trade of Cuba Honourable Vince Henderson, Minister of Housing of Dominica Mr. Juan Carlos Robinson, Member of Political Bureau and First Secretary of Communist Party of Santiago de Cuba Mr. Nicolas Carbonell, President of the Municipal Assembly of Santiago de Cuba Your Excellencies Distinguished Delegates Ladies and Gentlemen It is indeed a pleasure…
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CARICOM YOUTHS FOR EVENTS IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, CANADA
Youth representatives of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will meet in Trinidad and Tobago next week to address a number of issues affecting their daily lives under the theme “Human Rights, Freedoms, and Responsibilities.” Twenty-seven youths between ages 15 – 24, drawn from a cross-section of youth groups and organisations around the Region, will be updated on their rights and responsibilities…
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL LAYING THE GROUND WORK FOR HEADS SUMMIT
The Community Council of Ministers will be preparing a Community response to a range of diplomatic initatives including participation in the electoral process in Haiti as well as approving the agenda for the meeting with France President, Jacques Chirac scheduled for March 10. The Council will also be engaged in preparations for meetings of the CARICOM/Cuba Joint Commission and the…
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PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF A VISIT TO HAITI BY A CARICOM DELEGATION LED BY SECRETARY-GENERAL MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON
Following on the decision of CARICOM Heads of Government taken at their Seventh Special Meeting , held in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago, last October, CARICOM Secretary General, Mr. Edwin Carrington, led a delegation to Haiti and held discussions on the regional grouping’s assistance to that incoming CARICOM Member State in the run-up to its general elections, due on 19 March…
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STANDARDS MANAGEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING IN OECS TERRITORIES
Member States of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) are to benefit this year from a project to establish and enhance their standards management capacity. Three OECS States, the Commonwealth of Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, are to be brought in line with the regional mandate for standardisation while the other member states…
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AGs MOVE TO FINALISE CARIBBEAN COURT
Plans for the establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) are expected to be further advanced at a meeting in Barbados on 16 February 2000. The meeting will be held at the Grand Barbados Hotel. Attorney General of Barbados, the Hon. David Simmons Q.C, Chairman of the Preparatory Committee on the Caribbean Court of Justice (PrepCom) will preside over…
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STRENGTHENING THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT OF CARICOM SECRETARIAT
Two high level appointments have been made to strengthen the executive management team at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana. Ambassador Albert Ramchand Ramdin, a top ranking official of the Republic of Suriname, was appointed Assistant Secretary General, Foreign and Community Relations. Just before his appointment, he served as Coordinator of the Caribbean Ambassadors’ Caucus. Dr. John Edward…
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FINAL TOUCHES TO LAST TWO TREATY REVISION INSTRUMENTS
The establishment of the legal framework for the functioning of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy (CSME) looms closer with the final touches being put to the last two instruments amending the Treaty of Chaguaramas. CARICOM Secretary-General, Edwin Carrington speaking at a press conference today 8 February 2000, said that delegates who attended the just-concluded meeting of the…
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