Press Releases
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STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF CARICOM, DR. THE HON KEITH MITCHELL, PRIME MINISTER OF GRENADA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE HANDING OVER OF THE REPORT OF THE CARICOM AUDIT TEAM, 2 JUNE 1998, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Signatories to the Herdmanston Accord – Your Excellency, Leader of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic and Leader of the People’s National Congress; Leaders of the Other Political Parties; Mr. Secretary-General; Chairman of the CARICOM Audit Team, Justice Ulric Cross; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Other Distinguished Guests; Members of the Media; Ladies and Gentlemen: We may wish to recall that,…
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY POSES CHALLENGES FOR CARICOM AND REGIONAL BANKERS – DR. CARLA BARNETT
The fast pace at which information technology is evolving presents tremendous potential for efficiency but also poses some challenges for the CARICOM countries in general and central bankers in particular, said Dr Carla Barnett, Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community. The Deputy Secretary-General remarks were made as she addressed the Ninth Annual Conference of Regional Central Banks’ Information Systems Specialists,…
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CARICOM READY TO CONTINUE ROLE IN GUYANA ACCORD
The Caribbean Community – CARICOM, is ready to continue playing a role in the full implementation of the Herdmanston Accord it brokered with Guyana’s political parties following the post December 15, 1997 election unrest. This assurance was given by Jamaica’s Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. P.J. Patterson who was in Guyana over the weekend in his capacity as a member…
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STATEMENT BY THE RT. HON. P.J. PATTERSON, PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA AND MEMBER, CARICOM BUREAU, ON CONSULTATIONS IN GUYANA, MAY 29-30, 1998
I have paid a short visit to Guyana as a member of the CARICOM Bureau on the eve of the release of the findings of the Audit Team and in continuation of the efforts of the Community to foster understanding, mutual trust and harmony in this country. During my visit I held consultative meetings with the various political leaders and…
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LAW AND TRADE IN CARICOM SPOTLIGHT
Two significant meetings in the lead up to the XIXth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community take place in Georgetown, Guyana next week. The Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) and the Legal Affairs Committee will both convene with COTED taking place at the Bank of Guyana headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat and…
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CARICOM CHAIRMAN PRESENTS REPORT ON TUESDAY
Chairman of CARICOM, Dr the Hon. Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada will formally hand over the CARICOM Audit Team’s Report on Guyana’s December 15 General Elections on Tuesday June 2, 1998. The Audit team led by former Trinidad and Tobago Appeal Court Judge Mr Ulric Cross completed its assignment within its extended deadline of May 31, 1998. The audit…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT CONCLUSION OF THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RE
The Inaugural Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) was held in Paramaribo, Suriname on 12-13 May, 1998. The Council was established by Article 8 (b) of Protocol I amending the Treaty of Chaguaramas. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs attending were: the Hon. Janet Bostwick, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister with responsibility for CARICOM Affairs, The…
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL MINISTERS MEET IN GUYANA
Ministers of the Caribbean Community’s second highest organ – The Community Council, will tomorrow begin a two-day meeting at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana. Ministers will consider the draft Rules of Procedure for the Community Council, and are expected to adopt the final rules which will guide the Council in its future deliberations. The Council will review the status…
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Statement on News Item dated 30 April 1998
In the edition of the Chronicle dated April 30, 1998, there is a report on the Front Page with the headline “CARICOM clerk held with cocaine”. The CARICOM Secretariat wishes to state that the accused referred to in the report ceased being an employee of the CARICOM Secretariat since March 31, 1998. It is regrettable that although this information was…
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COHSOD PASSES RESOLUTION TO ELIMINATE RUBELLA IN THE CARIBBEAN
The CARICOM Council for Human and Social Development has set the goal for the elimination of Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome from the Caribbean Community by the end of the year 2000. The Resolution, passed at the first Ministerial Meeting of COHSOD, held at the Crowne Plaza Kingston Hotel, from Monday, 20 April to Tuesday, 21 April, noted the high…
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