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CARICOM HEADQUARTERS BY JANUARY 2001
The Government of Guyana has informed the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) of its intention to fulfill its obligation under the Headquarters Agreement to provide Headquarters premises for the Community and that the Headquarters Building will be completed by 1 January 2001. The Community and the Secretariat welcome this undertaking and is in full support of this initiative. The Secretariat also wishes…
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EXTRA REGIONAL COOPERATION FOR CARICOM IN PREPARATION FOR THE YEAR 2000 CHALLENGE
Countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are moving to ensure that systems are in place to meet the expected wide range of challenges that are associated with the Year 2000 Problem, also known as Y2K or the millennium bug. In this regard, the CARICOM Secretariat, in conjunction with the Regional Technical Coordinating Committee (RTCC) on the Year 2000 Problem have…
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STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE TENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITYON THE UNITED STATES’ UNILATERAL IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS AGAINST THE EUROPEAN UNION BANANA IMPORT MARKETING REGIME
We, the Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community, meeting in Paramaribo, Suriname, deplore the precipitate unilateral action of the United States to impose sanctions against the European Union (EU) over its Banana Import Regime. This unauthorised and illegal action undermines the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and threatens the economic survival and social and political stability of several…
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Statement on the movement of nuclear material through the Caribbean Sea issued by the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community at the Tenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM),M 4-5 MA
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community reiterate their unwavering opposition and that of their peoples to the blatant and persistent use of the Caribbean Sea for the transhipment of highly toxic nuclear materials. They again call on the Governments of France, Japan and the United Kingdom to respect the economic importance and ecological fragility of the Caribbean Sea and…
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STATEMENT ON THE SITUATION IN GUYANA ISSUED BY THE TENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM, 4-5 MARCH 1999, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, meeting in Paramaribo on 5 March 1999, deplore the renewal of political discord and unrest in Guyana and call for an immediate cessation and a return to the commitment and spirit of the Herdmanston Accord and the Saint Lucia Statement. The Heads of Government urge the CARICOM Facilitator, to continue his efforts…
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MESSAGE FROM THE CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, 8 MARCH 1999
This year's commemoration of International Women's Day, 8th March 1999, is of very special significance. The World stands on the threshold of a new millennium and the next message will be the very first of the new century. The United Nations has already begun preparations for a Special Assembly on Women to be held in June 2000. There, the Caribbean…
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PRESENTATION BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE TENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 4-5 MARCH 1999, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
It is for me an honour, a privilege and a pleasure to be part of this historic occasion which the holding of the 10th Inter-sessional Meeting of the Conference of the Heads of Government in Suriname represents. My essential task this morning is to chair this Opening Session of that event. In doing so, however, I cannot fail to observe…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE TENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) 4-5 MARCH 1999, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
The Tenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, was held in Paramaribo, Suriname on 4-5 March, 1999. Heads of Government in attendance were: Rt. Hon. Owen Arthur, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Barbados; Hon. Edison James, Prime Minister and Minister of Legal Affairs and Labour, Dominica; Dr the Hon.…
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO IS THE CARICOM DEBATING CHAMPIONS
The Secretary-General’s Trophy for the champions of the Caribbean Community 25th Anniversary Regional Schools Debating Competition has found a home in Trinidad and Tobago. In a demonstration of oratory skill, six youths of the Caribbean Community faced off in the finals of the debating competition in Suriname on the night of 3 March 1999 at the newly built Congress Hall,…
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Address delivered by Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), at the Opening Ceremony of the Tenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, 4 March 1999, Paramaribo, Suriname
Your Excellency Jules Wijdenbosch, President of Suriname Chairman of the Caribbean Community Other distinguished Heads of State and Government Vice President of Suriname Speaker of the National Assembly Hon. Ministers Members of the Assembly Members of the Diplomatic Corps Other distinguished guests Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen: It is for me an honour, a privilege and a pleasure…
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