Press Releases
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WELCOME REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE SECOND MEETING OF THE COLLABORATIVE NETWORK TO SUPPORT THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY, 27 NOVEMBER 2000, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Ladies and Gentlemen of the MediaDistinguished GuestsMembers of Staff of the Secretariat It is indeed a very great pleasure for me to welcome you to this the Second Meeting of the Regional Collaborative Network in Support for the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSM&E) Public Education Programme. The task is particularly pleasing because today I address you Members of the…
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ACCP MAKES BOLD ITS INFLUENCE IN CARICOM AFFAIRS
Parliamentarians from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) last week in Belize debated critical and important issues affecting the Region and the process of Regional Integration. The Region’s Parliamentarians have pledged their support towards the establishment of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), the flag ships of the regional integration movement. Following two days…
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL TO VISIT SURINAME
At the invitation of His Excellency Ronald Runaldo Venetiaan, President of the Republic of Suriname, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Mr. Edwin Carrington will participate in Suriname’s 25th Anniversary celebrations on 25-26 November 2000. Mr. Carrington has also been invited by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon. Maria Levens to make a presentation on the regional integration process during a…
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IMPLEMENT OR PERISH : STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE SECOND SPECIAL CONSULTATION ON THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY, 20 NOVEMBER 2000, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
Prime Ministers, Ministers, Excellencies, Colleagues in the Public Sector, the Private Sector, the Labour Movement, Consumer Bodies, Non-Governmental Organisations, Bar Associations, Universities, Media from across the Region – Good morning and welcome to this the Second Special Consultation on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy. It is with considerable anticipation that the Secretariat is participating in the convening of this…
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STATEMENT BY MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE OCCASION OF THE THIRD SITTING OF THE ASSEMBLY OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY PARLIAMENTARIANS (ACCP), 17 NOVEMBER 2000, BELIZE
Your Excellency Sir Colville Young, Governor General of Belize, Honourable Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize Madame Speaker of the Assembly Honourable Ministers Members of the Assembly Member of the Diplomatic Corps Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community Distinguished Guests Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is indeed an honour and a pleasure…
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ADDRESS BY PRIME MINISTER SAID MUSA TO THE THIRD SITTING OF THE ASSEMBLY OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY PARLIAMENTARIANS, 17 NOVEMBER 2000, BELMOPAN, BELIZE
Madam/Mr. Speaker, allow me on behalf of the Government and People of Belize to warmly welcome to Belize this Assembly of distinguished Caribbean Community Parliamentarians, the Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), observers, and other distinguished guests. Madam/Mr. Speaker, it was some six years ago in 1994 that the Inter-Governmental Agreement establishing the Assembly of Caribbean Community Parliamentarians (ACCP)…
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STATEMENTS ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWELFTH MEETING OF THE BUREAU OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, BARBADOS, 16 OCTOBER 2000
(i) The Recent Venezuela Oil Facility Offer The Bureau welcomed the offer of the Government of Venezuela of an Energy Accord (the Caracas Energy Accord) to supplement the existing San Jose Agreement, thereby providing additional support on a bilateral basis to several oil-importing countries in the Caribbean and Central America. It also welcomed the inclusive spirit in which the offer…
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CARICOM OFFICIALS MEET TO REMOVE RESTRICTIONS TO IMPLEMENTATION OF PROTOCOL II
Officials from Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), began a two-day meeting of officials in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda today to establish a timetable for the removal of restrictions affecting the application of Protocol II to the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). In addition to measures for liberalisation of Trade in Services, Protocol II provides for the…
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ASSEMBLY OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY PARLIAMENTARIANS (ACCP) MEETS IN BELIZE
Parliamentarians from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will this week journey to Belize for the Third Meeting of the Assembly of Caribbean Community Parliamentarians (ACCP) which will take place in Belize City from 17 to 20 November 2000. The ACCP is the deliberative and consultative body of CARICOM, and is designed to stimulate greater public awareness and understanding of developments relating…
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