Press Releases
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STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CARICOM SECRETARIAT ON THE DEATH OF MR. GEORGE CHAMBERS, FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Community has been shocked and saddened by the sudden death of the former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Mr George Chambers. Mr Chambers will be remembered by the Region for his commitment to the integration process. This commitment was ably demonstrated soon after he assumed office in 1981 by the integral role he played in the revival of…
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The CARICOM Secretariat invites entries for a competition to select a logo for the 25th anniversary
The CARICOM Secretariat invites entries for a competition to select a logo for the 25thanniversary commemoration of the Caribbean Community in 1998. The competition is open to citizens of all Member States as well as the Associate Members, British Virgin Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands. A prize of $2500 (EC) will be awarded to the winning entry. The…
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CARIBBEAN LEADERS HEAD FOR FIRST EVER ACP SUMMIT
Six CARICOM Heads of government are among the leaders of the 71-nation African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States, gathering in Libreville the capital of the small French-speaking Central African State of Gabon, for their first ever summit. The ACP Group is a 22 year old organisation of developing countries linked to the European Union through the Lomé Convention.…
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CARIBBEAN LOOKS AT BANANA RULING
A Regional Consultation on the ruling of the World Trade Organisation=s (WTO) Appellate Body with respect to the European Union=s banana regime was held recently at the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana. The Appellate body upheld the decision of the Dispute Panel which ruled in favour of the United States-led application to stop the preferential treatment…
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CARIBBEAN PREPARES FOR US MEETING
The Caribbean has begun to prepare for the first of the follow-up meetings with the United States after the May 10 Summit meeting in Barbados between the Region’s leaders and US President Bill Clinton. At that meeting, joint committees were established to achieve the objectives of the Bridgetown Declaration of Principles and to maintain the process of consultation. These committees…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT CONCLUSION OF SECOND CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 8-10 DECEMBER 1975, BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS-NEVIS-ANGUILLA
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community and their advisers concluded three days of intensive deliberations this afternoon in Basseterre, St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, against the background of the global and regional economic situation, in the course of which the Conference took decisions on a wide range of matters aimed at improving the quality of life in all CARICOM countries. This second…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 26-27 JANUARY, 1974, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
A Special meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) took place in Barbados on 26th and 27th January, 1974 . All the four Member States of the Community were represented: Barbados by the Rt. Hon. Errol Barrow, Prime Minister; Guyana by Hon. Forbes Burnham, Prime Minister; Jamaica by Hon Michael Manley, Prime Minister; and…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE EIGHTH MEETING OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN, 9-12 APRIL 1973, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
ESTABLISHMENT OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND COMMON MARKET The Eight Heads of Government Conference, which met in Georgetown from 9th – 12th April, 1973, has decided to establish the Caribbean Community (including the Caribbean Common Market.) The areas of agreement on which this historic decision was taken are embodied in an agreed document entitled “The Georgetown Accord” which was signed at…
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COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SEVENTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE OF COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES 9-14 OCTOBER 1972, CHAGUARAMAS, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Seventh Heads of Government Conference of Commonwealth Caribbean Countries has agreed that the Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) will become a Common Market on 1st May, 1973, the fifth Anniversary of CARIFTA. The Conference was described by delegates in closing speeches as the most important, historic and epoch-making to be held in the Commonwealth Caribbean. The Conference agreed in…
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GRENADA DECLARATION 1971
as modified by the Meeting of Heads of Government of Signatory States, November 8, 1971 in Georgetown, Guyana Acknowledging it to be the inescapable destiny of the peoples of the West to be bound together in Nationhood; Mindful of the lessons of past efforts in the cause of West Indian Unity; Conscious of the urgent need to end all forms…
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