Press Releases
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY H.E. ERROLL G. SNIJDERS, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS FO THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME AND CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING OF THE FOURTH CARICOM-CENTRAL AMERICA MINISTERIAL MEETING, 22 MARCH 1999, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Excellency President Janet Jagan, Esteemed Colleagues, Distinguished Secretaries General, Delegates and Special Invitees, Ladies and Gentlemen, In the spirit of our growing awareness of the existing linkages between our countries, our regions and in the world, it is my distinct pleasure and honour to participate in our deliberation aimed at fostering closer ties between CARICOM and the Central American integration…
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FOURTH CARICOM/CENTRAL AMERICA MINISTERIAL MEETING IN GUYANA.
The Fourth CARICOM/Central America Ministerial Meeting takes place in Georgetown on Monday 22 March, 1999. Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers and officials met in caucus on Friday 19 March, while the CARICOM Central America High Level Technical Meeting to fine-tune the agenda for the Ministerial Meeting takes place on Saturday 20th March, 1999. The Ministers will deliberate on international and regional…
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PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CARICOM FACILITATOR ON THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE PPP/CIVIC AND THE PNC
At the Statutory Meeting of the Dialogue held on 15 February 1999 a number of unpleasant and unnecessary exchanges took place between the Parties. An extract of the transcript of that Meeting which contains the essence of the problem has already been published. That transcript shows that Dr. Luncheon, the Leader of the Peoples Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/Civic) Dialogue Team remarked…
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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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