Press Releases
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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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JOINT STATEMENT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND CANADA, APRIL 16, 1998, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
The leaders discussed a number of regional, hemispheric and international issues. Particular attention was paid to the imminent Second Summit of the Americas due to be held in Santiago, Chile on the weekend, April 18-19, 1998. Noting the equal relevance of both the economic and non-economic issues to be addressed in Santiago, prominence was given to the proposal expected to…
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JOINT DECLARATION issued at the conclusion of the Meeting between The President of the Republic of C
1. On 17 April 1998, on the eve of the Second Summit of the Americas, His Excellency the President of the Republic, Eduardo Frei, met with the Heads of States and Governments of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Specially invited to this Meeting was the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). 2. During the Meeting, the President and the Caribbean Community…
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JOINT STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES-CARIBBEAN MINISTERIAL MEETING, 6 APRIL 1998, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The foreign Minister of the Caribbean nations of Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Haiti, Jamaica, the Federation of St. Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, the Republic of Suriname, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Secretary of…
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CARICOM SECRETARIAT EXECUTIVES GET SET FOR 21ST CENTURY
The Executive Management Committee of the CARICOM Secretariat will be in Retreat at the Mt Irvine Bay Hotel, Tobago on April 8 and 9, 1998. The Committee comprises the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General, the three Assistant Secretaries-General and the General Counsel. Theme of the Retreat is “Managing the Secretariat in the 21st Century”and the chief Resource person is Dr Mohan…
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CARICOM TEAM MAKES PROGRESS WITH GUYANA ELECTIONS AUDIT
The CARICOM Audit Team selected under the terms of the Herdmanston Accord to undertake an audit of the December 15 Guyana national elections is now fully engaged in the counting of ballots cast. The Team, which is headed by former Trinidad and Tobago High Court Judge and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Mr. Ulric Cross, and includes: Ms. Yvette…
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SURINAME APPOINTS AMBASSADOR TO CARICOM
Suriname has become the latest Member State of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to accredit an Ambassador to the Community. His Excellency Dr. Humphrey Abdul Rafeek Hasrat presented his credentials to CARICOM Secretary General Mr. Edwin Carrington at CARICOM Headquarters, Georgetown, Guyana on Tuesday. Suriname joins Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, St Kitts/Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago as…
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CARICOM REVEALS PLANS TO CELEBRATE 25TH ANNIVERSARY
A range of matters relating to the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), progress towards a CARICOM Single Market and Economy, and external negotiations were essential focal points during a press conference hosted by the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown on Tuesday. CARICOM Secretary-General Mr Edwin Carrington told journalists that a number of educational and public awareness activities have…
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AUDIT TEAM ARRIVES ON TUESDAY
The arrival of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Audit team has been rescheduled for Tuesday 17 March, 1998. The meetings with the political parties which contested the December 1997 elections will commence in Georgetown on 19 March 1998.
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE NINTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 2-3 MARCH 1998, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
The Ninth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in St. George’s, Grenada, from 2 to 3 March 1998. Heads of Government in attendance were: Hon. Lester B. Bird, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Planning, Social Services and Information, Antigua and Barbuda; Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of…
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