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KEY OFFICIALS IN PLACE FOR CARIFESTA VII
The Caribbean Festival of Creative Arts (CARIFESTA) Secretariat in St. Kitts and Nevis has announced the appointment of two key personnel for CARIFESTA VII. They are Stanley Franks, Director General, and Christine Walwyn, chairperson of the Marketing Committee. Both bring a wealth of experience and specialist knowledge to CARIFESTA VII. Franks was a founding member of the St. Kitts and…
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CARICOM AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CONCLUDE FREE TRADE TALKS
After three days of intensive negotiations earlier this month, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has concluded a comprehensive bilateral trade package with the Dominican Republic, paving the way for the early implementation of a Free Trade Agreement. On concluding these final negotiations, Mr. Edwin Carrington, CARICOM Secretary-General, and Mr. Frederic Emam Zade,Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs/Ambassador in Charge of Trade Negotiations,of…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE ELEVENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 13-14 MARCH 2000, BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
The Eleventh Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, was held in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis on 13-14 March, 2000. Heads of Government in attendance were: Hon. Lester Bird, Prime Minister, Antigua and Barbuda; Rt. Hon. Owen Arthur, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Barbados; Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, Prime…
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CARICOM HEADS REACT TO BELIZE-GUATEMALA BORDER DISPUTE
The Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community learnt with great dismay that Guatemala has reactivated its claim to more than 12,000 square kilometres of Belize’s territory, which is more than half of the country. The Heads of Government recalled that Guatemala had categorically stated that it will not resort to the use or threat of force to…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 11TH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 13-14 MARCH 2000, BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
The Eleventh Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, was held in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis on 13-14 March, 2000 Heads of Government in attendance were: Hon. Lester Bird, Prime Minister, Antigua and Barbuda; Rt. Hon. Owen Arthur, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Barbados; Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, Prime…
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ADDRESS BY HON. DR. DENZIL DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 11TH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 12 MARCH 2000, BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
Your Excellency Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor-General of St. Kitts and Nevis; Honourable Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community; Members of the Federal Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and the Nevis Island Assembly; Hon. Justice Satrohan Singh of the Eastern Caribbean Appeal Court, Resident Judge, His Lordship Justice Neville Smith, Dr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of CARICOM, Mr.…
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ADDRESS BY THE HON. BASDEO PANDAY, PRIME MINISTER, REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AND IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN, CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE ELEVENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE, 12 MARCH 2000, BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
Your Excellency, Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis Dr. The Hon. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Colleague Heads of Government; Other Heads of Delegations; Hon. Ministers of Government; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Reverend Clergy; Other Distinguished Guests; Members…
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REMARKS BY MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE ELEVENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 12 MARCH 2000, BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
His Excellency the Governor-General and Mrs. Sebastian; Their Excellencies the Presidents of Guyana and Suriname; Dr. the Hon. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government; Other Distinguished Prime Ministers and Heads of Government ; Honourable Ministers; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies;…
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CARIBBEAN ENLIST FRENCH HELP IN WTO
France has agreed to play a key role in lobbying World Trade Organisation member countries to support the waiver application now before that body with respect to the WTO compatibility of the recently concluded successor agreement to the Lome IV Convention between the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group and the European Union (EU). France takes over the chairmanship of…
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