Press Releases
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PRESS STATEMENT OF THE 11th MEETING OF THE BUREAU of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), 21 October 1998, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
The Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community today urged all parties in Guyana to do everything possible to meet the deadlines of the Herdmanston Accord particularly the provisions relating to the staging of elections under a new constitution by the year 2000. The Bureau, presided over by Chairman of CARICOM, Dr the Hon. Kenny…
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CARIBBEAN YOUTH COME UP WITH VISION FOR 21ST CENTURY
After coming together for three weeks in The Bahamas and Barbados, representatives of Caribbean Youth have come up with a Vision for the Region in the 21st Century; four parliamentary resolutions and a Declaration and Regional Action Plan on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights. The three-week Caribbean Youth Explosion which ended in Barbados on October 7, 1998, comprised three…
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CARICOM BUREAU MEETS ON WEDNESDAY IN GRENADA
The impact of Hurricane Georges on the Caribbean is among items to be considered when the Eleventh Meeting of the Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community convenes in Grenada on Wednesday October 21, 1998. CARICOM Chairman, Dr. the Hon. Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia will preside over the meeting. Other members of…
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CARICOM YOUTH PARLIAMENT STARTS ON THURSDAY
The Caribbean Youth Explosion is into its second week in The Bahamas and into its second phase, the CARICOM Youth Workshop and Parliament. The first week of the three-week Explosion saw a highly successful Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP), the Caribbean Youth Exchange which took place on the island of Eleuthera. The Youth Explosion, with the theme “Making Choices, Taking Action”,…
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CARIBBEAN/CUBA TRADE SYMPOSIUM FOR GUYANA
Cuba will be the focus of four days of activity in Guyana beginning November 18. The CARICOM/Cuba Joint Commission will hold its Fifth Meeting on November 18-19 and immediately following, Guyana will be host for a two-day Caribbean/Cuba Trade and Investment Symposium on November 20-21. The symposium is being held with the assistance of the CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean…
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CARICOM READY TO AID HURRICANE RAVAGED MEMBER STATES
CARICOM Secretary General Mr Edwin Carrington has assured the Member States of the Community devastated by Hurricane Georges that the Region stood ready to assist them in their time of need. Mr Carrington despatched messages of condolence and support to Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts and Nevis and Haiti on behalf of the Community and the Secretariat earlier this week…
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REGION GIVES PRIORITY TO DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION
The Caribbean Community's (CARICOM) Inter-Governmental Task Force on Drugs and Regional Ministers of National Security expressed concern at the high levels of illicit drugs remaining in the Caribbean out of the cargo being transhipped to external countries. At their two-day Meeting in Georgetown, Guyana which ended on Thursday at the CARICOM Secretariat headquarters, they agreed to give a higher priority…
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CARIBBEAN YOUTHS SAFE IN THE BAHAMAS
The Government of The Bahamas has assured the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that all necessary precautions are in place in the event of a hurricane attacking the country which is hosting the first and second legs of the Caribbean Youth Explosion on the islands of Eleuthera and New Providence. The 96 delegates are at present housed in Camp Symonette, the designated…
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REGIONAL OFFICIALS DISCUSS STRATEGY FOR ILLICIT DRUGS
The first ever Joint Meeting of the Inter-Governmental Task Force on Drugs and Ministers of National Security got underway on Wednesday 22 September at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat Headquarters with a challenge to Member States to mount integrated programmes involving punishment, prevention, and rehabilitation, to battle the growing trade in illicit drugs in the Region. Speaking at the opening…
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YOUTH EXPLOSION LAUNCHED IN THE BAHAMAS
The Caribbean Youth Explosion will be launched in Nassau, The Bahamas on Friday,18 September 1998 with a ceremony at the Nassau Marriott Hotel. This unique event will involve more than 100 young people between the ages of 13 and 30 from Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Commonwealth Caribbean including Canada. With the theme “Making Choices, Taking…
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