Press Releases
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OPENING REMARKS DELIVERED BY HER EXCELLENCY AMBASSADOR ELIZABETH HARPER DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF THE AMERICAS AND ASIA, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, GUYANA AT THE SEVENTH CARICOM/JAPAN CONSULTATIONS, 8 NOVEMBER 1999, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community Mr Takahiko Horimura, Co-Chair, Director-General of the Latin-American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan Distinguished Delegates of Japan and the Caribbean Community Ladies and GentlemenMembers of the Media On behalf of the Government of Guyana, it is now my pleasure to extend a very warm and cordial welcome to the delegations attending…
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STRENGTHENING CARICOM/JAPAN COOPERATION
The bonds of cooperation between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Japan will be further strengthened when their representatives meet in Georgetown, Guyana for their Seventh Consultation on 8-9 November 1999. During the first round of the two-day meeting, the deliberations will be directed at a range of policy issues including the CARICOM/Japan Economic Technical Cooperation and Cultural Exchange in which…
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CARICOM AND SPAIN START NEW RELATIONSHIP
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Spain are poised to start an exciting new phase in their relationship. This is the result of a two-day seminar at the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) headquarters in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago which ended on Saturday October 30, 1999. The CARICOM Secretariat, Latin American Economic System (SELA), and the Spanish Agency for International Co-Operation…
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Remarks by Dr. Carla Barnett, Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, at the Opening Session oF THE CARICOM/AECI/SELA MEETING: SPAIN AND CARICOM “TOWARDS A NEW DYNAMISM IN BILATERAL RELATIONS”, 29-30 October 1999, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
The Hon. Ralph Maraj, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Ambassador Fernando de la Serna Mr Juan Sell Other Members of the Spanish Delegation Representatives of Member States of CARICOM Other Delegates and Colleagues It is a pleasure for me to be here this morning to participate in the opening of this first high-level meeting…
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INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS BY F. E. LIVERPOOL, COORDINATOR, RCM, TO THE EXECUTIVE SEMINAR OF MINISTERS OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE ON REGIONAL ANTI-CRIME STRATEGY, 29-30 OCTOBER 1999, KINGSTON, JAMAICA
“Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana. With those prophetic words, I wish on behalf of the Secretary General of the Caribbean Community to express our appreciation for your participation in this historic activity. I am certain history is being made with the gathering in a single place of the men on whose shoulders…
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COMMUNIQUE OF THE SEVENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN
The Seventh Special Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community was held in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago on 26-27 October 1999. Heads of Government in attendance were: Hon. Lester B. Bird, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antigua and Barbuda; Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas; Rt. Hon.…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SEVENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 26-27 OCTOBER 1999, CHAGUARAMAS, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Seventh Special Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community was held in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago on 26-27 October 1999. Heads of Government in attendance were: Hon. Lester B. Bird, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antigua and Barbuda; Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas; Rt. Hon.…
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CONSENSUS OF CHAGUARAMAS
The Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community meeting in its Seventh Special Session at Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago on 26-27 October 1999; Having deliberated on a Vision for the future of the Region, and recognising the need for ensuring that the integration of the Region must be made more meaningful for its people, especially the Youth, adopted…
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PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE VISIT OF DR. THE HON. KENNY ANTHONY, PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT LUCIA TO GUYANA, 21-23 OCTOBER 1999
As you are aware, I have been assigned responsibility by the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community for the implementation of the Herdmanston Accord and Saint Lucia Statement. This assignment is in pursuance of the commitment of the Conference to support the process of political normalisation in Guyana. The purpose of my visit to Guyana is to…
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CARIBBEAN AND SPAIN CONTINUE DIALOGUE
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, the Latin American Economic System (SELA) and the Spanish Agency for International Co-operation (AECI) will meet at the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) Secretariat’s offices in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 29-30 October 1999. This meeting comes in the wake of the discussions held last July in Port-of-Spain between CARICOM leaders and the Prime Minister of…
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