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FOR LONG AND DEDICATED SERVICE CARICOM SECRETARIAT SAYS THANK YOU
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will confer long service awards on 30 staff members at a simple ceremony at its Headquarters, Bank of Guyana Building today, Friday July 16. Topping the list of recipients are Ms Myrtle Chuck-a-Sang , who has given 30 years service, and Mr. Rajpaul Singh and Ms Monica Smith, who are on staff for 25 years.…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWENTIETH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY,4-7 JULY 1999,PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Twentieth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), was held in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on 4-7 July 1999. Heads of Government in attendance were: Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Rt. Hon Owen Arthur; Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economic Development , Barbados; Hon…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWENTIETH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 4-7 JULY 1999, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Twentieth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), was held in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on 4-7 July 1999. Heads of Government in attendance were: Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Rt. Hon Owen Arthur; Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economic Development , Barbados; Hon…
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REGIONAL NEGOTIATING MACHINERY GETS CARIBBEAN PRIVATE SECTOR SUPPORT
Two of the Caribbean’s leading conglomerates signaled their support for the Regional Negotiating Machinery with a significantly sizeable contribution, on the closing day of the 20th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, in Trinidad and Tobago. The financial support came from Ansa Mc Cal Group of Companies and Neal and Massay Holdings Ltd, whose…
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SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN CARICOM TREATY AMENDMENT
By the end of the year the legal framework for the functioning of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) should be in place. This announcement was made by the Prime Minister of Barbados, the Honourable Owen Arthur, on Monday July 5, the first working day of the 20th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean…
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CARICOM SUPPORT FOR MONTSERRAT
The Chief Minister of Montserrat, the Honourable David Brandt, has praised his CARICOM colleagues for the support given to Montserrat. He specifically referred to the building of houses on the island since the disruption caused by the Lang Soufriere volcano. Speaking on the first working day of the 20th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean…
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JOINT DECLARATION BETWEEN SPAIN AND CARICOM TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 4 JULY 1999
Today the Heads of State and Government of the CARICOM countries and the Prime Minister of Spain, Mr. José María Aznar, met in Port-of-Spain (Trinidad and Tobago) for a joint working session at which the Prime Minister of Spain was invited to address the CARICOM leaders. In the ensuing discussions, the Heads of State and Government of Spain and of…
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OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE TWENTIETH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 4 JULY 1999, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Your Excellency Arthur N.R. Robinson, OCC, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago The Hon. Basdeo Panday, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government Other Distinguished Heads of State and Government Distinguished Prime Minister of Spain President of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago Hon. Speaker of the House of Trinidad…
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FROM CHAGUARAMAS TO PORT OF SPAIN : ADDRESS BY THE RT. HON. OWEN ARTHUR PRIME MINISTER OF BARBADOS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY 0F THE TWENTIETH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 4 JULY 1999, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD
Distinguished Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Other Colleague Heads of Government Secretary General Ladies and Gentlemen: In 1986, the Rt. Excellent Errol Barrow closed what was to be his final address to this Conference of Heads by citing the words of John Bunyan in Pilgrim’s Progress: “Though with much difficulty I have come hither, yet do I not repent…
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ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY JULES WIJDENBOSCH, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTIETH MEETING OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 4-7 JULY 1999, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Esteemed Colleagues, Distinguished Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Distinguished Ambassadors, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is, indeed, a great pleasure for me to attend the Twentieth Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government in Trinidad and Tobago. I would like to express my thanks to the Government and people of Trinidad and Tobago for the gracious hospitality extended to my delegation and me.…
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