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BARBADOS CONSENSUS ON DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SKILLS IN THE MEMBER STATES OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY
1. Introduction Last year at Nassau, we, the Heads of Government of the Member States of the Caribbean Community, reached an understanding on the policies and actions that our Governments would take to promote structural adjustment, accelerated development and regional integration among the CARICOM countries. We recognised then that an important part of the strategy for economic revitalisation centred around…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 4-7 JULY 1984, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
The Fifth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community was held in Nassau, The Bahamas from 4th to 7th July 1984. Eleven States were represented by their Heads of Government; the Rt. Hon. V.C. Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda; the Rt. Hon. Sir Lynden Pindling, Prime Minister of the Bahamas; the Rt. Hon.…
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THE NASSAU UNDERSTANDING: STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT AND CLOSER INTEGRATION FOR ACCELERATED DEVELOPMENT IN THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY
Heads of Government of Member States in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meeting in Nassau, 4-7 July 1984, reviewed the Report on “Measures for Structural Adjustment in the Member States of the Caribbean Community” prepared at their request by the Caribbean Development Bank [CDB] in consultation with member Countries, other regional institutions and individuals. They expressed appreciation to the President…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 4-8 JULY 1983, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Fourth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community was held in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from 4-8 July 1983. Twelve States were represented by their Heads of Government: the Rt. Hon. Sir Lynden Pindling, the Commonwealth of The Bahamas; Rt. Hon. J.M.G. Adams, Barbados; the Rt. Hon. George Price, Belize; Hon. Mary Eugenia Charles,…
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THE OCHO RIOS DECLARATION
We the Heads of Government of Member States of the Caribbean Community and The Bahamas here assembled – Deeply aware of our situation as small States, for the most part newly independent, island-developing, prone to natural disasters and with small open economies particularly vulnerable to turbulence and pressures from within the international economic system; Concerned about the global trend towards…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE THIRD CONFERENCE OF THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 16-18 NOVEMBER 1982, OCHO RIOS, JAMAICA
The Third Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community met in Ocho Rios, Jamaica from 16-18 November, 1982. Twelve States were represented by their Heads of Government: Hon. Vere Bird, Antigua and Barbuda; Rt Hon. Lynden Pindling, The Bahamas; Rt. Hon. J.M.G.M. Adams, Barbados; Hon. George Price, Belize; Hon. Mary Eugenia Charles, Dominica; Hon. Maurice…
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DECLARATION OF ST. GEORGE ON 16TH JULY, 1979
Recognising with satisfaction that since popular Governments in Dominica, Grenada and St. Lucia have taken office, the friendly relations between the three Governments and the people of the three countries have developed greatly on an new basis, Confirming that the following Declaration constitutes the basis of the relations of peace, friendship and co-operation between the three countries and that the…
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TWO MORE CARICOM MEMBER STATES ENACT FREE MOVEMENT LEGISLATION
The number of Caribbean Community States satisfying the legal requirement for the Free Movement of Skilled Persons has increased by two with the governments of Jamaica and St Vincent and the Grenadines having recently enacted legislation to this effect. The Free Movement of Skilled Persons is among the key elements for the achievement of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy.…
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CARICOM FOUNDATION FOR ART AND CULTURE GETS GOING
The newly appointed Board of Directors of the CARICOM Foundation for Art and Culture held its inaugural meeting at the Pegasus Hotel in Jamaica on November 17, 1997. The Directors, who were appointed by the CARICOM Secretary General for a period of three years are: Ms Patricia Bishop, Trinidad and Tobago; Dr Christopher Blackwell, Jamaica; Mr. Roy Cayetano, Belize; Dr…
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MESSAGE FROM THE CARICOM SECRETARIAT IN RECOGNITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY TO PROTEST VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, 25 NOVEMBER 1997
While most countries have ceased to regard violence against women, and in particular domestic violence, as a private matter, we in the CARICOM Region are still too indifferent, if not too tolerant, of violence against women. We are still a long way off from achieving the desired state of “Zero Tolerance for Violence Against Women” and the ultimate goal of…
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