Press Releases
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CARICOM HEADS HAVE CONFIDENCE IN OECS JUDICIAL PROCESS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government have expressed their support for and confidence in the integrity of the judicial process in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Eastern Caribbean. In a statement at the end of the XVIII Meeting of the Conference in Montego Bay, Jamaica, which ended recently, the leaders deplored any form of…
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CARICOM GOVERNMENTS PLEDGE MORE ASSISTANCE TO MONTSERRAT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Government and people of Montserrat will receive additional assistance from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) following a visit to the island by Prime Ministers the Hon. Dr. Keith Mitchell of Grenada and the Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas of St Kitts/Nevis. The visit by the two leaders was initiated by the Chairman of CARICOM the Hon. Percival…
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NUTRITIONIST/DIETICIANS CHALLENGED TO REVIEW HOW THEY OPERATE
Last week Nutritionists and dieticians agreed that they need to change the way in which they operate, given the focussing of the Caribbean Health Sector on the need to ensure ” Value for Money” and the adoption of the generic standards (ISO 9000), established by the International Standards Organisation (ISO). This took place at the Twenty-fifth Meeting of the Caribbean…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE EIGHTEENTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 30 JUNE-4 JULY 1997, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Eighteenth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, was held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 30 June-4 July 1997. Heads of Government in attendance were: Hon. Lester Bird, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Planning, Social Services and Information, Antigua and Barbuda; Rt. Hon Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister, The…
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Communiqué issued at the conclusion of the Eighteenth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, 30 June-4 July 1997, Montego Bay, Jamaica
The Eighteenth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, was held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 30 June-4 July 1997. Heads of Government in attendance were: Hon. Lester Bird, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Planning, Social Services and Information, Antigua and Barbuda; Rt. Hon Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister, The Bahamas; Rt. Hon. Owen…
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MONTEGO BAY DECLARATION
Positioning the Caribbean for the Twenty-First Century We, the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, assembled for the Eighteenth Meeting of our Conference, in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 4 July 1997; Recalling the historic gathering of fifty years ago in this city, when an earlier generation of West Indian leaders sought to prepare their countries for the new world,…
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CREATIVE AND PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
INTRODUCTION EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE COUNTRY VISION OF THE CARIBBEAN IN THE FUTURE, AND IDEAL CARIBBEAN PERSON DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY STRATEGIC INTERVENTIONS: Strategies for Survival,Development and Prosperity Social Interventions Gender Equality and Social Justice Convention with Rights of the Child Health Promotion Management of Human Resources Science and…
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CARIBBEAN/UNITED STATES SUMMIT PARTNERSHIP FOR PROSPERITY AND SECURITY IN THE CARIBBEAN, 10 MAY 1997, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
BRIDGETOWN DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND PLAN OF ACTION CONTENTS BRIDGETOWN DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES PLAN OF ACTION I. TRADE, DEVELOPMENT, FINANCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT Enhancement of Trade and Investment Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) Telecommunications Economic Development and Financial Flows Disaster Preparedness and Response Aviation Educational Cooperation Sustainable Development II. JUSTICE AND SECURITY Reduction of Crime and ViolenceArms Trafficking…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE EIGHTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY,20-21 FEBRUARY, 1997, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
The Eighth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, was held in St. John=s, Antigua and Barbuda, on 20-21 February 1997 with an Opening Ceremony on the evening of 19 February 1997. Heads of Government in attendance were: Hon. Lester B. Bird, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antigua and Barbuda; Rt. Hon.…
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COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FIFTH SPECIAL MEETING OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 16 DECEMBER 1996, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
Heads of Government, at their Fifth Special Meeting held in Barbados on 16 December 1996 reviewed the issues of co-operation between the United States and Governments of the Caribbean Community in the fight against the illicit drug trade within the broad context of U.S./CARICOM relations. Heads of Government recognised the fundamental coincidence of interest of CARICOM Member States and the…
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