Press Releases
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REMARKS BY CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON AT THE OPENING OF EU/CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE, 17 OCTOBER 1997, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Clement Rohee, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana and Chairman of CARIFORUM Council of Ministers, Hon Ministers, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Distinguished Guests, Delegates, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen: It is with great pleasure that I welcome you all to this meeting of the Caribbean Forum of States with the Commission of the European Union. I extend…
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STATEMENT OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BUREAU OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CONVENED TO REVIEW THE SITUATION IN VOLCANO-STRICKEN MONTSERRAT, 28 AUGUST 1997, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
1. The Caribbean Community is confronted with an unprecedented threat whereby a Member territory could actually cease to exist, not as a result of a plebiscite, but as the result of a natural disaster and its consequences. Montserrat, though a British dependent territory, is one of the earliest members of CARICOM, and the Community has a legitimate interest in its…
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MONTSERRAT ASSISTANCE TEAM MEETS IN BRIDGETOWN
The Regional Resource Team (RRT) for Assistance to Montserrat will hold its second meeting on Saturday September 13 in Bridgetown, Barbados. The RRT, established by the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community at its Eighth Inter-Sessional Meeting in St John’s Antigua and Barbuda last February, has been mandated to expedite the development and implementation of projects designed…
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FIRST MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
The Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED-Trade), will hold its inaugural meeting in Georgetown, Guyana on September 11, 1997. This Council came into being with the coming into force of Protocol I and replaces the longstanding Common Market Council. During this week’s Meeting, Ministers responsible for Trade will review the implementation of the provisions of Protocol I and the…
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YOUTH ISSUES UP FOR DISCUSSION
The Caribbean Community Secretariat, in collaboration with the Organisation of American States, is hosting a regional meeting on integrated approach to youth enterprise and Employment in Barbados October 7-9, 1997. The meeting will be attended by approximately seventy persons representing governments, Non Governmental Organisations and regional and international agencies. The meeting takes place against the background of the May 1996…
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CARIBBEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS TO MEET US SECRETARY OF STATE
Caribbean Foreign Ministers will meet with United States Secretary of State Madeline Albright on Thursday October 2 in New York. The informal session will take place over breakfast at the Waldorf Astoria and will be the first high level encounter between the two sides since the Summit Meeting between Caribbean leaders and the US President in Barbados last May. The…
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RNM GETS COMSEC BOOST
The Caribbean’s Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM) received a significant boost from the Commonwealth Secretariat (COMSEC) last week when the way was cleared to proceed on three “uniquely Caribbean” studies relating to external negotiations. CARICOM Secretary General Mr Edwin Carrington revealed this following his meeting in London with COMSEC officials. At last July’s Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government…
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NO FAVOURITISM IN CET RULINGS
The CARICOM Secretariat is concerned by suggestions coming out of Grenada and reported in the regional media that the CARICOM Common Market is not operating in an “equitable manner” The CARICOM Secretariat wishes to state that all decisions to approve or deny requests for suspensions of the Common External Tariff (CET) are made with strict adherence to the governing rules…
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INGRAHAM CALLS FOR GREATER INTRA ACP CO-OPERATION
CARICOM Heads of Government are keenly interested in greater co-operation among countries of the African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) Group. In making this point while addressing the South Pacific Forum Heads of State at Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, the Honourable Hubert Ingraham said the Caribbean looked forward to the day when the skills, talents, experience and knowledge…
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DOMINICA’S CARIBS CELEBRATE
The original inhabitants of Dominica celebrate Carib Week from September 14 through 21 under the theme “Striving Together for Progress and Unity”. Historically regarded as the first inhabitants of the Caribbean territory, they now number 3 400 persons living on approximately three and a half acres of fertile land in the north-east side of the island. The week long programme…
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