Speeches
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ADD VALUE TO COMMODITIES FOR GROWTH IN AGRICULTURE SECTOR – MINISTER TUFTON
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In order to realise long-term growth from the agriculture sector, the Caribbean must add value to traditional crops such as sugar cane and bananas. This view was stressed by the Minister of Agriculture of Jamaica, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, when he addressed the official opening of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture in Kingstown, St.…
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CARICOM SET TO DEVELOP REGIONAL CRIME PREVENTION STRATEGY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Plans are underway for the development of a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) multi-sectoral Crime Prevention Strategy and accompanying Plan of Action to combat drugs and crime in the Region. The development of this strategy is in direct response to a mandate of the 12th Special Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD)…
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CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURE ISSUES STILL IN FOCUS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) At a time when the spotlight on agriculture is shining brighter on a daily basis, a high level official of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has emphasized that work on the Region’s agriculture agenda was moving full speed ahead. Assistant Secretary-General for Trade and Economic Integration at the CARICOM Secretariat Ambassador Irwin LaRocque told…
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EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY DELEGATION DEPARTS AFTER FRUITFUL DISCUSSIONS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The East African Community delegation which was on a study tour at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat left for Bridgetown, Barbados where they will hold discussions with the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) Unit. The 11-member EAC Secretariat team representing the five partner states – Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya – wrapped…
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CHIEF IMMIGRATION OFFICERS PREPARE FOR CARIPASS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) By the second quarter of 2009 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals should expect to have further hassle free movement at ports of entry within the Caribbean Region, as the CARICOM Travel Card (CARIPASS) will be implemented. The proposed implementation of CARIPASS was the main focus of discussion at a recent three-day meeting of the Regional…
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OPENING STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF A STUDY TOUR OF THE CARICOM SECRETARIAT BY A DELEGATION FROM THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY, 1-3 OCTOBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Dr. Weggoro, Director, Productive and Social Sector of the East African Community Secretariat, and Head of the East African Community delegation; Representatives from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda; Colleagues, staff of the CARICOM Secretariat including those of the CSME Unit in Barbados who are participating via Video Conference; I am honoured to have the opportunity to welcome you today…
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OPENING STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF A STUDY TOUR OF THE CARICOM SECRETARIAT BY A DELEGATION FROM THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY, 1-3 OCTOBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Dr. Weggoro, Director, Productive and Social Sector of the East African Community Secretariat, and Head of the East African Community delegation; Representatives from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda; Colleagues, staff of the CARICOM Secretariat including those of the CSME Unit in Barbados who are participating via Video Conference; I am honoured to have the opportunity to welcome you today…
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EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY DELEGATION ON STUDY TOUR AT CARICOM SECRETARIAT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) An eleven-member delegation from the East African Community Secretariat (EACS) is on a three-day study tour at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, to draw on the experiences of the regional integration movement. The delegation, led by Dr. Nyamajeje Weggoro, Director, Productive and Social Sector of the EACS, comprises representatives from the…
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REGION MOVES FORWARD WITH MARKETING CAMPAIGN FOR TOURISM
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A $60 million (US) annual marketing campaign has been proposed by the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Tourism Ministers to aid the regional industry. Agreement to forge ahead with the campaign came at a Special Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Tourism and Transportation held in Trinidad and Tobago recently.…
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CARICOM, AUSTRIA SIGN CO-OPERATION MOU
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) His Excellency Edwin Carrington and the Secretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Austria, Mr Hans Winkler, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on CARICOM-Austria Co-operation on Saturday 27 September in New York, USA. The major areas of focus of the MOU will be disaster…
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