Statements and Declarations
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THIRTY-FIRST REGULAR MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 4-7 JULY 2010, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA. STATEMENT OF CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ON THE SITUATION OF HAITI
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), including His Excellency René Préval, President of Haiti, held an in-depth discussion on the post-earthquake situation in Haiti at their Thirty-First Regular Meeting held in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The Secretaries General of the United Nations (UN) and of the Organisation of American States (OAS), as well as the Special Representative of…
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MADRID DECLARATION ISSUED BY THE VI EUROPEAN UNION-LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (EU-LAC) SUMMIT, 18 MAY 2010, MADRID, SPAIN
1. We, the Heads of State and Government of the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean, the President of the European Council and the President of the Commission, have convened in Madrid on 18 May 2010, in order to reaffirm our commitment to continue promoting and strengthening our Bi-regional Strategic Partnership based on our common principles, values and…
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Haiti Declaration Issued By The First Summit Of Heads Of State And Government Of Mexico And Members Of The Caribbean Community (caricom), 21 February 2010, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico
I. We, the Heads of State and Government of Mexico and the Member States of the Caribbean (CARICOM), gathered together on in the Mexican Riviera Maya, confirm our solidarity with the government and people of Haiti in the wake of the catastrophic loss of lives and material damage caused by the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. II.…
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CLIMATE CHANGE DECLARATION ISSUED BY THE MEETING OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO AND THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 21 FEBRUARY 2010, RIVIERA MAYA, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO
1. We, the Heads of State and Government of Mexico and the Member States of the Caribbean (CARICOM), gathered together on February 21, 2010, in the Mexican Riviera Maya, confirm our commitment to reinforcing cooperation to deal with the threat of climate change through joint efforts by our nations. 2. We express our concern over the scientific evidence showing…
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DECLARATION OF THE FIRST SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO AND MEMBERS OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 22 FEBRUARY 2010, RIVIERA MAYA, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO
1. We, the Heads of State and Government of Mexico and the Member States of the Caribbean (CARICOM), gathered together for the first time in the Mexican Riviera Maya on February 21, 2010, confirm our commitment to examining the joint challenges faced by our region. 2. We declare that this first summit will be the starting point for more productive…
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Declaration Of Paramaribo On The Future Of Youth In The Caribbean Community
We, the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), meeting at the Torarica Hotel, Paramaribo, Suriname on 30 January 2010 on the occasion of a Special Regional Summit on Youth Development: Conscious that regional integration holds the key to the optimal development of the small developing countries of the Community and the regional population, the majority of which is under the…
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Statement on Bananas by Honourable. Charles Savarin, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Labour
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Commonwealth of Dominica welcomes this opportunity to speak on the issue of bananas. The future trading regime for bananas is a cause for great anxiety to the people of Dominica and other Caribbean States who have derived their livelihoods from the commodity over the last fifty years. Banana production in Dominica provides employment…
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ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE TILLMAN THOMAS, PRIME MINISTER, GRENADA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE NINTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV AND AIDS (PANCAP), 28-30 OCTOBER 2009, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
I thank the CARICOM Secretariat and the general membership of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) for choosing Grenada as the venue for the Ninth Annual General Meeting of the Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP). On behalf of the Government and people of this “Spice Isle of the Caribbean”, I extend warmest welcome to…
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REMARKS BY MS. JACQUELINE JACK, PRESIDENT, CARIBBEAN CONGRESS OF LABOUR, AT THE CONVOCATION ON THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY (CSME), 9-10 OCTOBER 2009, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
Honourable David J. H. Thompson, Prime Minister of Barbados and Lead Head Minister with responsibility for CSME His Excellency Edward Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community President of the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen My Fellow Trade Union Colleagues Representatives of the Media Good Morning. I consider an honour in capacity as President of…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE CONVOCATION ON THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY, 9 OCTOBER 2009, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
It is with a sense of great expectation, that as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, I address you at this Opening Ceremony of this historic Convocation on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy. Let me at the outset thank the Prime Minister of Barbados, the Honourable David Thompson, Head of Government with Lead Responsibility in the Community for the CSME,…
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