Statements and Declarations
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133/2004
The Caribbean Community mourns the passing of one of its pioneer sons, Sir Kenneth Standard, Professor Emeritus (Community Health) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) at the age of 82. Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Rex Nettleford, remembering Sir Kenneth, recalled that in 1948 this young Barbadian, already a headmaster in his native island journeyed to Mona,…
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STATEMENT BY HON. SAID MUSA, PRIME MINISTER, BELIZE AND LEAD HEAD FOR ISSUES RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CARICOM QUASI-CABINET, AT THE TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 4-7 JULY 2004, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
Mr. Chairman, thank you for affording me the opportunity to speak today on Belize's fulfillment of its Quasi-Cabinet responsibility as it relates to sustainable development issues within the Region. Mr. Chairman, it can be argued that the Region is more vulnerable now than we were ten years ago to economic pressures, a declining social fabric and environmental degradation. I do…
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THE CALIVIGNY STATEMENT ON HAITI ISSUED BY THE TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 4-7 JULY 2004, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in Grand Anse, Grenada at their Twenty-Fifth Meeting continued their consideration of the humanitarian, political, social and economic situation in Haiti following the departure of President Aristide on 29 February 2004. Central to their consideration were issues related to the representation of Haiti within the Community and the review of the modalities for engagement between…
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STATEMENT BY HON. SAID MUSA, PRIME MINISTER, BELIZE AND LEAD HEAD FOR ISSUES RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CARICOM QUASI-CABINET, AT THE TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 4-7 JULY 2004, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
Mr. Chairman, thank you for affording me the opportunity to speak today on Belize's fulfillment of its Quasi-Cabinet responsibility as it relates to sustainable development issues within the Region. Mr. Chairman, it can be argued that the Region is more vulnerable now than we were ten years ago to economic pressures, a declining social fabric and environmental degradation. I do…
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STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE ROOSVELT SKERRIT, PRIME MINISTER OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA, TO THE TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 4-7 JULY 2004, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
Their Excellencies Sir Daniel Williams, Governor- General of Grenada and Lady Gloria Williams His Excellency President Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana His Excellency President Runaldo Venetiaan, President of Suriname Dr. The Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada and Chairman of CARICOM and Mrs. Mitchell Other Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Heads of Associate Members of the…
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MESSAGE BY HIS EXCELLENCY MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) FOR CARICOM DAY, JULY 4, 2004
Fellow citizens of the Caribbean Community, on July 4 2004 we celebrate CARICOM Day, marking the 31st Anniversary of our integration movement. We are doing so fully cognizant that our Community at this time continues to face tough challenges, but equally aware that there are many exciting new possibilities for us opening up in our Region, our hemisphere and in…
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STATEMENT BY H.E. MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT SIGNING OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK FOR THE CARIBBEAN EDUCATION SECTOR HIV/AIDS RESPONSE CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME, 22 JUNE 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
IDB Representative Mr. Sergio Varas Members of Staff of IDB Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Members of the Press Ladies and Gentlemen Let me take this opportunity on behalf on the Community and the Pan Caribbean Partnership (PANCAP) to express my deepest appreciation to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for providing support to the HIV/AIDS Programme. By the…
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GEORGETOWN COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING OF MINISTERIAL REPRESENTATIVES OF G90 COUNTRIES, 3-4 JUNE 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA We, the Ministerial Representatives responsible for trade, meeting in Georgetown, Guyana, on the 3rd and 4th June, 20041, examined the state of progress in the negotiations in the World Trade Organisation [WTO] based on the mandates of the Fourth and
We, the Ministerial Representatives responsible for trade, meeting in Georgetown, Guyana, on the 3rd and 4th June, 20041, examined the state of progress in the negotiations in the World Trade Organisation [WTO] based on the mandates of the Fourth and Fifth Ministerial Conferences held at Doha and Cancun respectively with a view to identifying common elements for a G90…
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STATEMENT ON BELIZE/GUATEMALA ISSUED BY THE FOURTH UK/CARIBBEAN FORUM 12 MAY 2004, LONDON
The Participants of the UK/Caribbean Forum, meeting in London on 11 and 12 May 2004, took note of a report from Belize in relation to the ongoing process to reach a just, equitable and permanent solution to the territorial differendum between Belize and Guatemala within the framework of the Organisation of American States (OAS). The international community remains fully supportive…
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STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN W .CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE EXPANSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY IN 2004
Today, 1 May 2004, CARICOM joins with the rest of the international community in taking note and extending its best wishes to the European Community on the historic step taken by its people, in expanding the membership of their Community from 15 to 25 States. Both the size and nature of the expansion demonstrates the enormity of their confidence in…
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