Statements and Declarations

  • August 28, 1997
    626

    BUREAU OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT EXPRESSES CONDOLENCE AT THE DEATH OF SIR ERIC GAIRY

    The Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, meeting in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, on Tuesday, August 26, 1997, expressed its deep regret to the Government and people of Grenada and the family of the late Sir Eric Gairy at the passing of the former Prime Minister of Grenada. Sir Eric, affectionately called the…

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  • July 4, 1997
    649

    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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  • May 31, 1997
    3,075

    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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  • May 10, 1997
    830

    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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  • October 31, 1992
    651

    DECLARATION BY THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ON SHIPMENTS OF PLUTONIUM

    The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community assembled for the Special Session of their Conference considered reports of the possible shipment of plutonium through the Caribbean Sea which have been discussed at length in the media and which have given rise to expressions of serious concern by Governments across the Region. The Heads noted that the Ministers of Foreign…

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  • March 2, 1991
    799

    PORT OF SPAIN CONSENSUS, 1991 of the Caribbean Regional Economic Conference

    I. INTRODUCTION The Caribbean Regional Economic Conference was held in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, from 27 February to 1 March 1991. The Conference was a unique and historic occasion bringing together for the first time all the social partners – the public sector, the private sector organizations, the labour movement, the Universities, the regional financial organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).…

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  • August 2, 1990
    708

    THE KINGSTON DECLARATION

    We the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, assembly at Kingston, Jamaica – DECLARE as follows: Democracy and Popular Participation We resolve, and enjoin our citizens to pursue all of our just economic, social and political objectives within the framework of our deeply cherished democratic traditions, We are determined to strengthen the processes by providing every opportunity for the…

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  • July 31, 1989
    2,259

    GRAND ANSE DECLARATION AND WORK PROGRAMME FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE INTEGRATION MOVEMENT, JULY 1989, GRAND ANSE, GRENADA

      At this our Tenth Meeting here in Grenada, we, the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community inspired by the spirit of cooperation and solidarity among us are moved by the need to work expeditiously together to deepen the integration process and strengthen the Caribbean Community in all of its dimensions to respond to the challenges and opportunities presented…

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  • April 9, 1988
    693

    FINAL REPORT OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE MEXICO-CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY JOINT COMMISSION

    (Mexico, April 7-8, 1988) The second meeting of the Mexico-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Joint Commission was held in Mexico City on 7-8 April, 1988. The Mexican Delegation was led by Ambassador Miguel Angel Olea Sisniega, General Coordinator of Advisors to the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs. The Caribbean Delegation, in turn, was led by Mr. Roderick Rainford, Secretary-General of CARICOM. Due…

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  • July 5, 1986
    618

    GEORGETOWN DECLARATION ON THE DEEPENING AND WIDENING OF CARICOM

    We have decided that the state has now been reached where specific initiatives must be taken to implement Articles 34, 46 and 47 of the Common Market Annex to the Treaty of Chaguaramas (dealing with external trade policy, Common Market industrial programming and joint development of national resources).  These specific initiatives must accompany efforts to formulate a truly Common External…

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