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STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE TENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITYON THE UNITED STATES’ UNILATERAL IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS AGAINST THE EUROPEAN UNION BANANA IMPORT MARKETING REGIME
We, the Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community, meeting in Paramaribo, Suriname, deplore the precipitate unilateral action of the United States to impose sanctions against the European Union (EU) over its Banana Import Regime. This unauthorised and illegal action undermines the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and threatens the economic survival and social and political stability of several…
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Statement on the movement of nuclear material through the Caribbean Sea issued by the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community at the Tenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM),M 4-5 MA
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community reiterate their unwavering opposition and that of their peoples to the blatant and persistent use of the Caribbean Sea for the transhipment of highly toxic nuclear materials. They again call on the Governments of France, Japan and the United Kingdom to respect the economic importance and ecological fragility of the Caribbean Sea and…
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STATEMENT ON THE SITUATION IN GUYANA ISSUED BY THE TENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM, 4-5 MARCH 1999, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, meeting in Paramaribo on 5 March 1999, deplore the renewal of political discord and unrest in Guyana and call for an immediate cessation and a return to the commitment and spirit of the Herdmanston Accord and the Saint Lucia Statement. The Heads of Government urge the CARICOM Facilitator, to continue his efforts…
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PRESENTATION BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE TENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 4-5 MARCH 1999, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
It is for me an honour, a privilege and a pleasure to be part of this historic occasion which the holding of the 10th Inter-sessional Meeting of the Conference of the Heads of Government in Suriname represents. My essential task this morning is to chair this Opening Session of that event. In doing so, however, I cannot fail to observe…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE TENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) 4-5 MARCH 1999, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
The Tenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, was held in Paramaribo, Suriname on 4-5 March, 1999. Heads of Government in attendance were: Rt. Hon. Owen Arthur, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Barbados; Hon. Edison James, Prime Minister and Minister of Legal Affairs and Labour, Dominica; Dr the Hon.…
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Address delivered by Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), at the Opening Ceremony of the Tenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, 4 March 1999, Paramaribo, Suriname
Your Excellency Jules Wijdenbosch, President of Suriname Chairman of the Caribbean Community Other distinguished Heads of State and Government Vice President of Suriname Speaker of the National Assembly Hon. Ministers Members of the Assembly Members of the Diplomatic Corps Other distinguished guests Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen: It is for me an honour, a privilege and a pleasure…
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MR. BASDEO PANDAY, PRIME MINISTER OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TENTH INTERSESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 4 MARCH 1999, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
Your Excellency, Jules Wijdenbosch, President of Suriname and Chairman of CARICOM Colleague Heads of Government Vice President Of Suriname Speaker of the National Assembly Ministers Members of the Assembly Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Delegates Other Distinguished Guests Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen The honour and privilege are mine this morning as the newest member of the…
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PRESS STATEMENT OF THE 11th MEETING OF THE BUREAU of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), 21 October 1998, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
The Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community today urged all parties in Guyana to do everything possible to meet the deadlines of the Herdmanston Accord particularly the provisions relating to the staging of elections under a new constitution by the year 2000. The Bureau, presided over by Chairman of CARICOM, Dr the Hon. Kenny…
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TRIBUTES PAID TO FOUR DISTINGUISHED CARIBBEAN NATIONALS WHO WERE CONFERRED WITH the Order of the Caribbean Community (OCC) AT the opening ceremony of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 30 JUNE – 4 JULY 1998, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
ARTHUR NAPOLEON RAYMOND ROBINSONTrinity Cross and State Counsel Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson, a national of Trinidad and Tobago was born in the Island of Tobago on 16 December 1926. He served his country and people with distinction, honour and fortitude in winning, sustaining and advancing their independence. Convinced of the importance of regional integration for the preservation of that independence…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE THE NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 30 JUNE – 4 JULY 1998, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Nineteenth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, was held in Castries, Saint Lucia, on 30 June-4 July 1998 with an Opening Ceremony on the evening of 30 June1998 and a Closing Ceremony on 4 July 1998. Heads of Government in attendance were: Hon. Lester B. Bird, Prime Minister and…
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