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AGRICULTURE FOCUS OF THIRTY-SECOND SPECIAL COTED IN GEORGETOWN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Thirty-Second Special Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Agriculture opens on Friday 18 September, 2009 at the Le Meridien Pegasus, Georgetown, Guyana. COTED Officials began their meeting from Wednesday September 16, 2009 at the same location. High on the agenda are considerations for the establishment…
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STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN RESPECT TO THE DISPUTE OVER THE EUROPEAN BANANA REGIME
Trade Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), at the 27th Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development, May 14-15, 2009, expressed concern at the latest proposals by the European Union (EU) for new tariff measures to deal with the longstanding banana dispute. Ministers urged the EU to act in accordance with its commitments under successive partnership agreements with…
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STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT
Trade Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), at the 27th Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development, May 14-15, 2009, expressed concern at the latest proposals by the European Union (EU) for new tariff measures to deal with the longstanding banana dispute. Ministers urged the EU to act in accordance with its commitments under successive partnership agreements with…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 14-15 MAY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Permit me to say a few words as this Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) gets underway. I first want to welcome you Madame Chair to your first meeting of the Council and to say what better place to start than at the top! I am sure that your colleagues, like myself, look forward to…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 14-15 MAY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Permit me to say a few words as this Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) gets underway. I first want to welcome you Madame Chair to your first meeting of the Council and to say what better place to start than at the top! I am sure that your colleagues, like myself, look forward to your…
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COTED MEETS IN GEORGETOWN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)’s Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) holds its Twenty-Seventh Meeting in Georgetown, Guyana, 14-15 May 2009, to examine matters related to the implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), agriculture, transportation, and external economic and trade relations. The Council, which comprises Trade Ministers, will consider the CARICOM…
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SPECIAL COTED CONVENES MONDAY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Agreements that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have entered into and those that are to be negotiated shortly, form the core of the agenda of a Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). The Thirty-First Special Meeting will be held in Georgetown, Guyana, on Monday 2 March 2009. Officials begin meeting…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED, 24 NOVEMBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Madam Chairperson, Senator Maxine McLean, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados Dr. the Hon Henry Jeffrey, Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation of Guyana Other Honorable Ministers Excellencies/Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Other Heads of Delegation Representatives of International and Regional Organizations Distinguished Delegates Invited Guests Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Representatives of the…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED, 24 NOVEMBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Madam Chairperson, Senator Maxine McLean, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados Dr. the Hon Henry Jeffrey, Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation of Guyana Other Honorable Ministers Excellencies/Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Other Heads of Delegation Representatives of International and Regional Organizations Distinguished Delegates Invited Guests Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Representatives of the…
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REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE MAXINE MC CLEAN, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN TRADE, BARBADOS, AND CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE COTED, 24 NOVEMBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Fellow Ministers of Government Their Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Distinguished Delegates Students Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development. This is my first COTED meeting and it is my distinct honour to have been asked to chair the sessions…
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