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US AND CARIBBEAN TRADE LINKAGES : FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY : SPEECH BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL ENTREPRENEURS OF THE YEAR GALA ORGANISED BY THE CARIBBEAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, 22 APRIL 1999
I would like to begin by expressing my appreciation to the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) for the honour of having selected me as its 1999 “Caribbean Roving Ambassador”. This has confirmed what my wife has long thought of my perpetual travelling. On a more serious note, I take this opportunity to acknowledge her presence here with…
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CARICOM: Toward Making the Caribbean Whole – By Edwin W. Carrington, Condensed version of the keynote address delivered to the 7th Annual North-East regional Caribbean Students Conference, at MIT, on April 2, 1999
Introduction As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community I wish to express my appreciation to the North East regional Caribbean Students Conference for inviting me to deliver the keynote address at the last such Conference of this Century. I consider it not only an honour but my duty to be here. The title of my address this evening was chosen to…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 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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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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CHANGING REALITIES IN THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY : OPENING REMARKS BY H.E. ERROL SNYDERS, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SURINAME AND CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR) AT THE FIRST EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF COFCOR, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME, 1 MARCH 1999
Distinguished colleagues, Distinguished Heads of delegations, Mr. Secretary-General Delegates, Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen. The Government of Suriname is pleased and honoured to host this First Extraordinary Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations. It is a distinct pleasure to welcome you once again in Suriname. I wish you all a pleasant stay in our…
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MONTSERRAT’S CARICOM VILLAGE TAKES SHAPE
Montserratians are eagerly awaiting the completion of the CARICOM Village at Davy Hill in the north of the island. Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister the Hon. Lester Bird and CARICOM Secretary-General Mr Edwin Carrington toured the project on the north side of the island during their one-day visit to the volcano-stricken Member State of the Caribbean Community on Tuesday. Of…
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CARICOM SPREAD CHRISTMAS CHEER IN MONTSERRAT
Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, the Hon. Lester Bird, accompanied by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Mr. Edwin Carrington will pay a goodwill visit to Montserrat on Tuesday December 29 to share the spirit of the Christmas season with residents of that volcano-stricken Member State of the Caribbean Community. The Lang Soufriere volcano which erupted in July 1995 has continued…
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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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STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE SPECIAL MEETING OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN FORUM (CARIFORUM) OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC (ACP) STATES, 20-22 AUGUST 1998, SANTO DOMINGO DE GUZMAN, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
THE STATEMENT OF SANTO DOMINGOTHE CARIBBEAN ENCOUNTER: TOWARDS THE 21ST CENTURY Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Forum of ACP States(CARIFORUM), the Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and leaders of elegation of Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines;…
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CARIBBEAN LEADERS WILL MEET IN SANTO DOMINGO
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the President of Cuba will meet with the President of the Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo from Thursday, 20 August-Saturday, 22 August 1998. His Excellency, President Leonel Fernandez is hosting the meeting during celebrations marking the 500th anniversary of the founding of the city of Santo Domingo…
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