community relations
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New Swedish Ambassador to CARICOM sees his appointment as historic
The newly accredited Ambassador of Sweden to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Claes Hammar, has described the formalisation of his country’s ties with the Community as an historic and significant step. Following meetings with Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Sweden and other Nordic countries and CARICOM Foreign Ministers in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, the Ambassador…
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CARICOM accredits first Swedish Ambassador
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) While Sweden has forged diplomatic relations with countries within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) through the establishment of honorary consulates in each CARICOM Member State and by signing of Tax Information Exchange Agreements with eight of them, it had no such ties with the regional bloc. At the Georgetown, Guyana Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat…
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Israel’s first ever Ambassador to CARICOM presents his credentials
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, on Tuesday said he looked forward to the development of a more structured and formal mechanism for cooperation between Israel and CARICOM. He made this statement during a ceremony at the CARICOM Secretariat headquarters, Turkeyen, Guyana, where Ambassador to CARICOM from Israel Amiram Magid…
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OPENING REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE ROOSEVELT SKERRIT, PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FINANCE, FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA ON THE OCCASION OF THE CARICOM-BRAZIL SUMMIT, 26 APRIL 2010, BRASILIA, BRAZIL
Your Excellency Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of the Federal Republic of Brazil Your Excellency Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Acting Minister of External Relations of the Federal Republic of Brazil Other distinguished Representatives of the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil Distinguished Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Distinguished delegates of CARICOM Other Distinguished Guests Representatives of…
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STRENGTHENING CARICOM/JAPAN COOPERATION
The bonds of cooperation between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Japan will be further strengthened when their representatives meet in Georgetown, Guyana for their Seventh Consultation on 8-9 November 1999. During the first round of the two-day meeting, the deliberations will be directed at a range of policy issues including the CARICOM/Japan Economic Technical Cooperation and Cultural Exchange in which…
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