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Address by The Honourable Nickolas Steele, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Business of Grenada at The General Debate of The 69 Th Regular Session of The UN General Assembly
Mr. Secretary General, Fellow Leaders, Excellencies, distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen. Mr. President, let me first of all thank the outgoing President John Ashe, for his sterling efforts in presiding over the 68th session of the UN General Assembly in a year that was designated for island states around the world. Let me also congratulate you and welcome you as…
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High Level Advocacy Forum headlines week of statistics activities in Grenada
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The quest to place statistics frontally before the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues later this month with a high level engagement of stakeholders in St. George’s, Grenada. The High Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics, planned for 26 May, is the second such event to be coordinated by the CARICOM Secretariat with support from its international…
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Grenada has no interest in legalizing marijuana
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Friday January 24, 2014, CMC – Grenada has thrown cold water on plans to decriminalise marijuana insisting that the cultivation and use of the drug on the island were illegal. “Government’s position on this issue is very clear. The cultivation and use of marijuana in Grenada is illegal, and therefore, we will abide by the laws of…
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CARIFORUM and EU reaffirm commitment to trade and development partnership
CARIFORUM and European Union (EU) trade officials held a one-day meeting in Grenada on Thursday 21 November, at which they reaffirmed the two regions' commitment to their close trade and development partnership. The two sides discussed progress made so far in putting the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) into practice. The EPA aims to promote trade and investment, underpin regional…
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CARIFORUM DG to Visit Grenada
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Director-General of the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM), Mr Percival Marie, is set to embark on his first official visit to Grenada since that country assumed the Chairmanship of CARIFORUM, with effect from 1 July 2013. The Chair of CARIFORUM plays a leadership role in relation to intra-CARIFORUM matters,…
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Arrival statement of the caribbean community (CARICOM) electoral observer mission to Grenada parliamentary elections on 19 february 2013
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was invited by the Government of Grenada to mount a CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission (CEOM) to observe the Grenada Parliamentary Elections. In response to that invitation, a seven-member delegation, under the leadership of Chief of Mission, Dr. Jennifer Van Dijk-Silos, Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Council of the Republic of…
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ADDRESS BY HON. V. NAZIM BURKE, MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ENERGY AT THE NATIONAL ENERGY SYMPOSIUM NOV. 14TH, 2012. GRENADA
It is a pleasure to be here with you this morning to address the major stakeholders in our energy sector. At the outset, I wish to thank the Caricom Secretariat and our other development partners for the support they have given us and continue to give us during this week. Ladies and Gentlemen, this year's Energy Symposium comes at an…
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Consultations on ICT4D Strategy begin in Grenada
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Stakeholders across the Region will, from Thursday 11 November, have an opportunity to discuss and refine the contents of a draft Information Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) Strategy when a Regional Consultation and Awareness Campaign is launched in St. George’s, Grenada. The draft document, which is presented as the Digital Development Strategy (DDS), is…
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CARICOM media workshop underway in Grenada
St. George’s, July 27, 2010 (GIS) – Local and regional broadcasters and newspaper editors are meeting in Grenada to discuss the free movement of skilled persons and other issues related to the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) This week’s workshop is organised by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which is trying to engage media workers in the attempt at “demystify…
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STATEMENT BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE TILLMAN THOMAS, PRIME MINISTER, GRENADA, WITH LEAD RESPONSIBILITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING ICT IN THE CARICOM QUASI-CABINET, ON THE OCCASION OF THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SOCIETY DAY, 17 MAY 2009
It is my pleasure to make this statement on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on this the third Anniversary of World Telecommunications and Information Society Day which we commemorate today under the theme “Protecting Children in Cyberspace”. New Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have irreversibly changed the world we live in by accelerating the pace and volume of innovation.…
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