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STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE MERVYN ASSAM, MINISTER OF ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TOURISM, AT THE OPENING OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), MAY 21, 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Honourable Prime Minister of Guyana
Colleague Ministers
Secretary-General
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Distinguished Delegates
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

It is indeed a pleasure to address this Fourth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) in my capacity as outgoing chairman.

REMARKS BY MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 21 MAY, 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

His Excellency Mr. Samuel A. Hinds, Acting President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana
Honourable Ministers of Foreign Affairs and their delegations
Other Honourable Ministers
Your Excellencies, Ambassadors, High Commissioners and other representatives of the Diplomatic Corps
Distinguished Guests
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media
Colleagues

CARICOM FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET ON CRITICAL INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ISSUES

An agenda focusing on the Region's strategic approach to its relations with Third States and International Organisations will occupy the attention of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers of Foreign Affairs when they meet in Georgetown, Guyana, from 21-22 May. This will be the Fourth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) and it is being held under the Chairmanship of Guyana.

JOINT OAS/CARICOM INITIATIVE ON HAITI

Yesterday, Prime Minister Owen Arthur of Barbados, the current Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and OAS Secretary General Cesar Gaviria agreed to join efforts of the OAS and CARICOM on Haiti into a Joint Mission to be led by Gaviria and former Dominican Prime Minister Dame Eugenia Charles.

CARICOM DELEGATION CONCLUDES OFFICIAL VISIT TO SURINAME

Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Rt. Hon. Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados, accompanied by Secretary-General of the CARICOM Secretariat, Mr. Edwin Carrington, and Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations, Mr. Albert Ramdin, earlier this week concluded three days of consultations with key stakeholders in the Republic of Suriname.

CARICOM SG AND TEAM COMPLETE CCJ PUBLIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES IN JAMAICA

Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community Mr Edwin Carrington, has wrapped up a one-week tour of Jamaica where he spoke to wide ranging audiences on a range of issues related to the Caribbean Court of Justice. The week of public education activities on the Court ran from 24-30 April 2001.

CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL IN JAMAICA FOR CCJ PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME

Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Mr Edwin Carrington, has re-emphasised that establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is imperative to the creation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).

The Secretary-General, who is in Jamaica for a week long series of public education programmes, 24-30 April 2001 to build public awareness of the CCJ, stressed that dialogue with the people of the Region, including the stakeholders, is a fundamental step leading to the establishment of the Court.

Statement issued by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) electoral observer mission to the general elections in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

The CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission was mounted in accordance with the provisions of the Grand Beach Accord and the commitment given to the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines by the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community.

The main tasks of the Observer Mission was to observe the preparations for the Elections and the electoral process, including the counting of the ballots, and to assess the outcome of the elections.