PANCAP HOLDS VIII ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Under the theme Leadership: Uniting Vision and Purpose, the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS will hold its Eighth Annual General meeting on 29-30 October 2008, in Montego Bay, Jamaica. A key highlight of this eighth meeting is the...
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REGIONAL CULTURAL INDUSTRY TASK FORCE LAUNCHED

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The newly established Regional Task Force on Cultural Industries was officially launched today (23 October 2008) by the CARICOM Secretary-General at the CARICOM Secretariat. The establishment of this Regional Task Force on Cultural Industri...
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A FORCE OF CHANGE FOR REGIONAL ARTISTS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) With the Launch of the newly established Regional Task Force on Cultural Industries, the new Co-Chairman, Mr Adrian Augier envisages that the Task Force would begin a process of change by providing new avenues and opportunities for artists ...
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCH OF THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON CULTURAL INDUSTRIES,  23 OCTOBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Distinguished Members of the Regional Task Force on Cultural Industries Staff of the CARICOM SecretariatRepresentatives of the Media As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, it is such a great pleasure for me to welcome you to the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat for the Launch and I...
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GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNTRIES LIKE GUYANA / BY MAURICE ODLE, PH.D., ECONOMIC ADVISER TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, TO THE GEORGETOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 20 OCTOBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Mr. Chairman Fellow Panelists Distinguished GuestsLadies and Gentlemen Introduction Making an effective contribution to a panel discussion could be tricky proposition in that the audience could be quite bored with repetition, unless the presenters had previous consultation and reached an agreement a...
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL,  CARIBBEAN FORUM OF ACP STATES (CARIFORUM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING CEREMONY OF THE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN CARIFORUM AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, 15 OCTOBER 2008, BRIDGETOWN,  BARBADOS

Mr Chairman The Honourable Christopher Sinckler, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business of Barbados; Other Ministers of Government and Heads of Delegation of the Member States of CARIFORUM and the European Community; Your Excellency Jean Paul Dumont Representative of t...
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CARIFORUM AND EC SIGN EPA

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)   Thirteen of the 15 Member States of the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (CARIFORUM) and the European Community today 15 October signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) which ushered in a comp...
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CARICOM Competition Commission:  Executive Director Appointed

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  The Commissioners of the CARICOM Competition Commission have announced the appointment of Mrs. Barbara Lee to the position of Executive Director of the Commission, effective 18 August, 2008. Mrs. Lee, an Attorney by profession, received he...
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