EPA AFFECTS ALL

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Jamaican Prime Minister, the Honourable Bruce Golding, advised his Caribbean colleagues that they had to address real problems which would directly impact the lives of every man, woman and child as they considered the issues related to the ...
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OPENING STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE BRUCE GOLDING M.P. PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA, AT THE MEETING OF CARIFORUM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ON EPA RELATED ISSUES,  4 OCTOBER 2007,  MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA

It is my pleasure to formally welcome you, my colleague Prime Ministers and Heads of Delegation to this Special Meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM). We are here to address critical issues related to the CARIFORUM/EU Eco...
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM),  AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SECOND SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN FISHERIES FORUM ON THE COMMON FISHERIES POLICY AND REGIME FOR THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3 OCTOBER 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Hon. Robert Persaud, Minister of Agriculture Representatives of Member States Representatives of Associate Members Mr Hugh Saul and other colleagues of the CRFM Representatives of Institutions Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat  Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media It gives me great pleasure...
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CARIFORUM HEADS MEET WITH EU COMMISSIONERS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A Special Meeting of Heads of State and Government of Caribbean countries that are signatories to the ACP-EU Cotonou Partnership Agreement will take place in Montego Bay, Jamaica on 4-5 October 2007. The meeting will be taking place at a cr...
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CARICOM HEALTH MINISTERS TO MEET IN WASHINGTON

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) When the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Caucus of Health Ministers convene in Washington this week-end (29-30 September 2007), they are expected to receive and review among other things, the recommendations and follow-up actions emanating fr...
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PANCAP MUST HELP COUNTRIES FIND SOLUTION

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) was today reminded that it must assist its member countries to find solutions to meet the demand for technical assistance in the fight against HIV/AIDS. This was the charge from the Ho...
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NETHERLANDS ANTILLES SEEKS CLOSER TIES WITH CARICOM

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Government of the Netherlands Antilles has expressed an interest in closer co-operation with the Caribbean Community through observer status in two of the ministerial councils of the Community. This followed two days of discussions on 2...
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ADDRESS BY DR. THE HONOURABLE DOUGLAS SLATER, MINISTER OF HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE 9TH MEETING OF THE REGIONAL COORDINATING MECHANISM OF THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV AND AIDS (PANCAP), 20 SEPTEMBER 2007, KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

Dr. the Hon. Jerome Walcott, Minister of Health, Barbados and Chair of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism of PANCAP Dr. Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary-General, Directorate of Human and Social Development, CARICOM Secretariat Mr. Carl Browne, Director, PANCAP Ms. Altoscha Anderson, CARICOM Youth...
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