CARICOM AMBASSADORS TO THE US IN INTENSE ADVOCACY INITIATIVE

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Caucus of Ambassadors is spearheading a major advocacy and promotion Initiative in a number of US cities in advance of the Conference on the Caribbean, 2007. A ‘Diaspora Dialogue,’ in the form of Town Hall Meetings has b...
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CARIBBEAN MET CHIEF TO SEEK RE-ELECTION ON UN BODY

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Coordinating Director of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Meteorological Organization, Tyrone Sutherland, is seeking re-election as Second Vice-President of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the UN Specialized Agency that coordinates...
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BROAD CONSULTATIONS IN ADVANCE OF CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Senior Diplomatic Representatives in Washington DC, spearheading preparations for the historic Conference on the Caribbean scheduled for June 19-21, 2007, have accelerated the pace and scope of consultations with stakeholders and strategic ...
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IPCC WORKING GROUP II REPORT RELEASED

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to improve the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and op...
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STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE BRIEFING ON CLIMATE CHANGE FOR THE CARIBBEAN MEDIA, 23 APRIL 2007, TURKEYEN, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Salutations On 6 April 2007, the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Fourth Assessment Report on climate change which focused on the impacts, adaptation and vulnerability with regard to planet earth. The high level of confidence demonstrated in the methodology and in the q...
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CARICOM HOSTS AGRICULTURE DONOR CONFERENCE

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will convene a Donor Conference in Trinidad and Tobago on June 2, 2007 to supplement the Region’s ongoing financial and technical support for the expansion and diversification of the Region’s ag...
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIFORUM/CARICOM ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF THE CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT FOR THE 9TH EDF CARIBBEAN INTEGRATION SUPPORT PROGRAMME, 20 APRIL 2007, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Your Excellency, Ambassador Geert Heikens, Head of the European Commission Delegation in Guyana Your Excellency, Mr. Fraser Wheeler, British High Commissioner Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite Assistant Secretaries-General Representatives of the European Commission Delegation ...
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