STATEMENT DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE XIX SUMMIT OF THE RIO GROUP, 3 MARCH 2007, TURKEYEN, GUYANA

Mr. Chairman, His Excellency the President of Guyana Their Excellencies, Heads of State and Government Other Distinguished Heads of Delegation Distinguished DelegatesLadies and Gentlemen It is with great pride and joy that, as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I address this di...
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS RIO SUMMIT HEADS, DELEGATES

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) His Excellency Edwin Carrington has held several meetings on the margins of the 19th Summit of the Rio Group of States now underway in Georgetown. On Friday March 2, the Secretary-Gener...
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF THE COOPERATION/CONSULTATION ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE CARICOM SECRETARIAT AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC), 1 MARCH 2007, TURKEYEN, GUYANA

Honourable Guy Mellet, Regional Delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross Other Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross Deputy Secretary-General Assistant Secretaries-General Other Secretariat Officials Ladies and Gentlemen Members of the Media This afterno...
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JOINT STATEMENT OF THE FOURTH GENERAL MEETING BETWEEN THE SECRETARIATS OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND THE ORGANISATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS),  2 MARCH 2007, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

1. The Fourth General Meeting between the Secretariats of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organisation of American States (OAS) was convened at the CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana on 2 March 2007. The CARICOM delegation was led by His Excellency Edwin Carrington, ...
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CARICOM TO LAUNCH COMMISSION ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Commission on Youth Development (CCoYD) will be officially launched on Monday 5 March, 2007 in a ceremony at the Krasnapolsky Hotel, Paramaribo, Suriname at 7:00PM. The keynote address will be delivered by the President of the R...
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CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHRONIC DISEASES SET FOR THE CARIBBEAN

Washington, September 14, 2007 (PAHO) – A major new campaign to fight chronic disease in the Caribbean is getting underway in an effort to stem “the worst epidemic of chronic diseases like heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease in the Americas,” wit...
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STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE,  DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE FOURTH GENERAL MEETING BETWEEN THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY,  25 JANUARY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Assistant Secretary-General and Representatives of the United Nations and its Specialised Agencies Colleagues and Representatives of CARICOM Associated Institutions Members of the Media I extend a warm welcome to our visiting delegations both from CARICOM Regional institutions as well as from t...
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