TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF COTED ENDS AFTER INTENSE DISCUSSIONS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Council on Trade and Economic Development (COTED) concluded its 22nd meeting in Georgetown on Friday having removed longstanding items from its agenda and significantly advancing others. At an end-of-COTED press conference at Le Meridie...
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE 30TH ANNUAL MIAMI CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN BASIN,  4-6 DECEMBER 2006,  MIAMI, FLORIDA

Theme: 30 years of Progress: The COMPETITIVENESS CHALLENGE TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY Salutations In an age of instant gratification and built-in redundancy, the celebration of a thirty-year anniversary, even in a marriage, is becoming very rare. So it is with great pleasure that I extend hearty ...
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING SESSION OF THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 16-17 NOVEMBER 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Mr. Chairman Honourable Ministers Distinguished Delegates Representatives of the University of the West Indies and Students of the Institute of International Relations Staff of the Secretariat Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is once again my privilege and pleasure as Secretary-General o...
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CSME - THE REGION’S GLOBALISATION FIGHT BACK

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), H.E. Edwin Carrington has accredited the regional flagship programme, the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) as the Community’s best and perhaps only chance of coping in th...
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SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES ATHLETIC CHAMPIONS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana) On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I extend hearty congratulations to Mr Asafa Powell on his achieving the prestigious award of Male Athlete of the Year by the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF). Mr Powell’s...
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SPECIAL COTED FOR CWC 2007 : TRANSPORTATION

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the Caribbean heightens preparations for the Region’s hosting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007, the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Ministers of Transportation will meet in Georgetown, G...
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CARICOM TRADE MINISTERS TO PUSH FOR CSME ADVANCEMENT

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Trade Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are to bring into sharper focus the expansion of the categories of persons eligible to move freely, within the context of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The Ministers wil...
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