BARBADIAN PRIME MINISTER RECOGNISES CONTRIBUTIONS OF CYA

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Youth Ambassador (CYA) of Barbados, Chad Blackman was recently presented with the Prime Minister’s Youth Award for outstanding work as a CYA and for contributing to the socio-economic landscape of the country on national, ...
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REMARKS BY AMB. LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING OF THE SIXTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), 9 NOVEMBER 2006, TORTOLA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

I would normally start by saying that it is a pleasure for me to be here today; however, there is nothing pleasurable about the topic that brings us here today. For it must concern us that the number of HIV infected persons in the Caribbean is larger than the entire population of Barbados; we cannot...
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CARICOM RECEIVES DOMINICA’S HIGHEST AWARD

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  President of Dominica, H.E. Dr. Nicholas Liverpool, presented to CARICOM Secretary-General, H.E. Edwin W. Carrington today, the nation’s highest award, the Dominica Award of Honour to the Caribbean Community; one of only two awa...
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KEEPING FAITH WITH THE PEOPLE OF MONTSERRAT

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, H.E. Edwin W. Carrington ended a one day official visit to Montserrat during which he held discussions with Chief Minister Dr. Lowell Lewis on a number of Regional matters of relevance to Mon...
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY H.E. DAVID ROBINSON, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO CARICOM, 27 OCTOBER 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Your Excellency, Mr. David Robinson, Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community,  Assistant Secretary-General, Other Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen It is with distinct pleasure that I welcome you most warmly, Ambassador, to the Headquarters...
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WELCOME REMARKS BY AMB. IRWIN LAROCQUE ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, REGIONAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE SECOND ROUNDTABLE ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND COORDINATING MECHANISMS FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, 24-25 OCTOBER 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Honourable Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce of Guyana, Manniram Prashad; Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite; our Chairman for this Roundtable; Madame President of the Caribbean Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, Senator Sandra Husbands of Barbados; Other Dist...
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STRONG LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK NECESSARY FOR SMEs

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) If Small and Medium Enterprises (SMES) are to be fully developed, countries must put in place the Legal and Policy Framework to ensure that the full potential of the sector is realised. This view was expressed by the Minister of Tourism, In...
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