STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROPOSALS FOR REFORM OF THE EU SUGAR REGIME, 6 JULY 2005, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA

The Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at their Twenty-Sixth Session in Saint Lucia on 3-6 July, 2005, considered the recent proposals by the European Commission for reform of the EU Sugar Regime and protest in the strongest terms the severe and dislocating loss o...
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DESIRED DESTINATIONS: A FRESH BREEZE ARISING” : ADDRESS BY THE HON. DR. KENNY D. ANTHONY,  PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT LUCIA AND IN-COMING CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3 JULY 2005, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA.

There is hope that our sargasso days are ending. The promise of fresh wind turns our bow toward waiting horizons plotting our course by our judgment of the sun and the latitude of familiar stars. (…Anonymous) If I were a seafaring man, I would say that there is a fresh breeze arising. It ...
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ADDRESS BY HON. ROOSEVELT SKERRIT, PRIME MINISTER OF DOMINICA, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3 JULY 2005, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA

SALUTATIONS It is with great satisfaction and optimism that I address you today as one of the new generation of leaders who are emerging throughout the Caribbean to take responsibility for the political, social and economic development of our Region in a rapidly changing global environment. First, I...
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New Global Realities Demand New CARICOM Trade Policy

NEW GLOBAL REALITIES DEMAND NEW CARICOM TRADE POLICY GROS-ISLET, SAINT LUCIA – While Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Countries are committed to and are active participants in international trade negotiations, some uncertainty has emerged amongst Member States concerning the benefits to be derive...
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