Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States are being urged to exploit niche opportunities with "marketing savvy" in penetrating hemispheric markets such as the USA, which accounts for over 70 per cent of CARICOM's global exports and imports. According to the Caribbean Trade and Investment Report, 2...

The new radar network and the modification of the contribution formula of the Caribbean Meteorological Council (CMC) are key agenda items for the 40th Meeting of the Caribbean Meteorological Council which will be convened in Bridgetown, Barbados on 7-8 December, 2000. The Council is expected to cons...

Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has recently concluded a mission to three Eastern Caribbean countries, Member States of CARICOM. The States visited were St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia and Dominica. During the visit, Mr. Carrington briefed th...

THE MORAL AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY OF LEADERSHIP Mr. Secretary-General, I beg you leave to bring greetings to this honorable assembly of distinguished youth and guests on behalf of Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community. He unfortunately could not be with us today becau...

Your Excellency Madame Minister Maria Elizabeth Levens,Members of the Diplomatic Corps,Distinguished Heads of International and Regional Organisations,Distinguished Guests,Ladies and Gentlemen, Madam Minister, It is an honour, which is deeply appreciated, to have been invited to respond on behalf of...

Excellency Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan, President of the Republic of Suriname and Mrs. Venetiaan,The Vice-President of the Republic of Suriname, Jules Rattan Ajodhia and Mrs Ajodhia,Excellency Hugo Chavez, President of the Bolivian Republic of Venezuela,Excellency Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven, Speaker of th...

Mr. Chairman, Members of the National Assembly, Allow me, Mr Chairman, to extend a word of welcome to: His Excellency, President Hugo Chavez of the Republic of Venezuela and delegation;Prime Minister Hinds of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and delegation;Prime Minister Pourier of the Netherlands...

Mr. Chairman, Members of the National Assembly, Allow me, Mr Chairman, to extend a word of welcome to: His Excellency, President Hugo Chavez of the Republic of Venezuela and delegation; Prime Minister Hinds of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and delegation; Prime Minister Pourier of the Netherla...

Excellency Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan, President of the Republic of Suriname and Mrs. Venetiaan, The Vice-President of the Republic of Suriname, Jules Rattan Ajodhia and Mrs Ajodhia, Excellency Hugo Chavez, President of the Bolivian Republic of Venezuela, Excellency Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven, Speaker of...

It is always a pleasure to welcome representatives of CARICOM Member States to the Community's Headquarters here in Georgetown. It is especially so today because you represent an interest group which is in a key position to influence both the direction and the pace of future development of our Regio...