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OPENING OF CARICOM SECRETARIAT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING TO TAKE PLACE IN GUYANA

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) On Saturday, 19 February 2005 Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will assemble in Guyana for the opening of the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters Building.  In addition to the Community's Chairman and President of Suriname, His Excellency Drs. Ronald Runaldo Venetiaan and Guyana's President His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, a number of other officials will be in Guyana for the historic event. The Secretary-General of the Community His Excellency Mr.

CARICOM PRESSES CASE FOR PHASED SUGAR PRICE CUT

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The transformation of the Region's agriculture sector and discussions on the future and present threats to the sugar industry being among the matters deliberated on by CARICOM Heads of Government at their 16th Inter-Sessional Meeting in Suriname.

CARICOM SECRETARIAT GIVES FLOOD RELIEF ASSISTANCE TO GUYANA.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Government of Guyana through its Civil Defense Commission (CDC) today received a quantity of food and household supplies from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat to assist with the continuing relief efforts in the wake of massive flooding that has left unprecedented damage in segments of the country.

REGIONAL AGENCIES COMMIT TO PROVIDE FLOOD RELIEF ASSISTANCE TO GUYANA

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Several Regional agencies including the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC), the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA), the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI), the Caribbean Environment Health Institute (CEHI), and the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) have committed to immediate health assistance to Guyana in the wake of floods that have affected much of the country's coastal and rural communities and the capital city, Georgetown.

STATEMENT BY THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT CONCERNING THE FLOODING IN GEORGETOWN, GUYANA AND SURROUNDING AREAS, JANUARY 2005

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) CARICOM Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington, now back from the United Nations Meeting on the Sustainable Development of Small Island States in Mauritius, today (Monday, January 24, 2005) met with the Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite and staff to assess the impact on staff and operations of the Secretariat, of the current flood situation in Georgetown and surrounding areas.

CARICOM REGION MOBILISES FOR INFORMATION SOCIETY

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Member States are gearing for the technological challenges of globalisation through active participation and cooperation in the sphere of information technology.

As part of preparations for phase two of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which takes place in Tunisia November 2005, several Regional organisations and institutions are meeting at the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Wednesday, 12 January for a CARICOM Regional Stakeholders Meeting.

REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, TO THE CARICOM REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS MEETING OF THE WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY (WSIS), 12 JANUARY 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Esteemed colleagues,
Representatives of the media:

On behalf of the Secretary-General and the staff of the CARICOM ecretariat, it is my pleasure to welcome you to this important Consultation. Given the early start of Community meetings this year, I am also glad of the opportunity to wish you, your families and organisations, a happy and successful New Year.

Bright Prospects Loom for CARICOM Integration

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) shapes up for the 2005 implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) the future looks promising for entrepreneurs, but a continued unified front among Member States remains important to the CARICOM integration process.

Remarks by Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Deputy Secretary-General, caribbean community (CARICOM), on the Signing of Agreements with the Federal Republic of Germany, 3 December 2004, georgetown, Guyana

This Ceremony for the Signing of two Agreements between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Federal Republic of Germany presents a timely opportunity to acknowledge the contribution of the Federal Republic of Germany to a number of developmental initiatives in the Region, including, but not restricted to, the building of regional capacity through the replenishment of the Study and Expert Fund and the provision of timely and well tailored assistance to stem the tide of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.