(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) With three weeks to go before the launch of the CARICOM Single Market on 1 January 2006, Finance Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will meet in Kingston, Jamaica on Monday 12 December to finalise plans for the operation of a critical element of the Single Market.
The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) of Jamaica hosted a meeting of Directors of Regional Drug Councils, 28-30 November 2005 at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica, under the auspices of the CARICOM Secretariat.
(Caribbean Community Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Parliamentary Opposition Leaders have agreed to set up a six-member team to follow up on issues arising from their recent historic meeting in Saint Lucia and also to map the path for the way ahead.
The team will comprise three representatives on each side. The Opposition Leaders of Jamaica, Dominica and Guyana will make up the Opposition team while CARICOM Heads of Government are expected to decide on the composition of their team in due course.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Edwin Carrington says the entire Caribbean is proud of Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell for his recent world record-breaking 100-metre run of 9.77 seconds in Athens, Greece.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) A Special Meeting of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers responsible for National Security and Law Enforcement was held in Jamaica, 9-10 June 2005. The Meeting was convened to facilitate the dialogue between Ministers responsible for National Security and Law Enforcement and Law Enforcement officials and Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 on the security requirements and specifically the role of CARICOM and the CARICOM law enforcement agencies. Dr. The Hon. Peter Phillips, Minister of National Security, Jamaica chaired the Meeting
Acknowledgements
Salutations
The formal opening of the Headquarters of the Community in this rich and diverse land is a particularly touching occasion for me personally. I had to be here. I am honoured that I have the privilege to speak to this august gathering.
It is a moment filled with nostalgia but I must resist the temptation simply to indulge in fond reminiscence.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has today learnt of the ruling by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council that the legislation, passed by the Jamaican Parliament to establish the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in that country, is unconstitutional and void.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is saddened by the passing of Dr. Kenneth Rattray. Dr. Rattray was both an accomplished diplomat and an eminent jurist who combined in a formidable mix, the skills and qualities of both professions in representing the interests of Jamaica, as well as the CARICOM Region.
Shaneek Amoy Frank, a 12th grade student of William Knibb Memorial High School, Jamaica will be among her country's delegates at the upcoming Eighteenth General Assembly and Technical Conference of the Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators (COTA) in The Bahamas from 26-29 July, 2004.
Shaneek Amoy Frank, a 12th grade student of William Knibb Memorial High School, Jamaica will be among her country's delegates at the upcoming Eighteenth General Assembly and Technical Conference of the Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators (COTA) in The Bahamas from 26-29 July, 2004.