BRIEF REMARKS BY MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE FOURTH CARICOM-CENTRAL AMERICA MINISTERIAL MEETING ,  22 MARCH 1999, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Your Excellency the President of Guyana, Your Excellency the Vice-President of Costa Rica; Hon. Prime Minister of Guyana; Honourable Ministers of CARICOM, Central America and the Dominican Republic; Distinguished Secretaries-General; Delegates; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Distinguished Guests; ...
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Statement on the movement of nuclear material through the Caribbean Sea issued by the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community at the Tenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM),M 4-5 MA

Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community reiterate their unwavering opposition and that of their peoples to the blatant and persistent use of the Caribbean Sea for the transhipment of highly toxic nuclear materials. They again call on the Governments of France, Japan and the United Kingdom to...
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO IS THE CARICOM DEBATING CHAMPIONS

The Secretary-General's Trophy for the champions of the Caribbean Community 25th Anniversary Regional Schools Debating Competition has found a home in Trinidad and Tobago. In a demonstration of oratory skill, six youths of the Caribbean Community faced off in the finals of the debating competition i...
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Address delivered by Edwin Carrington,  Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM),  at the Opening Ceremony of the Tenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community,  4 March 1999, Paramaribo, Suriname

Your Excellency Jules Wijdenbosch, President of Suriname Chairman of the Caribbean Community Other distinguished Heads of State and Government Vice President of Suriname Speaker of the National Assembly Hon. Ministers Members of the Assembly Members of the Diplomatic Corps Other distinguished guest...
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ST KITTS/NEVIS, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO IN DEBATE FINALS

St Kitts/Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago have advanced to the finals of the CARICOM 25TH Anniversary Regional Secondary Schools Debating Competition following the semi-finals in Dominica and Trinidad and Tobago on Friday last. The team from St. Kitts/Nevis successfully argued that "The Growth of Touri...
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CHANGING REALITIES IN THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY : OPENING REMARKS BY H.E. ERROL SNYDERS, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SURINAME AND CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR) AT THE FIRST EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF COFCOR, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME, 1 MARCH 1999

Distinguished colleagues, Distinguished Heads of delegations, Mr. Secretary-General Delegates, Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen. The Government of Suriname is pleased and honoured to host this First Extraordinary Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations. It is ...
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