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MEXICO LOOKS TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONS WITH CARICOM

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Newly accredited Mexican Ambassador to Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Fernando Sandoval Flores, today underscored the commitment of the United Mexican States to fortify its relations with the Region.

PRESIDENT JAGDEO CALLS FOR MORE INCENTIVES FOR AGRICULTURE

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The two-day Public-Private Sector Consultation on agribusiness wrapped up in Georgetown Thursday with an acknowledgement by stakeholders that much more needed to be done to shape agriculture into a more viable sector to advance growth in the Region.

CARICOM HEALTH MINISTERS AGREE TO CURB SMOKING IN PUBLIC SPACES

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caucus of Ministers of Health have endorsed a recommendation for the banning of smoking on public spaces as a public good and regional goal, as the Region intensifies its efforts to tackle Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), under the Port of Spain Declaration on Uniting in the fight against NCDs.

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY FERNANDO SANDOVAL FLORES, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES TO CARICOM, 28 MAY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Excellency, welcome to the Caribbean Community Secretariat. Your arrival has been long anticipated!

The establishment of an Embassy of Mexico in Georgetown, Guyana - the home of the headquarters of the Caribbean Community - marks a significant signpost in the long standing relationship between the Caribbean Community and Mexico. Our close and historic relations were formalized in 1974, with the signing of the Agreement establishing the CARICOM-Mexico Joint Commission. This has placed Mexico at the top of the list, as the first country to establish a Joint Commission with CARICOM.

CARICOM SOLICITS MEXICO’S SUPPORT IN IFI GRADUATION ISSUE

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The 35-year old relationship between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Mexico was solidified on May 28, 2009, at the headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana, with the accreditation of a new Plenipotentiary Representative of Mexico to CARICOM, His Excellency Fernando Sandoval.

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HER EXCELLENCY FAITH RADEBE, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA TO CARICOM, 28 MAY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

High Commissioner Faith Radebe Plenipotentiary Representative (Designate) of the Republic of South Africa to the Caribbean Community
Deputy Secretary-General
Other Members of the Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Participants of the Regional Diplomatic Training Programme
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

It is my sincere and profound pleasure to welcome you to this historic occasion - the first accreditation of a Plenipotentiary Representative of an African nation to the Caribbean Community.