(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A Special Meeting of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) will be held in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on 18 September 2008, to discuss Tourism and Transportation/Civil Aviation.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) One year ago, on 15 September, 2007, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) held the World’s first ever Summit of Regional Leaders, to address the challenges of non-communicable diseases. These diseases are estimated to cause more that 50 percent of the World’s deaths.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The decision of Caribbean Plant Health Directors to adopt a coordinated approach for dealing with plant pests has started to bear fruit with the formation and Meeting of Technical Working Groups (TWGs) on plant pests that are of particular concern to the Caribbean.
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) H.E. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended congratulations to Mr. Shivnarine Chanderpaul on his “deserved” selection as the International Cricket Council’s Cricketer of the Year.
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`As Secretary- General of the Caribbean Community it is with great pleasure and enormous pride that I offer heartiest congratulations to you on your deserved selection as the International Cricket Council’s Cricketer of the Year.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) has agreed to a date in October to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU).
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) SIXTY college and university students from three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States will be the initial beneficiaries of a project facilitated by the CARICOM Secretariat with the assistance of the 9th European Development Fund (EDF) Caribbean Integration Support Programme (CISP).
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) For the first time in its 35 year history, the Caribbean Community will come together on 13 September 2008 to mobilize its citizens - young and old - to engage in activities that will promote and sustain healthy lifestyles, in what will be the initial observance of Caribbean Wellness Day, under the theme: Love That Body.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Matters related to the signing of the CARIFORUM-EC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) will be the focus of two Heads of Government meetings to be held in Barbados on Wednesday, 10 September 2008 at the Sherbourne Conference Centre.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM/PANCAP Regional Coordinating Mechanism (RCM) will hold its eleventh meeting on 4-5 September 2008, in Dominica.
Dr. Weggoro, Director, Productive and Social Sector of the East African Community Secretariat, and Head of the East African Community delegation;
Representatives from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda;
Colleagues, staff of the CARICOM Secretariat including those of the CSME Unit in Barbados who are participating via Video Conference;
I am honoured to have the opportunity to welcome you today to the CARICOM Secretariat.