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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HER EXCELLENCY MARIANNE DACOSTA, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA TO CARICOM, 5 DECEMBER 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Your Excellency Marianne Da Costa, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Austria to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM);
Deputy Secretary General;
Assistant Secretaries-General and other Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat;
Other Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen;
Representatives of the Media.

DOING BUSINESS IN THE CSME : PRESENTATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE GEORGETOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ANNUAL DINNER AND AWARDS PRESENTATION, 5 DECEMBER 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Honourable Prime Minister Samuel Hinds
Honourable Ministers of the Government
Leader of the Opposition
President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Members of the Private Sector Organisations
Distinguished Guests
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen,

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HER EXCELLENCY MARIANNE DACOSTA, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA TO CARICOM, 5 DECEMBER 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Your Excellency Marianne Da Costa, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Austria to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM);
Deputy Secretary General;
Assistant Secretaries-General and other Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat;
Other Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen;
Representatives of the Media.

EPA engages caricom heads at special meeting

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) When the Twelfth Special Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) convenes in Georgetown, on Friday 7 December, it would be the third time in as many months that the impending Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union has formally engaged regional leaders.

The EPA is one of two agenda items of the Special Meeting. The other is the rising food prices across the 15-member group of nations.

MEETING OF CARICOM STANDING COMMITTEES OF COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE AND CHIEFS OF DEFENCE STAFF BARBADOS, DECEMBER 3, 2007

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Seventh Meeting of the CARICOM Standing Committees of Commissioners of Police and Chiefs of Defence Staff was held in Barbados on 3 December, 2007 and was jointly chaired by Mr. Trevor Paul, Commissioner of Police, Trinidad and Tobago and Brigadier Edmund Dillon, Chief of Defence, Trinidad and Tobago.  The Meeting was convened to facilitate technical and administrative discussions and recommendations towards the implementation of policy decisions with respect to the regional crime and security agenda.

A TIME FOR INTROSPECTION - CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON WORLD AIDS DAY 2007

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Today as we commemorate World AIDS Day and its significance we reflect on the underlying reason for this commemoration and our own roles in this reality.

But what is this reality or rather, our reality? Despite the optimism caused by recent statistics which suggests the global prevalence of the infection is stabilizing and there are localized reductions, the statistics still paint a grim figure.

CARICOM LEADERS TALK TO UK PM ON EPA

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown) The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Mr Gordon Brown has agreed to convey to the European Union (EU) certain critical concerns of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) regarding the ongoing Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations.

Call For Nominations For The Ninth Caricom Triennial Award For Women, 2008

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is pleased to invite Member States to submit nominations for the Ninth CARICOM Triennial Award for Women, 2008. The aim of the Award is to honour a Caribbean Woman who has made an outstanding contribution to the development of the Community.

FORA EXAMINE CRITICAL ROLE OF STATISTICS IN REGION’S DEVELOPMENT

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The critical role of statistics in advancing the Region’s development through the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) was examined at a series of meetings held recently in Paramaribo, Suriname.

The Thirty-Second Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (SCCS) and the 15th Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee (RCCC) were both held at the Hotel Krasnapolsky in Paramaribo.

STATEMENT ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) AND FOURTH MEETING OF THE CARIFORUM COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING – EXTERNAL NEGOTIATIONS, 15 NOVEMBER 2007 , GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

The Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) of CARICOM and the Fourth Meeting of the CARIFORUM (CARICOM and Dominican Republic) Council of Ministers – External Trade Negotiations, met in consecutive sessions on 15 November 2007 in Guyana.

The meetings were presided over by Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation, Guyana, Dr. Henry Jeffrey.

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