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MORE MEMBER STATES USING THE NEW CARICOM PASSPORT

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Come Monday, 29 January, 2007, Grenada will become the eighth Member State to have introduced the CARICOM Passport.

The introduction by Grenada means that more than half of the 15-member Caribbean Community will have introduced the CARICOM Passport to nationals.

On Thursday, 24 January 2007, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago became the seventh Member State and the second country since 2007 to have introduced its CARICOM Passport.

MESSAGE DELIVERED BY MR. KWAME SUNDARAM JOMO, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS OF THE UNITED NATIONS (UN), ON BEHALF OF THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT THE OPENING OF THE FOURTH GENERAL MEETING BETWEEN THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY,  25 JANUARY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

I am delighted to send my warmest greetings to all participants in the fourth general meeting between representatives of the Caribbean Community and the United Nations.

CARICOM is an important contributor to the UN’s work in the Caribbean region. The UN, for its part, remains strongly committed to helping your members address concerns like poverty, drug trafficking, crime and HIV/AIDS. This meeting offers an opportunity to discuss ways to strengthen our cooperation, and to explore other areas of mutual interest.

CARICOM, UN DISCUSS WAYS TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION

Representatives of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and United Nations (UN) System began their Fourth General Meeting Thursday pledging to accelerate work towards the further development of the Region.

CARICOM DEVELOPMENT THEATRE TO TRAIN YOUTHS IN HIV/AIDS FIGHT

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community Secretariat is organising a series of youth workshops, using the Visual and Performing Arts as a means of empowering young people in the fight against HIV and AIDS.

The ultimate objective of this series of workshops is to engage and involve youth across the Region in developing a sustainable regional response to HIV and AIDS as well as other social problems related to HIV and AIDS.

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXTENDS CONDOLENCES ON DEATH OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA SENATOR

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General His Excellency Edwin Carrington has extended heartfelt condolences on the death of Antigua and Barbuda Representative in the Upper House of Parliament, Senator the Honourable Francis Nunes Jr.

In his Message of Condolence, the Secretary General remembered Senator Nunes as a pioneer in the area of energy conservation and recognied his tireless work in the private sector.

The full text of the message reads:

CARICOM SPECIAL VISA FACTS

Period of validity

The CARICOM Special Visa is valid for entry into the CARICOM Single Domestic Space from 1 February 2007-15 May 2007.

Countries comprising the Single Domestic Space which will accept the CARICOM SPECIAL VISA:

KOREA TO REVITALISE TIES WITH CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has expressed appreciation to the Republic of Korea for its assistance to the CARICOM Observer Missions to Haiti for the series of elections in 2006.

This expression was conveyed by the Deputy Secretary-General of CARICOM, Her Excellency Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite during the First Meeting of the CARICOM-Republic of Korea Consultation and Cooperation Mechanism at the Headquarters of CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana on 18 January 2007.

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING SESSION OF THE NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS,  19 JANUARY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Press release 11/2007
(19 January 2007)

Mr, Chairman, the Hon Sir Louis Straker, Minister of Foreign Affairs of St Vincent and the Grenadines
Other Honourable Ministers
Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community
Distinguished Delegates
Deputy Secretary-General and Staff of the Secretariat
Ladies and Gentlemen
Members of the media

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