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JOINT DECLARATION SIGNED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE THIRD CARICOM-SPAIN SUMMIT, 10-11 MAY 2006, MADRID

Heads of State and Government of CARICOM Member countries and the Head of Government of Spain met for a joint working meeting with the aim of reviewing political and economic issues as well as matters related to cooperation which affect both parties. At the end of the III CARICOM-Spain Summit, held in Madrid (Spain) on 10-11 May 2006, the following Joint Declaration was signed:

JOINT DECLARATION

1. POLITICAL DIALOGUE

CARICOM LEADERS GO TO EUROPE FOR CRITICAL TALKS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be in Europe this week attending two Summit Meetings.

Seven of the leaders accompanied by Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Edwin Carrington, will attend the Third CARICOM-Spain Summit in Madrid, Spain, on 10-11 May and the Fourth European Union (EU) – Latin American Caribbean (LAC) Summit in Vienna, Austria, on 12-13 May.

CARICOM 2000 CENSUS REPORTS FOR MID-YEAR PUBLICATION

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Statistical officials of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met at the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana on 2-3 May to discuss the completion of national reports for the 2000 round of census exercises.

REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND THE CARIBBEAN FORUM OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC (ACP) STATES, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF A FINANCING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND CARIFORUM FOR SUPPORT OF THE CARIBBEAN KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING NETWORK (CKLN), 3 MAY 2006, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

For the second time in less than a week, it is a great pleasure for me as Secretary-General of CARIFORUM to be participating in a signing ceremony with a representative of the European Union.

Just last Saturday in Barbados, Ambassador Amos Tincani, the European Delegate to that Member State in he Region, and I signed a rider to an agreement which benefited the West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers Association (WIRSPA). That was a good agreement.

REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND THE CAR

For the second time in less than a week, it is a great pleasure for me as Secretary-General of CARIFORUM to be participating in a signing ceremony with a representative of the European Union.

Just last Saturday in Barbados, Ambassador Amos Tincani, the European Delegate to that Member State in he Region, and I signed a rider to an agreement which benefited the West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers Association (WIRSPA). That was a good agreement.

ADDRESS BY AMBASSADOR PER EKLUND, HEAD OF DELEGATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN GUYANA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF A FINANCING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMMISSION AND CARIFORUM FOR SUPPORT OF THE CARIBBEAN KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING NETWORK (CKLN), 3 MAY 2006, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Ladies and Gentlemen: It is a great pleasure to be with you this morning for the signing of this financing agreement between CARIFORUM and the European Commission. It is some time since I have been able to sign a Regional financing agreement but I hope soon to be able to sign more since there are several other projects in the pipeline.

CARIBBEAN REGION GETS 2 MILLION EUROS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF DISTANCE EDUCATION

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Tertiary institutions in Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be brought into the fold of distance and e-learning via the Caribbean Knowledge and Learning Network (CKLN) through the financial assistance of the European Union (EU).

REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF AN AGREEMENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION MECHANISM BETWEEN THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 2 MAY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Your Excellency Ambassador H.E. Mr. Soong-chull Shin
Deputy Secretary-General
Assistant Secretaries General
Distinguished Guests
Ladies and Gentlemen
Members of the Media

Your Excellency, on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), it is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community Secretariat. This welcome you can be sure is extended to include the Caribbean Community itself.

REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCA

Your Excellency Ambassador H.E. Mr. Soong-chull Shin
Deputy Secretary-General
Assistant Secretaries General
Distinguished Guests
Ladies and Gentlemen
Members of the Media

Your Excellency, on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), it is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community Secretariat. This welcome you can be sure is extended to include the Caribbean Community itself.

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