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SECOND CARICOM/CUBA SUMMIT IN BARBADOS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community and Cuba meet in Bridgetown, Barbados, on 8 December for their second Summit meeting in three years.

This meeting is in consonance with the Havana Declaration which was signed at the first Summit in Havana in 2002, on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the four CARICOM countries which were independent at that time - Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago - and Cuba.

St Vincent and the Grenadines Invites CARICOM Observer Team For Elections

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been invited by the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines to monitor the preparations for the General Elections and to observe the conduct of the Elections on 7 December 2005.

COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING OF DIRECTORS OF NATIONAL DRUG COUNCILS, 28-30 NOV

The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) of Jamaica hosted a meeting of Directors of Regional Drug Councils, 28-30 November 2005 at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica, under the auspices of the CARICOM Secretariat.

CARICOM Secretary-General Congratulates Lara

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), H. E. Edwin Carrington has issued the following statement congratulating West Indies batsman Brian Lara on his becoming Test Cricket’s highest run scorer:

On behalf of the Caribbean Community, I extend heartiest congratulations to you on your achievement as Test cricket’s leading run scorer.

CARICOM Heads Express Bitter Disappointment Over EU Decision On Sugar

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown) The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Malta for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting were alarmed at learning that the EU has taken the decision to drastically reduce by 36%the price that ACP states will receive for their sugar exports to the EU.

Faith-Based Organisations commit to prevent spread of HIV/AIDS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana)Approximately 100 leaders from Faith-based Organisations (FBOs) across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) committed themselves to cooperate with and actively support governmental, non-governmental and other agencies, and people living with HIV/AIDS in an effort to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and to provide care, support and treatment to people infected with and affected by the disease.

Caribbean: Sugar Price Cut Unconscionable, Devastating

Caribbean Trade Ministers Plan For WTO Ministerial

CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Caribbean Trade Ministers meeting in Barbados yesterday (November 19), in preparation for the Sixth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference, which will take place in Hong Kong December 13 to 18, emphasized that unless development issues are given prominence in the negotiating agenda, the Ministerial is not likely to end in agreement. This is fundamental for small, vulnerable Caribbean countries.

CHAMPIONS FOR CHANGE II REGIONAL FAITH-BASED ORGANISATIONS IN PARTNERSHIP TO REDUCE HIV/AIDS

Regional Faith-based Organisations (FBOs) will meet on 22-23 November 2005 in Georgetown, Guyana at the second Champions for Change Conference to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination.

Busy Time For CARICOM Delegations Attending WSIS In Tunisia

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana)Caribbean Ministers attending Phase 11 of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) have been very involved in the activities in Tunis, Tunisia where the Summit opened on Wednesday 16 November.

The Hon Burchell Whiteman, Jamaica’s Minister of Information and his colleague the Hon. Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology have participated in official parallel events at the Summit site.

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