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STATEMENT BY H.E. MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT A MEDIA BRIEFING ON THE FLOOD DISASTER IN GUYANA AND ITS AFTERMATH, 28 JANUARY 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

On behalf of the Caribbean Community and on behalf of the Representatives of the Regional institutions who have been introduced to you, I wish to reiterate the expressions of concern and continued solidarity and support among the Member States of the Community, contained in a letter of 20th January 2005, from the Chairman of The Conference, H.E. Drs. Runaldo R. Venetiaan to H.E. President Bharrat Jagdeo, on the flood disaster and its aftermath in Guyana.

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL MEETING TO REVIEW THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BARBADOS PROGRAMME OF ACTION FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES, 14 JANUARY 2005, MAURITIUS.

Mr. President

His Excellency The Secretary-General of the Mauritius International Meeting

Distinguished Delegates

I join in thanking the Government and People of Mauritius for hosting this meeting. The quality of the hospitality, for which we extend our gratitude, has certainly served to enhance the prospects for significant achievements by the Meeting. I extend congratulations to you Secretary-General, and to your team for the organizational arrangements which have also facilitated our deliberations.

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL MEETING TO REVIEW THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BARBADOS PROGRAMME OF ACTION FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES, 14 JANUARY 2005, MAURITIUS

Mr. President
His Excellency The Secretary-General of the Mauritius International Meeting
Distinguished Delegates

I join in thanking the Government and People of Mauritius for hosting this meeting. The quality of the hospitality, for which we extend our gratitude, has certainly served to enhance the prospects for significant achievements by the Meeting. I extend congratulations to you Secretary-General, and to your team for the organizational arrangements which have also facilitated our deliberations.

WELCOME REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, THE SECRETARY-GENERAL,  CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE CARIBBEAN/PACIFIC SIDE EVENT ON FOOD SECURITY IN SMALL ISLANDS, 12 JANUARY 2005, MAURITIUS

As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, I welcome you all of most wholeheartedly and thank the Government of Italy, the FAO and the Pacific Forum Secretariat for co-sponsoring with us this very important partnership activity.

Your presence here at this hour must signal your concurrence on the vital importance of this event.

Why do I say it is a very important activity?

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) FOR THE PARTNERSHIP RECEPTION CO-SPONSORED BY THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY (GEF), THE CARICOM SECRETARIAT AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM (PIF), 12 JANUARY 2005, MAURITIUS

His Excellency Mr. Greg Urwin, Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum
Mr. Leonard Good, CEO and Chairman of the GEF
Other partners
Ladies and Gentlemen

It gives great pleasure on behalf of the Caribbean Community to join the Pacific Islands Forum as we salute our partnership with the GEF.

The Caribbean Small Islands and Low-lying Coastal States are located in the geographic zone where most:

CARICOM REGION MOBILISES FOR INFORMATION SOCIETY

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Member States are gearing for the technological challenges of globalisation through active participation and cooperation in the sphere of information technology.

As part of preparations for phase two of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which takes place in Tunisia November 2005, several Regional organisations and institutions are meeting at the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Wednesday, 12 January for a CARICOM Regional Stakeholders Meeting.

CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES FOCUS ON FOOD SECURITY IN MAURITIUS

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, the Secretariat of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), the Government of Italy and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday (January 12) co-sponsored a forum on agriculture, food production and food security in the Caribbean and Pacific regions as a partnership event at the international meeting on small island developing states (SIDS) in Mauritius.

CARICOM ICT STAKEHOLDERS FORM STEERING COMMITTEE

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Regional organisations, representatives of private sector and civil society, as well as a CARICOM Secretariat team are now part of an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Steering Committee that will meet regularly to ensure the Region's optimum preparation for and participation at the November 2005 second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis.

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