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TWO-DAY MONTSERRAT- CARICOM-UK TALKS END
The meeting involving the Government of Montserrat, the Caribbean Community Secretariat and United Kingdom Government representatives ended in Montserrat today reaffirming their commitment to Montserrat's continued participation in CARICOM and its organs.
The two-day talks were undertaken in a spirit of friendship with all agreeing to move forward together in harmony to accomplish the objective of ensuring Montserrat's continued full membership in CARICOM.
EIGHT CARICOM PROPOSALS SUCCESSFUL AT SIXTH MEETING OF GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA (GFATM)
Eight CARICOM proposals were approved by the Board of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) at its Sixth Meeting, which runs from 15-17 October 2003, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The successful proposals are from Guyana and Haiti, two each; Belize, Jamaica, the OECS and the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), one proposal each.
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 8-10 OCTOBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The Ninth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was convened in Georgetown, Guyana on 8-10 October 2003, under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Lawrence Achong, Minister of Labour and Small and Micro-Enterprise Development, Trinidad and Tobago.
ADDRESS BY HON. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, 8 OCTOBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman;
Incoming Chairman of the COHSOD, Minister Lawrence Achong;
Other Honourable Ministers of Government;
Members of the Diplomatic Corps;
Representatives of International and Regional organizations, especially
Ms. Grace Strauchan, Regional Director of the ILO, who is attending her first
meeting of the COHSOD;
Distinguished Delegates;
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media;
Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat;
ADDRESS BY HON. LAWRENCE ACHONG, MINISTER OF LABOUR AND SMALL AND MICRO ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AND INCOMING CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NINTH MEETING OF COHSOD, 8 OCTOBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honourable Ministers, Dr. Edward Greene and other members of the CARICOM Secretariat, Ms. Grace Strachan, Director of the ILO, Caribbean Office, Permanent Secretaries, Representatives of Ministers, Representatives of Regional and International Institutions, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen
It is certainly a pleasure for me to be here in Guyana at this very important Meeting. I bring you greetings from the Government and people of Trinidad and Tobago.
ADDRESS BY CARICOM DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH CARIBBEAN WEEK OF AGRICULTURE (CWA 2003), 8 OCTOBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
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