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DEVELOPING THE MANAGEMENT CAPACITY OF THE CARIBBEAN REGION

The Caribbean Management Development Association (CaMDA) held its Sixth Annual International Conference in Nassau, The Bahamas, from 5-8 June 2001. A non-governmental voluntary association of management professionals, the Association seeks to develop the management capacity of the Caribbean Region, ...
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OPENING REMARKS BY HON LESTER B BIRD MP., PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA TO FOURTH JOINT MEETING OF THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL TASK FORCE ON DRUGS AND MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY 13 JUNE 2001, ST. JOHN’S ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA.

Mr Chairman, Prime Ministers, Ministers, Delegates Let me first welcome you to Antigua and Barbuda. It is a great pleasure to see you all here. Remember this is your second Caribbean home. Antigua, after all, is the place where the Caribbean Free Trade Area was conceived at Dickenson Bay in 1965; th...
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INTRODUCTORY REMARKS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH JOINT MEETING OF IGTF ON DRUGS AND MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY IN ST JOHN’S ANTIGUA 13 JUNE 2001 BY EDWARD GREENE ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CARICOM SECRETARIAT

Hon Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Hon Prime Minister and Minister of National Security of Trinidad and Tobago Hon Ministers of Government Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is my pleasure to bring you greetings from the Secre...
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW IN JAMAICA

The Community Council of Ministers, the second highest decision-making body of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), will this week address a range of issues critical to the upcoming deliberations of the CARICOM Heads of Government Summit scheduled for the Bahamas from 3 - 6 July, 2001. The status of i...
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PREPARED TEXT FOR ADDRESS BY PRIME MINISTER DR. KEITH MITCHELL TO THE E-COMMERCE SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE GRENADA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND NORTEL NETWORKS LTD., 11 JUNE 2001, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA

Mr. Noel, Chairman of today's Proceedings, Chairman of the GIDC, Mr. Anthony Joseph, General Manager of the GIDC, Mrs. Sonia Roden President of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Mr. Christopher DeAllie Mr. Stan Phillip, representative of Nortel Networks Ltd Distinguished Guests Members of the Me...
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CARICOM POSITION ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN HAITI - Intervention by Hon. Minister M. Assam of Trinidad and Tobago on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), at the XXXI General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS), 5 June 200, San Jose, Costa Rica

1. The Caribbean Community has been engaged with Haiti for a long time, as that country is part of the Caribbean sub-region. Haiti has also applied for full membership of the Caribbean Community and Common Market. 2. CARICOM Heads of Government have agreed to the establishment of a CARICOM Office ...
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Reforming The OECS : A Paper From The Government Of Antigua And Barbuda, Presented By Hon. Lester B. Bird,  Prime Minister Of Antigua And Barbuda To A Meeting Of The Authority Of The OECS, Grenada, Saturday, 28 April, 2001

INTRODUCTION The Government of Antigua and Barbuda is a founder member of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Lester B. Bird, is the only survivor in Government of those persons who signed the Treaty of Basseterre on 18th June 1981 brin...
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PREPARED TEXT FOR FEATURE ADDRESS BY PRIME MINISTER DR. KEITH MITCHELL SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND TRADE EXHIBITION OF THE CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION ORGANISATIONS (CANTO) ,  28 MAY 2001, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

I am pleased to be here at the 17th Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition in San Juan, Puerto Rico and to share with you my thoughts on the theme of this Conference "The Technology Explosion - Extending our Reach". I believe that we in the Caribbean must extend our reach into the new vista that the...
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