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REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE HENRY CANTON,  MINISTER OF WORKS, TRANSPORT, BANANA AND CITRUS INDUSTRIES, BELIZE AND OUTGOING CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), AT THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COTED,  11-12 JANUARY 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Good Morning Colleague Ministers Heads of Delegation and Delegates Secretary-General and staff of the Caribbean Community Secretariat Officials of the Regional Negotiating Machinery Representatives of Associated Institutions and especially the Private Sector Members of the Press Ladies, Gentlemen, F...
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REMARKS BY THE HON. OSBORNE RIVIERE, MINISTER FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETING, DOMINICA, AT THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 11-12 JANUARY 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Salutations. Let me begin by first extending, on behalf of the Government and people of the Commonwealth of Dominica, a happy and prosperous 2001 to all my colleague Ministers, the Secretary-General, officials, and staff of the CARICOM Secretariat. It is our hope that the year 2001 will be for you a...
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DIVERSE AND COMPLEX ISSUES BEFORE COTED OFFICIALS

The Tenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), opened today at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana with officials beginning their first round of discussions on a wide range of issues described as "diverse and complex". In setting the tone...
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CARICOM LAUNCHES YOUTH ART COMPETITION

Young artists throughout the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will have an opportunity to showcase their skills in a book cover design competition organised by the CARICOM Secretariat. The aim of the book is to equip and provide young people of the Community with pertinent information in a simplified m...
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COTED MEETS ON CRUCIAL CSME MATTERS

The Tenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) will focus on crucial issues concerning the establishment of CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) when the week-long officials and ministerial deliberations begin at the Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat on 8 January, 200...
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STATEMENT BY H.E. KINGSLEY C. A. LAYNE, AMBASSADOR/PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, ON BEHALF OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE PRESIDENTIAL AND SENATORIAL ELECTIONS OF NOVEMBER 26, 2000 IN HAITI

Mr. Chairman, I thank the delegation of Haiti for the statement made to the Permanent Council on the recent elections in Haiti. The position of the Caribbean Community, CARICOM, has been expressed to this august body on several occasions. CARICOM's engagement with Haiti is a matter of great importan...
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FEATURE REMARKS BY THE HON. ANTHONY HYLTON MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE, JAMAICA, AT THE LAUNCH OF THE CARIBBEAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT REPORT 2000 Sam Lord’s Castle, St. Philip, Barbados 21 November 2000

As someone associated with the development of the Single Market and Economy, I most excitedly welcome the publication of the Caribbean Trade and Investment Report 2000. Empirical research has to be the foundation of meaningful policy-making, especially in our rapidly changing regional, hemispheric a...
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It is with extreme pleasure that I welcome you to this 40th Meeting of the Council of the Caribbean Meteorological Organisation (CMO).  We in Barbados see the CMO as a truly regional organisation seeking to bridge the gaps between our respective countries in an area of particular interest and concern - the weather. Countries in the CMO are all equally under threat each year from tropical weather s

Mr. Chairman, Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Barbados, Mr. Anthony Wood; Other Ministers of Government, Delegates, Representatives of the media, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to this, the 40th session of the Caribbean Meteorological Council (CMC 40). ...
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