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WELCOMING STATEMENT BY MR. BYRON BLAKE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, REGIONAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT AT THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, 4-6 OCTOBER 2000, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

This Meeting is being held under a pall of sadness. The people of Dominica last Sunday morning, without warning, lost their new Prime Minister, the Hon. Roosevelt Douglas, and are in mourning. The people of Canada, last Thursday lost their former Prime Minister and friend of the Caribbean, the Rt. H...

STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE PASSING OF THE HONOURABLE ROOSEVELT DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA

It was with great shock and profound sadness that the Caribbean Community learnt, early Sunday morning, of the death of the Prime Minister of Dominica, the Honourable Roosevelt Douglas at the age of 58. Prime Minister Douglas was welcomed to the fold of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community...

LET’S DRAW ON OECS COURT EXPERIENCE - URGES ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES ATTORNEY-GENERAL

Caribbean people are being urged to draw on the historical experience of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Court of Appeal as a reference point in assessing the Region's readiness for the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). "If we want something we have to be prepared to fund it; I u...

STATEMENT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE PASSING OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE PIERRE TRUDEAU, FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA

It was with dismay and sadness that the Caribbean Community learnt of the death of the Right Honourable Pierre Elliot Trudeau, former Prime Minister of Canada. He was a friend of the Caribbean Community and enjoyed a close relationship with the Leaders of the Caribbean, often spending many days in C...

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT TAKING SHAPE IN REGIONAL DECISION-MAKING MACHINERY

Caribbean Youth's contribution to the decision-making process of the regional integration movement specifically as it pertains to the social development of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) could impact on the deliberations of one of CARICOM's principal organs, the Council for Human and Social Devel...

NEW BENCHMARKS FOR CARICOM SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - INVESTING IN HUMAN CAPITAL WITH EQUITY

The Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Organ which is responsible for promoting human and social development within the region, is gearing itself to set new benchmarks for social development within CARICOM . The Fourth Meeting of COHSOD slated to ope...

STATEMENT ON HAITI BY H.E. KINGSLEY C.A. LAYNE, C.M.G., AMBASSADOR/ PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES ON BEHALF OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANISATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS), 5 SEPTEMBER 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C., USA

Mr. Chairman,Mr. Secretary-General.Mr. Assistant Secretary-General,Distinguished Colleagues,Delegates,Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my pleasure to present on behalf of the Caribbean Community, CARICOM, the following statement on the region's position on Haiti following recent political developments in...

STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, MR EDWIN CARRINGTON ON THE PASSING OF MR ROY FREDERICKS

The Caribbean Community has lost another of its heroes.  After winning most of his battles on the field, Roy Clinton Fredericks lost the most lethal one off the field when he succumbed to throat cancer on 5 September, 2000. Roy Fredericks was one of those ambassadors of the Region's most popula...

CARICOM-INDIA JOINT COMMISSION MOOTED - INDIA’S ENVOY

India's High Commissioner to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Dr. Prakash Joshi today mooted a CARICOM- India Joint Commission. The Indian envoy was at the time presenting his credentials to CARICOM's Secretary-General, Mr Edwin Carrington at the Community's Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana. The ...

CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL PLACES ISSUES ON INTERNATIONAL STAGE

The Secretary General of the Caribbean Community, Mr Edwin Carrington has embarked on a series of overseas meetings that will place on the international stage a range of issues facing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Chief among these are issues arising from the US-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnershi...

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WELCOMING STATEMENT BY MR. BYRON BLAKE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, REGIONAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT AT THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, 4-6 OCTOBER 2000, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE PASSING OF THE HONOURABLE ROOSEVELT DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA

LET’S DRAW ON OECS COURT EXPERIENCE - URGES ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES ATTORNEY-GENERAL

STATEMENT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE PASSING OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE PIERRE TRUDEAU, FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT TAKING SHAPE IN REGIONAL DECISION-MAKING MACHINERY

NEW BENCHMARKS FOR CARICOM SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - INVESTING IN HUMAN CAPITAL WITH EQUITY

STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, MR EDWIN CARRINGTON ON THE PASSING OF MR ROY FREDERICKS

CARICOM-INDIA JOINT COMMISSION MOOTED - INDIA’S ENVOY

CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL PLACES ISSUES ON INTERNATIONAL STAGE

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