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INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION STRESSED FOR COMMON GOOD

The need for international and regional organisation to collaborate on issues of common interest and also build viable networks was this week underscored by the Regional Representation of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Mr Oyebade Ajayi. His remarks came as he addressed judges who were in...
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BAHA’Is VISIT THE CARICOM SECRETARIAT

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat took a step towards forging new links with the wider Caribbean, with the hosting of a team of Baha'i Youth from across the Region, on Wednesday 10 August, 1999. The team, in Guyana, as part of their on-going "Sparks of Peace" project, met with CARICOM Se...
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STATEMENT BY HON. HILROY HUMPHREYS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AND CO-CHAIRMAN, THIRD MEETING OF THE CARICOM/US JOINT COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT, FINANCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 22 JULY 1999, WASHINGTON D.C.

Mr. John Hamilton, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Other officials of the United States Government; My colleague Ministers from the Caribbean, as well as the Ambassadors and other diplomats from the States of the Caribbean Region. Ladies and Gentlemen. It is ...
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REGION SPEAKS WITH ONE VOICE IN TRADE NEGOTIATIONS

In this era of increasing trade liberalisation the Caribbean is being increasingly regarded as an area of great significance . This point was underscored by the Region's Chief Negotiator, Sir Shridat Ramphal. His comments came as he opened the Second Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Econ...
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GROUNDWORK FOR CSM&E NEARS COMPLETION AS COTED MEETS

Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Mr.Edwin Carrington has implored Member States to redouble efforts for the timely completion of the key elements of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSM&E). Mr .Carrington was speaking at the opening of the one-day 7th Ministerial Meet...
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OPENING STATEMENT BY US DELEGATION CHIEF JOHN R. HAMILTON, PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS, AT THE THIRD MEETING OF THE US-CARIBBEAN JOINT COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT, FINANCE AND ENVIRONMENT, 22 JULY, 1999, WASHINGTON, D.C.

It is a pleasure for the Assistant Administrator of AID, Mark Schneider, and me to welcome all of you to Washington to attend the third meeting of this Committee. Beyond the Department of State and the US Agency for International Development, our delegation includes experts from a broad spectrum of ...
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REMARKS BY MARK L. SCHNEIDER, ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR BUREAU FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN AT THE SECOND ANNUAL JOINT REVIEW OF THE BRIDGETOWN ACCORD, 22 JULY 1999,  WASHINGTON, D.C.

I am very pleased to participate in the third meeting of the US-Caribbean Joint Committee on Department, Finance, and the Environment. Since the signing of the Bridgetown Accord just over two years ago, USAID has played a key role in assisting both the USG and the Caribbean governments pursue our jo...
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