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SOME VIEWS ON THE CURRENT GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR CARICOM ECONOMIES : ADDRESS BY EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE TWENTY-FIFTH GENERAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE OF THE CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION OF INDIGENOUS BANKS (CAIB), 11 NOVEMBER 1998, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Hon. Prime Minister Hon. Michael Shree Chan, Acting Minister of Finance Mr. Eudoxie, Chairman of the Caribbean Association of Indigenous Banks Distinguished Guests Delegates Members of Diplomatic Corps Ladies and Gentlemen The current global financial crisis which has so far spanned South East Asia,...
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VITAL LESSONS FROM GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS - CARRINGTON

The need for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to move faster towards improving competitiveness and diversification of their production and exports, is one of a series of measures identified by CARICOM Secretary-General, Edwin Carrington to lessen the impact of the Asian and global financial crisis....
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GUYANA HOSTS CARICOM-CUBA TRADE SYMPOSIUM

Cuba's Minister of Foreign Trade, the Hon. Ricardo Cabrisas will lead his country's delegation of public and private sector officials to the Caribbean-Cuba Trade and Investment Symposium to be held in Guyana on November 20-21. A trade exhibition of Cuban products will be mounted at Le Meridien Pegas...
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CARIBBEAN YOUTH COME UP WITH VISION FOR 21ST CENTURY

After coming together for three weeks in The Bahamas and Barbados, representatives of Caribbean Youth have come up with a Vision for the Region in the 21st Century; four parliamentary resolutions and a Declaration and Regional Action Plan on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights. The thre...
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CARICOM BUREAU MEETS ON WEDNESDAY IN GRENADA

The impact of Hurricane Georges on the Caribbean is among items to be considered when the Eleventh Meeting of the Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community convenes in Grenada on Wednesday October 21, 1998. CARICOM Chairman, Dr. the Hon. Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister...
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CARICOM YOUTH PARLIAMENT STARTS ON THURSDAY

The Caribbean Youth Explosion is into its second week in The Bahamas and into its second phase, the CARICOM Youth Workshop and Parliament. The first week of the three-week Explosion saw a highly successful Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP), the Caribbean Youth Exchange which took place on the islan...
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CARIBBEAN/CUBA TRADE SYMPOSIUM FOR GUYANA

Cuba will be the focus of four days of activity in Guyana beginning November 18. The CARICOM/Cuba Joint Commission will hold its Fifth Meeting on November 18-19 and immediately following, Guyana will be host for a two-day Caribbean/Cuba Trade and Investment Symposium on November 20-21. The symposium...
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