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DECLARATION OF ST. GEORGE ON 16TH JULY, 1979

Recognising with satisfaction that since popular Governments in Dominica, Grenada and St. Lucia have taken office, the friendly relations between the three Governments and the people of the three countries have developed greatly on an new basis, Confirming that the following Declaration constitutes...
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TWO MORE CARICOM MEMBER STATES ENACT FREE MOVEMENT LEGISLATION

The number of Caribbean Community States satisfying the legal requirement for the Free Movement of Skilled Persons has increased by two with the governments of Jamaica and St Vincent and the Grenadines having recently enacted legislation to this effect. The Free Movement of Skilled Persons is among ...
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CARICOM FOUNDATION FOR ART AND CULTURE GETS GOING

The newly appointed Board of Directors of the CARICOM Foundation for Art and Culture held its inaugural meeting at the Pegasus Hotel in Jamaica on November 17, 1997. The Directors, who were appointed by the CARICOM Secretary General for a period of three years are: Ms Patricia Bishop, Trinidad and...
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CARIBBEAN LEADERS HEAD FOR FIRST EVER ACP SUMMIT

Six CARICOM Heads of government are among the leaders of the 71-nation African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States, gathering in Libreville the capital of the small French-speaking Central African State of Gabon, for their first ever summit. The ACP Group is a 22 year old organisation of dev...
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CARIBBEAN LOOKS AT BANANA RULING

A Regional Consultation on the ruling of the World Trade Organisation=s (WTO) Appellate Body with respect to the European Union=s banana regime was held recently at the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana. The Appellate body upheld the decision of the Di...
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CARIBBEAN PREPARES FOR US MEETING

The Caribbean has begun to prepare for the first of the follow-up meetings with the United States after the May 10 Summit meeting in Barbados between the Region's leaders and US President Bill Clinton. At that meeting, joint committees were established to achieve the objectives of the Bridgetown Dec...
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