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STATEMENT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE PASSING OF THE HON. V.C. BIRD SNR., O.C.C.

It is with deep regret that I received the news of the death last evening of the Honourable Vere Cornwall Bird Snr., O.C.C., former Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. With his passing, the Caribbean has lost the last surviving member of that illustrious team of visionaries who, more than fifty years ago, in Montego Bay, Jamaica conceived the vision of a United West Indies. From that time, the Honourable Vere Cornwall Bird diligently strove to attain this goal, combining his vision of a united Region with a strong vein of pragmatism.

REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON ANIMAL HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT

Chief Veterinary Officers of CARICOM Member States will benefit from a three-day training Workshop on Animal Health Risk Assessment which will be held during the period 24-26 June 1999, at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters, Georgetown, Guyana.

PPP/CIVIC AND PNC DISCUSS PROPOSALS FOR AN AGREED AGENDA PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CARICOM FACILITATOR ON THE MEETING BETWEEN THE PEOPLE’S PROGRESSIVE PARTY/CIVIC (PPP/Civic) AND THE PEOPLE’S NATIONAL CONGRESS (PNC)

The Parties met at 15:30 hours on 14 June, 1999 as agreed.

Representing the Peoples Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/Civic) were -

  • Mr. Donald Ramotar
  • Ms. Gail Teixeira

Representing the Peoples National Congress (PNC) were:

  • Mr. Lance Carberry
  • Mr. Lloyd Joseph

This was a Preliminary Meeting to discuss proposals by both sides for an agreed agenda for the Dialogue.

The PPP/Civic proposed the following items -

AGRICULTURE FOCUS AT COTED MEETING

Agriculture and related issues of trade, standards, and external economic relations were the highlight of the just concluded Sixth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) at the Caribbean Community CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana, on 4-5 June 1999.

COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETS IN GUYANA

The Fourth Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers, the second highest decision-making forum of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), takes place in Georgetown, Guyana on 11 - 12 June, 1999.

The Community Council of Ministers will examine preparations for the 20th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government which takes place in Trinidad and Tobago on 4 - 7 July, 1999, and the Region's readiness to face the challenges associated with the Y2K phenomenon.

COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING UNDERWAY

Ministers responsible for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Affairs began meeting in Georgetown, Guyana today 11 June, 1999 at the Secretariat's Headquarters.

At this the Fourth Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers, the second highest decision-making forum of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ministers will discuss a range of matters including measures to improve the functioning of the Secretariat.

SPEECH DELIVERED BY HON. DR. DENZIL L. DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST. KITTS & NEVIS, AT THE OCEAN TERRACE INN ON THE OCCASION OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR) Thursday May 13, 1999.

Your Excellency, Dr. Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor General,
Your Honour Mr. Eustace John and Mrs.John,
Members of Cabinet,
Honourable Secretary General, Mr. Edwin Carrington,
Distinguished Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community and Heads of Delegations,
Mr. Speaker, Hon. Walford Gumbs and other Members of the Legislature,
Members of the Diplomatic Corps,
Members of Delegations,
Ms. Dorethea Hector, Permanent Secretary and other public officers,
Members of the Press,
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen.

US AND CARIBBEAN TRADE LINKAGES : FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY : SPEECH BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL ENTREPRENEURS OF THE YEAR GALA ORGANISED BY THE CARIBBEAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, 22 APRIL 1999

I would like to begin by expressing my appreciation to the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) for the honour of having selected me as its 1999 "Caribbean Roving Ambassador". This has confirmed what my wife has long thought of my perpetual travelling.

CARICOM: Toward Making the Caribbean Whole - By Edwin W. Carrington, Condensed version of the keynote address delivered to the 7th Annual North-East regional Caribbean Students Conference,  at MIT, on April 2, 1999

Introduction

As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community I wish to express my appreciation to the North East regional Caribbean Students Conference for inviting me to deliver the keynote address at the last such Conference of this Century. I consider it not only an honour but my duty to be here. The title of my address this evening was chosen to concur with the theme of your Conference - Regional Integration - a subject to which I have devoted most of my professional life.

BRIEF REMARKS BY MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE FOURTH CARICOM-CENTRAL AMERICA MINISTERIAL MEETING ,  22 MARCH 1999, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Your Excellency the President of Guyana,
Your Excellency the Vice-President of Costa Rica;
Hon. Prime Minister of Guyana;
Honourable Ministers of CARICOM, Central America and the Dominican Republic;
Distinguished Secretaries-General;
Delegates;
Members of the Diplomatic Corps;
Distinguished Guests;
Members of the Media;
Ladies and Gentlemen:

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