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Statement by His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at the Inauguration Ceremony of the CARICOM Competition Commission,  18 January 2008, Paramaribo, Suriname

 Your Excellency the President of the Republic of Suriname, Drs. Ronald Runaldo Venetiaan
His Excellency the Vice-President of Suriname
Speaker of the National Assembly
Minister of Trade and Industry of Suriname, Honourable Clifford Marica
Other Honourable Ministers
Members of the National Assembly of Suriname
Chairman of the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission, Mr. Justice Michael de la Bastide
Representative of the European Union Competition Commissioner, His Excellency Ambassador Gert Heikens, Delegate of the European Union

STATEMENT ISSUED BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON , SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN FORUM OF ACP STATES (CARIFORUM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCHING OF THE CARIBBEAN REGIONAL INFORMATION AND TRANSLATION INSTITUTE (CRITI), 17 JANUARY 2008, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME

Your Excellency the President of the Republic of Suriname, Drs Runaaldo Venetiaan
Your Excellency the Vice president of Suriname, Mr Ramdein Sarjoie
Minister of Planning and Development Co-operation of Suriname, the Honourable Ricardo van Ravenswaay
Other Honourable Ministers
Members of the National Assembly of Suriname
President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, the Honourable Mr Justice Michael de la Bastide
His Excellency Ambassador Gert Heikens, Representative of the European Union
Other Members of the Diplomatic Corps

STATEMENT ISSUED BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON , SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN FORUM OF ACP STATES (CARIFORUM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCHING OF THE CARIBBEAN REGIONAL INFORMATION AND TRANSLATION INSTITUTE (CRITI), 17 JANUARY 2008, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME

Your Excellency the President of the Republic of Suriname, Drs Runaaldo Venetiaan
Your Excellency the Vice president of Suriname, Mr Ramdein Sarjoie
Minister of Planning and Development Co-operation of Suriname, the Honourable Ricardo van Ravenswaay
Other Honourable Ministers
Members of the National Assembly of Suriname
President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, the Honourable Mr Justice Michael de la Bastide
His Excellency Ambassador Gert Heikens, Representative of the European Union
Other Members of the Diplomatic Corps

“THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF CARIBBEAN DISASTER MANAGEMENT – VISION BECOMING REALITY” : FEATURE ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE SECOND CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE ON COMPREHENSIVE DISASTER MANAGEMENT, 11 DECEMBER 2007, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS

Hon. Mia Mottley, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Economic Affairs and Development of Barbados
Hon. Dale Marshall, Attorney-General and Minister of Home Affairs of Barbados, and Other Distinguished Representatives of the Government of Barbados
Mr. Jeremy Collymore, Coordinator, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency and Staff of CDERA
Distinguished Heads of Other CARICOM Institutions and Organisations
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Representatives of the Private Sector
Representatives of Donor Agencies
Representatives of the Media

“THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF CARIBBEAN DISASTER MANAGEMENT – VISION BECOMING REALITY” : FEATURE ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE SECOND CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE ON COMPREHENSIVE DISASTER MANAGEMENT, 11 DECEMBER 2007, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS

Hon. Mia Mottley, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Economic Affairs and Development of Barbados
Hon. Dale Marshall, Attorney-General and Minister of Home Affairs of Barbados, and Other Distinguished Representatives of the Government of Barbados
Mr. Jeremy Collymore, Coordinator, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency and Staff of CDERA
Distinguished Heads of Other CARICOM Institutions and Organisations
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Representatives of the Private Sector
Representatives of Donor Agencies
Representatives of the Media

CARICOM YOUTH AMBASSADORS MEET TO REVIEW THEIR PROGRAMME

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Youth Ambassador programme opened its three-day strategic planning and evaluation workshop yesterday Tuesday 11 December 2007, in Nassau, The Bahamas, under the theme Lessons of the Past: Building blocks for the future.

CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL PAYS TRIBUTE TO HERBERT HENRY MCKENLEY

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), H.E. Edwin Carrington has extended deepest condolences to the wife, relatives, and Government of Jamaica, on the passing of the late outstanding athlete, Herbert Henry McKenley.

In a Tribute to Mr. McKenley, the Secretary-General said that his outstanding achievements seated him comfortably among the distinguished stalwarts of any era, nationally, regionally and globally.

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY MR. FELIPE PEREZ ROQUE, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA, ON THE OCCASION OF CARICOM-CUBA DAY, 8 DECEMBER 2007

Tomorrow, 8th December, together with the kindred peoples of the Caribbean, we celebrate Cuba-CARICOM Day.

This is the 35th anniversary of the joint decision by Barbados, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Jamaica and the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, to establish diplomatic relations with Cuba, a brave gesture that defied the policy of isolation imposed by the United States on our country in the Latin American and Caribbean context.

STATEMENT BY THE RT. HONOURABLE OWEN S. ARTHUR, M.P., CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND PRIME MINISTER OF BARBADOS TO MARK CARICOM-CUBA DAY, 8 DECEMBER 2007

It is my distinct honour to address the people of the Caribbean Community and of Cuba as we celebrate another CARICOM-Cuba day on this the 35th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and four CARICOM Member States, namely Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana Trinidad and Tobago. Since that historic day in 1972, the bonds of friendship and solidarity have deepened significantly to incorporate a high level of collaboration in the political, economic and social spheres.

STATEMENT BY CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ON POVERTY AND THE RISING COST OF LIVING IN MEMBER STATES, ISSUED ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWELFTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 7 DECEMBER 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

We, the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, meeting in Georgetown, Guyana at the Twelfth Special Meeting of the Conference on Friday, 7 December 2007, with a view to finding solutions, at both the national and regional levels, to the critical issue of poverty and the rising cost of living, took note of the research which highlights a number of factors impacting this issue in the Caribbean Community.

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