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Statement by the Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Honourable Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, on the Planned Shipment of High-Level Radioactive Waste from France through the Panama Canal via the Caribbean Sea

The CARICOM Heads of Government at their 17th Inter-Sessional Meeting held recently in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, expressed strong condemnation of the proposed shipment by France of High-Level Radioactive waste through the Caribbean Sea.

The Caribbean Community wishes to reiterate that any accidental or deliberate spill of nuclear or toxic waste in the Caribbean Sea could pose a serious threat to the economies of the Region and is concerned that despite its repeated opposition to the shipments, the practice continues.

STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM),  ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS OF H.E. ALEJANDRO MARCHANTE CASTELLANOS, AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA, TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (DESIGNATE), March 10, 2006.

Your Excellency Señor Alejandro Marchante Castellanos, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba, to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM);
Assistant Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community;
Representatives of the Embassy of Cuba;
Other Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat;
Distinguished Guests;
Members of the Media;

Cuba Accredits New Ambassador to CARICOM

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)Long-standing relations between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Cuba have served to enhance the standard of living of citizens of both CARICOM and Cuba, and represent a celebration of true fraternity.

STATEMENT BY MS. MARISELA PADRON QUERO, UNFPA DIRECTOR FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCH OF THE CARICOM-UNFPA SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION AGREEMENT, 28 FEBRUARY 2006, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Dr. Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary General CARICOM Secretariat;
Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Deputy Secretary-General, CARICOM;
Dr. Dennis Benn, Michael Manley Professor, Public Affairs and Public Policy, UWI, Mona

STATEMENT ON THE FIRST MEETING OF THE PAN-CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) AND THE DONOR COMMUNITY, 13 FEBRUARY 2006, KINGSTON, JAMAICA

The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), convened its first meeting with the Donor Community on Monday 13 February 2006, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica. The meeting focused on Improving Harmonisation of HIV/AIDS programme activity with particular emphasis on more standardised funding and reporting arrangements.

The engagement between PANCAP and the Donor Community carried several objectives.

STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN CARRINGTON, TO THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 9 FEBRUARY 2006, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Honourable Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Other Distinguished Heads of State and Government of Member States of the Caribbean Community Honourable Ministers of Government Distinguished Delegates Distinguished Guests Representatives of the Media Ladies an Gentlemen

STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR DR. HELMUT OHLRAUN OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS TO H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AS PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE TO CARICOM,  16 JANUARY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Your Excellency Mr. Secretary-General Madam Deputy Secretary- General Members of CARICOM staff Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen,

With my accreditation as Plenipotentiary Representative, the Caribbean Community and Germany establish formal relations.

STATEMENT BY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, AT THE OPENING OF THE SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL, 13 JANUARY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Mr Chairman, the Hon Knowlson Gift
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago
Other Honourable Ministers
Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community
Distinguished Delegates
Deputy Secretary-General and Staff of the Secretariat

STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL ON THE SITUATION IN HAITI,  13 JANUARY 2006,  GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community notes the latest decision by Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council to hold the first round of Presidential and Parliamentary elections on February 7, 2006.

STATEMENT BY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, AT THE OPENING OF THE TWENTIETH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED, 12 JANUARY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Dr. the Hon. Errol Cort, Minister of Finance and the Economy of Antigua and Barbuda and Chairman of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED)
Other Ministers of Government
Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community
Distinguished Delegates
Staff of the Secretariat
Members of the Media

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