By mahtabala, 16 July, 2009

PARTNERSHIP NEEDED TO PROPEL ICT FOR DEVELOPMENT WITHIN CARICOM - DEPUTH SECRETARY-GENERAL

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) If the Region is to play a meaningful role in the global information society, all the stakeholders of the Region, particularly the public and private sector, civil society and non governmental organisations will need to enter a partnership in which the roles are clearly supportive of each other.

By mahtabala, 16 July, 2009

CARICOM TO CONVENE MEETING OF REGIONAL FOCAL POINTS AND NATIONAL COORDINATORS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Secretariat will convene the First Joint Meeting of National CSME Focal Points and National Coordinators of the CARICOM Trade and Competitiveness Project (CTCP) on 20 - 21 July 2009.

The Meeting is made possible through the assistance of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) as part of the CARICOM Trade and Competitiveness Project (CTCP) and the European Union.

By mahtabala, 16 July, 2009

FEATURE ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE BALDWIN SPENCER, PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AND LEAD HEAD OF GOVERNMENT WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SERVICES, 15-17 JULY 2009, ST. JOHN

 
 
I extend a warm Antiguan and Barbudan welcome to all of you.

A special word of welcome to representatives of the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which have willingly and generously provided financial support for this Symposium.

By mahtabala, 16 July, 2009

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SERVICES, 15-17 JULY 2009, ST. JOHNS, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

 
First let me begin these remarks by thanking Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer who not only leads the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, but also leads the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in the area of Services, for agreeing to be the patron of this Symposium.
By mahtabala, 16 July, 2009

AGRICULTURE FOCUS OF THIRTY-SECOND SPECIAL COTED IN GEORGETOWN

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Thirty-Second Special Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Agriculture opens on Friday 18 September, 2009 at the Le Meridien Pegasus, Georgetown, Guyana.

COTED Officials began their meeting from Wednesday September 16, 2009 at the same location.

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By mahtabala, 15 July, 2009

CONTROLLING INVASIVE SPECIES VITAL TO SAFEGUARDING TRADE

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Despite efforts at the national, regional and international levels, exotic pests continue to invade the Caribbean and the impact on trade can be both harmful and devastating.

By mahtabala, 15 July, 2009

FEATURE ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE BALDWIN SPENCER, PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AND LEAD HEAD OF GOVERNMENT WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SERVICES, 15-17 JULY 2009, ST. JOHN

  I extend a warm Antiguan and Barbudan welcome to all of you.

A special word of welcome to representatives of the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which have willingly and generously provided financial support for this Symposium. I am indeed heartened by the level of support given and the representation of these agencies here today. It augurs well for the collaboration and cooperation which we are forging.