By mahtabala, 30 May, 2009
 
 
Ambassador Elizabeth Harper, Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guyana
Professor E. Nigel Harris, Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies
Your Excellency Albert Ramdin, Assistant-Secretary-General of the OAS
Mr Henry Charles, Director Commonwealth Youth Programme and Representative of the Commonwealth Secretariat
By mahtabala, 30 May, 2009

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Newly accredited Mexican Ambassador to Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Fernando Sandoval Flores, today underscored the commitment of the United Mexican States to fortify its relations with the Region.

By mahtabala, 30 May, 2009
 
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Faith Radebe, the first Plenipotentiary Representative of South Africa to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has emphasised the need for greater bilateral collaboration in the face of the global financial and economic crisis.

She said the crisis “impressed upon us cooperation demands that have never been seen before”.

By mahtabala, 30 May, 2009

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The two-day Public-Private Sector Consultation on agribusiness wrapped up in Georgetown Thursday with an acknowledgement by stakeholders that much more needed to be done to shape agriculture into a more viable sector to advance growth in the Region.

By mahtabala, 29 May, 2009

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caucus of Ministers of Health have endorsed a recommendation for the banning of smoking on public spaces as a public good and regional goal, as the Region intensifies its efforts to tackle Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), under the Port of Spain Declaration on Uniting in the fight against NCDs.

By mahtabala, 29 May, 2009

Excellency, welcome to the Caribbean Community Secretariat. Your arrival has been long anticipated!

The establishment of an Embassy of Mexico in Georgetown, Guyana - the home of the headquarters of the Caribbean Community - marks a significant signpost in the long standing relationship between the Caribbean Community and Mexico. Our close and historic relations were formalized in 1974, with the signing of the Agreement establishing the CARICOM-Mexico Joint Commission. This has placed Mexico at the top of the list, as the first country to establish a Joint Commission with CARICOM.

By mahtabala, 29 May, 2009

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The 35-year old relationship between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Mexico was solidified on May 28, 2009, at the headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana, with the accreditation of a new Plenipotentiary Representative of Mexico to CARICOM, His Excellency Fernando Sandoval.