By mahtabala, 12 July, 2008

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)Β  The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Kingdom of Spain have signed a Joint Declaration that encompasses issues ranging from political dialogue to economic and cultural development. The Joint Declaration was signed at the conclusion of the IV CARICOM-Spain Summit held in Madrid, Spain on 11 July 2008.

Please see the full text of the Declaration below_

By mahtabala, 12 July, 2008

There is an old truism that Water is Life. This is borne out by the 2002 United Nations World Water Development Report, which, among other things, states that, β€œβ€¦of all the social and natural resource crises, we humans face, the water crisis is the one that lies at the heart of our survival and that of our planet Earth.”

By mahtabala, 12 July, 2008

There is an old truism that Water is Life. This is borne out by the 2002 United Nations World Water Development Report, which, among other things, states that, β€œβ€¦of all the social and natural resource crises, we humans face, the water crisis is the one that lies at the heart of our survival and that of our planet Earth.”

By mahtabala, 11 July, 2008

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)Β  The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Kingdom of Spain have signed a Joint Declaration that encompasses issues ranging from political dialogue to economic and cultural development. The Joint Declaration was signed at the conclusion of the IV CARICOM-Spain Summit held in Madrid, Spain on 11 July 2008.

Please see the full text of the Declaration below_

By mahtabala, 10 July, 2008

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Fourth CARICOM/Spain Summit takes place at the Moncloa Palace, Madrid, Spain, on Friday 11 July 2008 against the backdrop of the celebration of CARICOM Day at the World’s Fair in Zaragoza, Spain on 12 July 2008.

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairman, the Honourable Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and His Excellency Jose Luis Zapatero, the Prime Minister of Spain, will jointly preside over the Summit to be held at the Palace housing the offices of the Spanish Prime Minister.

By mahtabala, 9 July, 2008

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Core Team of the CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission arrived on 2 July 2008 followed by the rest of team on Friday, 4 July 2008 to monitor the General Elections on 8 July 2008. The Mission was deployed in all constituencies with the exception of Carriacou and Petite Martinique. The Mission would like to place on record that the group was able to cover 85 per cent of the polling stations in Grenada.

By mahtabala, 9 July, 2008

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The issue of Invasive species and the need to diminish their threat to Caribbean agriculture and the environment will come under the microscope in the second annual Invasive Species Symposium which now forms an integral part of the annual Caribbean Food Crop Society (CFCS) meeting. The 44th annual CFCS meeting takes place in Miami 13-18 July 2008.

By mahtabala, 8 July, 2008

Your Excellency the President of Guyana
Honourable Prime Minister
Members of Cabinet of Guyana
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Distinguished Guests
Staff of the Secretariat
Representatives of the Media
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen

It is my very pleasant task as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to welcome you on this CARICOM Day to this celebration of Caribbean unity – marking the 35th Anniversary of CARICOM.

By mahtabala, 8 July, 2008

Your Excellency the President of Guyana
Honourable Prime Minister
Members of Cabinet of Guyana
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Distinguished Guests
Staff of the Secretariat
Representatives of the Media
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen

It is my very pleasant task as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to welcome you on this CARICOM Day to this celebration of Caribbean unity – marking the 35th Anniversary of CARICOM.