(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) opens in Georgetown on Friday 25 January with a packed agenda that includes recommendations from the technical team which earlier this week considered poverty and rising cost of living in the Region.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Fireworks lit up the Paramaribo sky late on Friday afternoon, 18, January shortly after Dr. Kusha Haraksingh, a national of Trinidad and Tobago was sworn in as Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Competition Commission.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Fireworks lit up the Paramaribo sky late on Friday afternoon, 18, January shortly after Dr. Kusha Haraksingh, a national of Trinidad and Tobago was sworn in as Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Competition Commission.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ms Henna Brunnings, a national of Suriname, topped a Regional field of 8 entries to win the contest for the design of the logo for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Competition Commission
Ms Brunnings was presented with her prize and a scroll during the ceremony marking the inauguration of the Commission on Friday 18 January at the Commission’s headquarters in Paramaribo, Suriname. CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Edwin Carrington made the presentation. The winner’s prize was US $2,500.
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
 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
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
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
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Regional Information and Translation Institute (CRITI) was launched in Paramaribo, Suriname on Thursday 17 January with a burst of firecrackers in the presence of the President of the Republic of Suriname His Excellency Drs Runaldo Venetiaan.