By mahtabala, 1 February, 2007

CARICOM WELCOMES WORLD BANK DECISION TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO HAITI

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcomes the announcement by the World Bank of 30 January 2007 that its Board of Executive Directors had discussed a new Interim Strategy for Haiti which projects financial assistance of up to US$82 million in grants over the next 18 months to support Haiti’s development agenda as well as two grants for a total of US$28 million to support economic governance reform (US$23 million) and water and sanitation in rural areas (US$5 million).

By mahtabala, 1 February, 2007

CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FROM H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE DEATH OF MR. CECIL GRIFFITH, A.A., JOURNALIST

It is with deep regret that I have learnt of the passing of veteran Guyanese journalist, Mr. Cecil Griffith A.A.

As a journalist with the then Guyana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), and later, the Voice of America, Mr. Griffith, in his heyday, was one of the tenacious regional journalists who covered the CARICOM ‘beat’. His relinquishing of the beat years ago left a void in the coverage of CARICOM issues, and his unmistakable dry wit and candour were noticeably absent, particularly at fora held at the Secretariat.

By mahtabala, 1 February, 2007

STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARICOM SINGLE DOMESTIC SPACE, 1 FEBRUARY 2007

The Single Domestic Space comprising 10 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States will be inaugurated today. The Single Domestic Space was created to meet the challenges of Cricket World Cup 2007 which the Caribbean will host from March 4 to April 28. The Caribbean is the smallest region to host such a mega-event.

To mark the historic occasion, CARICOM Secretary General His Excellency Edwin Carrington has issued the following statement_

My friends of the Caribbean Community,

Today is an historic day for us as we inaugurate the CARICOM Single Domestic Space (SDS).

By mahtabala, 31 January, 2007

STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARICOM SINGLE DOMESTIC SPACE, 1 FEBRUARY 2007

The Single Domestic Space comprising 10 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States will be inaugurated today. The Single Domestic Space was created to meet the challenges of Cricket World Cup 2007 which the Caribbean will host from March 4 to April 28. The Caribbean is the smallest region to host such a mega-event.

To mark the historic occasion, CARICOM Secretary General His Excellency Edwin Carrington has issued the following statement_

My friends of the Caribbean Community,