(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), H. E. Edwin Carrington has issued the following statement congratulating West Indies batsman Brian Lara on his becoming Test Cricket’s highest run scorer_
On behalf of the Caribbean Community, I extend heartiest congratulations to you on your achievement as Test cricket’s leading run scorer.
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(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown) The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Malta for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting were alarmed at learning that the EU has taken the decision to drastically reduce by 36%the price that ACP states will receive for their sugar exports to the EU.
The Heads of Government were bitterly disappointed that despite their continuous submissions to the E |
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana)Approximately 100 leaders from Faith-based Organisations (FBOs) across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) committed themselves to cooperate with and actively support governmental, non-governmental and other agencies, and people living with HIV/AIDS in an effort to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and to provide care, support and treatment to people infected with and affected by the disease.
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – “The decision of the EU to proceed with such a hefty price cut is outrageous and unconscionable, and as though to add insult to injury EU beet sugar producers will now receive compensation covering 64.2% (inclusive of an additional €2.2 billion) of the loss incurred by the price cut. In contrast, a meagre €40 million has been offered to ACP sugar producers as compensation.” This was the reaction of Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Trade and CARICOM Ministerial Spokesperson on Sugar Hon.
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Caribbean Trade Ministers meeting in Barbados yesterday (November 19), in preparation for the Sixth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference, which will take place in Hong Kong December 13 to 18, emphasized that unless development issues are given prominence in the negotiating agenda, the Ministerial is not likely to end in agreement. This is fundamental for small, vulnerable Caribbean countries.
The development dimension of the Doha Round is vitally important for the Caribbean, but continues to be neglected in the negotiating agenda.
Regional Faith-based Organisations (FBOs) will meet on 22-23 November 2005 in Georgetown, Guyana at the second Champions for Change Conference to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination.
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(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana)Caribbean Ministers attending Phase 11 of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) have been very involved in the activities in Tunis, Tunisia where the Summit opened on Wednesday 16 November.
The Hon Burchell Whiteman, Jamaica’s Minister of Information and his colleague the Hon. Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology have participated in official parallel events at the Summit site. |
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana)CARICOM Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin Carrington today joined the rest of the Caribbean Community in extending warm congratulations to the Captain and players of the Trinidad and Tobago National Football team on the occasion of their success in qualifying for the World Cup Finals to be held in Germany next summer.