By mahtabala, 9 March, 2004
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – The Sixteenth Meeting of the Caricom Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) was held in Belize City, Belize, during the first week of March. Several key decisions were made regarding external trade matters, including on issues related to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), respectively. Concerning Africa Caribbean Pacific-European Union (ACP-EU) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations, COTED affirmed that a regional EPA must make a meaningful contribution to development.
By mahtabala, 6 March, 2004

Hon. Julian Hunte President of the United Nations General Assembly and (UNGA) Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation of Saint Lucia
Colleague Ministers
Secretary-General
Delegates
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

By mahtabala, 6 March, 2004

It is a pleasure to join in welcoming you to this opening ceremony. which will signal the start of a three-part training programme in Project Development and Project Management being conducted within the Organisational Development (OD) component of the CIDA-funded CARICOM Capacity Development Programme (CCDP).

I am delighted at the interest shown in these workshops; it is obviously an indication that the Secretariat staff realises the importance of the skills you will derive from this training.

By mahtabala, 6 March, 2004

Hon. Julian Hunte, President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) andΒ  Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation of Saint Lucia
Colleague Ministers
Secretary-General
Delegates
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

By mahtabala, 6 March, 2004

Salutations
Hon. K.D. Knight, Min of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Jamaica
Hon. Julian Hunte, President of the UNGA and Minister of External Affairs and International Trade and Civil Aviation of Saint Lucia
Other Ministers
Distinguished Delegates
Staff of the Secretariat
Ladies and Gentlemen_

By mahtabala, 5 March, 2004

Members of the CARICOM Ministerial Sub-Committee for Resource Mobilisation for Crime and Security met with a UK Senior Level Team on Security Cooperation at the Hilton Hotel, Kingston Jamaica on 3 March 2004. The aim of the meeting was to follow up the discussions at the Breakfast meeting between UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and Prime Minister PJ Patterson, Chair of CARICOM and other CARICOM Heads of Government in London, December 2003.

By mahtabala, 5 March, 2004

As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat continues to equip its staff to manage its resource mobilisation functions, some 45 senior members of staff will be exposed to training in project development and project management performance, via a series of workshops.

Funded by the Canadian International Development Agency, the first workshop commences on Tuesday, 9 March 2004 and concludes on 18 March 2004. The second and third workshops are scheduled for 19-18 April 2004 and 7-12 June 2004, respectively.

By mahtabala, 4 March, 2004

Rt. Hon. Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize
Honourable Ministers
Distinguished Secretary General, Dr. Edwin Carrington
Director General of the CRNM
Assistant Secretary-General
Members of the Public and Private Sectors
Distinguished Delegates
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

By mahtabala, 4 March, 2004

Rt. Hon. Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize
Hon. Julian Hunte, President of the UNGA and Minister of External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation of Saint Lucia
Honourable Ministers
Director General of the CRNM
Delegates
Staff of the Secretariat
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen