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By mahtabala, 21 November, 2001

PUERTO RICO SEEKING CLOSER TIES WITH CARICOM

A High level delegation from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the first Oversees Commonwealth Territory of the USA, is due in the country next week to begin negotiating closer relations with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) by way of establishing new lines of communication with its executive arm, the Secretariat.

By mahtabala, 17 November, 2001

SPEECHES PRESENTED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF CARICOM MEMBER STATES TO THE GENERAL DEBATE AT THE FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, NEW YORK, 10-16 NOVEMBER 2001.

By mahtabala, 15 November, 2001

CARICOM CONVENES MEETING OF PAN-CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat convened a meeting of the Pan-Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS in Trinidad and Tobago on 28 October 2001, to assess the group's accomplishments since its establishment in March this year. Membership of the group includes multi-bilateral donors, government representatives, non-governmental Organisations (NGO's) and United Nations agencies.

By mahtabala, 9 November, 2001

REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARIBBEAN REGIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTRE (CARTAC), 5 NOVEMBER 2001, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS MONDAY

Honourable Prime Ministers of Barbados, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Honourable Ministers of Finance
Other Honourable Ministers
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Director of the Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean of the UNDP,
Vice-president of the Americas Branch of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

By mahtabala, 8 November, 2001

REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARIBBEAN REGIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTRE (CARTAC), 5 NOVEMBER 2001, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS

By mahtabala, 3 November, 2001

PRESIDENT HIPOLITO MEJIA RECEIVES HIGH LEVEL CARICOM DELEGATION

His Excellency President Hipolito Mejia today received a High-Level Mission from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The Mission emanated from the decision taken at the recent CARICOM Emergency Heads of Government Meeting in The Bahamas, called to respond to the fall-out for the Region from the September 11^th events in the United States.

By mahtabala, 24 October, 2001

REGIONAL RESPONSE TO HIV/AIDS/STI UNDER REVIEW BY PROJECT ADVISORY GROUP

The Third Meeting of the Project Advisory Group (PAG) for "Strengthening the Institutional Response to HIV/AIDS/STI in the Caribbean" will take place at the Hilton Hotel in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on Friday October 26, 2001. This regional project is being funded through the resources of the 8^th European Development Fund in the amount of EUR 6,919,220 and executed by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat.

By mahtabala, 23 October, 2001

MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY TO THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME ON THE PASSING OF THE HONOURABLE JAGERNATH LACHMON, SPEAKER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF SURINAME

It was with profound sadness that the Caribbean Community learnt of the death of the Honourable Jagernath Lachmon, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Suriname on Friday October 19, 2001 at 85 years of age.

By mahtabala, 19 October, 2001

STATEMENT BY MR EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE OPENING OF CIVIL SOCIETY NATIONAL CONSULTATIONS, SAINT LUCIA, 19 OCTOBER 2001

Honourable Jon Odlum, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Community Development
Your Excellency, Anthony Sevrin, Ambassador to CARICOM.
Ms Jusinta St. Helen, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Community Development.
Mr Mc Donald Dixon, Trade Advisor, Ministry of Commerce
Representatives of Civil Society
Ladies and Gentlemen

By mahtabala, 19 October, 2001

SPEECH BY HON. JULIAN HUNTE, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SAINT LUCIA AND CHAIRMAN OF CARIFORUM, ON THE OCCASION OF THE JOINT MEETING OF THE CARIFORUM COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AND THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, 18 OCTOBER 2001 , CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA

Honourable Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis
Honourable Ministers of CARIFORUM
Distinguished Director of the European Commission for West and Central Africa and the Caribbean
Other Heads of CARIFORUM Delegation
Mr. Secretary-General
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Distinguished Delegates
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen