By mahtabala, 5 September, 2001

COFAP TO LEAD OFF CRITICAL ROUND OF CARICOM DISCUSSIONS

The Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP) will be looking at a set of measures for full implementation of Protocol II, which involves clearing the way for 'hassle-free' movement of capital, rights of establishment and the provision of services within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). This will be the high point in the deliberations of the COFAP in its Fifth Meeting in Grenada tomorrow, 6 September 2001.

By mahtabala, 4 September, 2001

Remarks by Dr Carla Barnett, Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community at the Opening Ceremony of the Workshop on the Conception and Elaboration of Technical Cooperation Projects, 3 September 2001, Georgetown, Guyana


Madame Chairman,
Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation of the Republic of Guyana, Honourable Clement Rohee
Honourable Ministers of Government,
Excellency, Ambassador Ney Du Prado Deiquez of Brazil,
Members of the Diplomatic Corps,
Ambassador Donald Abrams, Director of International Cooperation of in the Ministry of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation of the Republic of Guyana,
Distinguished Participants,
Members of the Media_

By mahtabala, 31 August, 2001

PRIZES FOR THIRD PLACE WINNER CARICOM BOOK COVER DESIGN COMPETITION

Third place winner in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Book Cover Design Competition, 16-year-old Kurt Dougan, a national of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, was presented with prizes at a ceremony last Friday in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

By mahtabala, 13 August, 2001

KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE CARIBBEAN PUBLIC SERVICES ASSOCIATION (CPSA), PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 12 AUGUST 2001

Mr. Master of Ceremonies
Madam President of the Caribbean Public Services Association (CPSA), and other Members of the Executive
Members of Parliament
Acting Mayor of Port-of-Spain
Head of the Public Service, Ms. Annette Des Iles
Chief Personnel Officer, Ms. Marshac
Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister , Ms. Joan Massiah
Head of the Public Service Commission, Mr. K. Lalla
Dr. Reverend Dean Knowly Clarke and other members of the Religious Community

By mahtabala, 13 August, 2001

KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE CARIBBEAN PUBLIC SERVICES ASSOCIATION (CPSA), PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 12 AUGUST 2001

Mr. Master of Ceremonies
Madam President of the Caribbean Public Services Association (CPSA), and other Members of the Executive
Members of Parliament
Acting Mayor of Port-of-Spain
Head of the Public Service, Ms. Annette Des Iles
Chief Personnel Officer, Ms. Marshac
Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister , Ms. Joan Massiah
Head of the Public Service Commission, Mr. K. Lalla
Dr. Reverend Dean Knowly Clarke and other members of the Religious Community

By mahtabala, 31 July, 2001

EMANCIPATION OBSERVANCES MESSAGE BY SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY

One hundred and sixty three years after the proclamation of emancipation in 1838, the struggle continues for the descendants of African slaves as they seek to claim their rightful space in a world still rife with racial discrimination and prejudice. All of us who inhabit these lands, regardless of race or creed, have had to surmount various trials and ordeals in our endeavour to break free of the many prejudices which still threaten our efforts at securing our future.