The Twenty-Second Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Nassau, The Bahamas, on 3-6 July, 2001.
The Twenty-Second Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Nassau, The Bahamas, on 3-6 July, 2001.
 We the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community_
COGNIZANT of the critical role of health in the economic development of our people and overawed by the prospect that our current health problems, especially HIV/AIDS, may impede such development through the devastation of our human capital;
RECOGNIZING that the escalation of these health problems is evidence of the deficiencies of our approaches, thus requiring the re-orientating and restructuring of the Health Services;
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, during their 22nd Conference, engaged in an exchange of views on the political crisis in the Republic of Haiti, which emanated from the 21 May 2000 elections in that country.
The Presidents of Guyana and Suriname have expressed their commitment to work towards a peaceful solution to the centuries old border dispute between the two countries.
Speaking at a joint press conference in The Bahamas, where the 22nd Meeting of Heads of Government and State of the Caribbean Community is being held, President Jagdeo of Guyana and President Runaldo Venetiaan of Suriname pledged to work towards a peaceful solution to the dispute.
Retiring Chief Negotiator with the Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNMN), Sir Shridath Ramphal, has praised various regional officials, including the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Community's Secretary-General Mr. Edwin Carrington and his staff for their support of and confidence in the RNM and its College of Negotiators.
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, during their 22nd Conference, engaged in an exchange of views on the political crisis in the Republic of Haiti, which emanated from the 21 May 2000 elections in that country.
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Fellow Citizens of the Caribbean Community, it is indeed an honour and privilege for me, as Secretary-General of CARICOM, to greet you as we celebrate today, 4 July, CARICOM Day 2001, the Twenty-Eighth Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, establishing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). |
Fellow Citizens of the Caribbean Community, it is indeed an honour and privilege for me, as Secretary-General of CARICOM, to greet you as we celebrate today, 4 July, CARICOM Day 2001, the Twenty-Eighth Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, establishing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). As we celebrate this Anniversary and prepare for the future, we look back on our past achievements and draw strength from them, to meet the challenges we currently face with confidence.