Judging for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Book-Cover Design Competition took place on Wednesday, April, 4, 2001 at the Hotel Normandie, Port-of- Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
In early April, Guyana's writing enthusiasts and hopefuls will have the opportunity to participate in a special workshop to further hone their literary skills and energies.
Scheduled for April 9-10, 2001, young, successful Caribbean author, Colin Channer, truly one of the voices of now, will be conducting a workshop under the theme "Writing the warm easy and easy way". The workshop will be conducted under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Guyana (UG).
The CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission was mounted in accordance with the provisions of the Grand Beach Accord and the commitment given to the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines by the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community.
The main tasks of the Observer Mission was to observe the preparations for the Elections and the electoral process, including the counting of the ballots, and to assess the outcome of the elections.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is planning to develop a harmonised regional strategy to manage and minimise the risk of Foot and Mouth and Bovine Spongiform Enceaphalopathy, BSE, (Mad Cow) diseases, as part of the Region's agricultural health and food safety activities.
This is the main focus of a two-day meeting of Chief Agricultural Officers and Public and Health officials, which opened at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, on 27 March, 200l.
The presence of the CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is based on the provisions of the Grand Beach Accord and a commitment given to the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines by the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community.
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I have today received the report of the Chief and Deputy Chief of the CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission to the General Elections in Guyana, on 19 March 2001.
The Mission was established by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), following a request by the President of Guyana that CARICOM monitor the General and Regional elections in that country, which were being held in accordance with agreements reached under the Herdmanston Accord.
These policies were developed as a part of the reform of the national primary curriculum. These documents were introduced to the schools in 1998 with the introduction of the lower division primary curriculum. September 2001 saw the final documents of the new curriculum placed in all primary schools. Implementation of the new curriculum is being monitored in schools countrywide.
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mr. Edwin Carrington, and the entire staff of the Secretariat extend heartiest congratulations to West Indies fast bowler and Ambassador Extraordinaire, Courtney Walsh, on his historic achievement as the first bowler in the world to capture 500 wickets in Test cricket.
The first meeting of the Joint Caribbean Community (CARICOM)/Canada Working Group to prepare for the negotiations on enhanced trade arrangements was held on 15 March 2001 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kingston, Jamaica. This follows the decision of the Heads of Government of CARICOM and Canada at their Summit in Montego Bay, Jamaica, in January 2001, to begin exploratory work on a more mature trade relationship between CARICOM and Canada.