The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers responsible for Trade and Economic Development have agreed to a CARICOM position on Agriculture and Services in the current round of negotiations taking place in the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Long-Term Electoral Observer Mission to the Republic of Guyana arrived in the country on 13 January, 2001 to commence preparations for observing the upcoming 2001 General Elections.
The Chief of Mission is the Hon. Carl Rattray, OJ, QC, former President of the Court of Appeal, Jamaica; and the Deputy Chief of Mission, Mr. Justin Mc. Clair Daniel, Chief Elections Officer, Saint Lucia.
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mr. Edwin Carrington and his Senior Staff, held the first Press Conference by the Secretariat for the New Year on January 10, 2001 at the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Headquarters in Barbados.
The Secretary-General was in Barbados also to participate in the two-day High-Level Consultations on the OECD's Harmful Tax Competition Initiative.
Colleague Ministers
Heads of Delegation and Delegates
Secretary-General and staff of the Caribbean Community Secretariat
Officials of the Regional Negotiating Machinery
Representatives of Associated Institutions and especially the Private Sector
Members of the Press
Ladies, Gentlemen, Friends, Cuba and the Dominican Republic Representatives
A very pleasant morning to you all! Let me take this opportunity to extend to all of you best wishes and successes for the new year 2001.
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SALUTATIONS Let me begin by first extending, on behalf of the Government and people of the Commonwealth of Dominica, a happy and prosperous 2001 to all my colleague Ministers, the Secretary-General, officials, and staff of the CARICOM Secretariat. It is our hope that the year 2001 will be for you and for all of us in CARICOM, a year of greater accomplishments and the fulfilment of hopes and dreams. |
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Ministers,
Colleagues from Member States and Regional institutions and associations
Staff of the Secretariat,
Members of the press
The Tenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development [COTED] of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) received information from the Minister representing Belize on recent developments in the Belize-Guatemala border dispute.
Good Morning Colleague Ministers
Heads of Delegation and Delegates
Secretary-General and staff of the Caribbean Community Secretariat
Officials of the Regional Negotiating Machinery
Representatives of Associated Institutions and especially the Private Sector
Members of the Press
Ladies, Gentlemen, Friends, Cuba and the Dominican Republic Representatives
A very pleasant morning to you all! Let me take this opportunity to extend to all of you best wishes and successes for the new year 2001.
Salutations.
Let me begin by first extending, on behalf of the Government and people of the Commonwealth of Dominica, a happy and prosperous 2001 to all my colleague Ministers, the Secretary-General, officials, and staff of the CARICOM Secretariat. It is our hope that the year 2001 will be for you and for all of us in CARICOM, a year of greater accomplishments and the fulfilment of hopes and dreams.
The Tenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), opened today at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana with officials beginning their first round of discussions on a wide range of issues described as "diverse and complex".
In setting the tone of the two-day meeting, Belizean Chairman Dr. Marcelino Avila, who is also the Chief Executive Officer and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Cooperatives in Belize, urged his colleagues to make the 10th COTED "an outstanding success".