The Caribbean Community is relieved at the decision on the part of the people of Nevis to remain in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. This has ensured the continued integrity of the State. It has also provided what could be the last chance for all with the interests of the people of St. Kitts and Nevis at heart to work together to eliminate the root causes of the problems plaguing relations between the two islands comprising that State.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana)Â Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the President of Cuba will meet with the President of the Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo from Thursday, 20 August-Saturday, 22 August 1998.
His Excellency, President Leonel Fernandez is hosting the meeting during celebrations marking the 500th anniversary of the founding of the city of Santo Domingo and will also host a dinner in commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, which established CARICOM.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The people of Nevis, a part of the Federation of St.Kitts/Nevis, have a right to self-determination, but the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Mr. Edwin Carrington says they should at least have the maximum information on the pros and cons of secession before voting in a referendum on 10 August, 1998.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana)Â The Caribbean Community heard with surprise and disappointment the recent announcement by the Premier of Nevis, that the Nevis Administration would be proceeding with the holding of a referendum on 10 August 1998, with a view to seceding from the State of St. Kitts and Nevis. The Community views this development with grave concern.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana)Â The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Government of Chile cooperation initiative will continue to place emphasis for the next year on Small Enterprise Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Poverty Alleviation, Spanish language training and Inter-University Exchanges.
A three-member delegation from Chile is meeting (Thursday, July 23) with representatives of the CARICOM Secretariat at its Georgetown office in Guyana to address these priority areas in their 1998-1999 Work Programme.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana)Â Under the theme "Sharing the Vision", Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mr. Edwin Carrington has highlighted key areas crucial to the development of the Region.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana)Â The University of the West Indies will host the Sixth annual workshop for Secondary School Spanish Language teachers drawn from the Caribbean Community Education system starting 10 August 1998 at Mona Campus, Jamaica.
The five-day training programme is geared towards enhancing the teaching skills of Spanish as a foreign language as participants will be exposed to modern teaching methods. The training exercise will be conducted by staff of the Department of Education of the University of Chile.
ARTHUR NAPOLEON RAYMOND ROBINSONTrinity Cross and State Counsel
Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson, a national of Trinidad and Tobago was born in the Island of Tobago on 16 December 1926. He served his country and people with distinction, honour and fortitude in winning, sustaining and advancing their independence.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Nineteenth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, was held in Castries, Saint Lucia, on 30 June-4 July 1998 with an Opening Ceremony on the evening of 30 June1998 and a Closing Ceremony on 4 July 1998.
As Secretary General of the Caribbean Community, it is not only a very special honour and privilege, but also a great pleasure to be able to offer these brief remarks on the occasion of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Caribbean Community. The task is all the more pleasant for the fact that I had the good fortune to be at Chaguaramas to witness the signing of the Treaty, which transformed the Caribbean Free Trade Area (CARIFTA) into CARICOM on that historic Fourth of July 1973.