A Jamaican by birth, Sir Philip Manderson Sherlock has been described in the citation for the conferment of his OCC award in 1998 as “the complete Caribbean father figure, an inspiration to generations who knew him and served with him”.
For the cricketing world of the West Indies, Sir Garfield Sobers, a Barbados national, is an embodiment of excellence and a symbol of West Indian pride.
Cricketer par excellence, Sir Garfield distinguished himself as a superior cricketer, classified as the greatest all rounder ever.
For this outstanding contribution to the Region through his remarkable career as Captain and player of West Indies cricket, he was bestowed the honour of the Order of the Caribbean Community in 1998.
The charismatic career of the Rt. Hon. Vere Cornwall Bird embodied a long tradition of outstanding and dedicated political leadership in Antigua and Barbuda, his country of birth. It was therefore fitting that he was nominated by his country and awarded the OCC at the third conferment in 1998.
H.E. Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson (ANR) former Prime Minister and President of Trinidad and Tobago is among the select group of outstanding Caribbean leaders to carry with pride the title of OCC, which was conferred on him in 1998.
The President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Mr Nelson Mandela has accepted an invitation from the Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr the Hon Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada to attend the XIX Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community.
The Legal Affairs Committee convened its Second Special Meeting in Georgetown, Guyana, from 2-5 June 1998 under the distinguished chairmanship of the Hon. Charles Ramson S.C.,M.P, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs of Guyana.
I wish to correct an error in the final paragraph of Page 29 of the Report of the CARICOM Audit Commission.
The figures appearing in the table at page 29 were from an earlier computer print out and did not include additional ID cards captured later in the process. The statement in the Report therefore that "a significant number of electors voted without voter ID cards" is incorrect. Not all sourced documents were put into the computer. The figure for ID cards for Region 6 is approximately 69,000 instead of the approximate figure of 42,000 mentioned in the report.
Signatories to the Herdmanston Accord - Your Excellency, Leader of the People's Progressive Party/Civic and Leader of the People's National Congress;
Leaders of the Other Political Parties;
Mr. Secretary-General;
Chairman of the CARICOM Audit Team, Justice Ulric Cross;
Members of the Diplomatic Corps;
Other Distinguished Guests;
Members of the Media;
Ladies and Gentlemen_
The fast pace at which information technology is evolving presents tremendous potential for efficiency but also poses some challenges for the CARICOM countries in general and central bankers in particular, said Dr Carla Barnett, Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community.
The Deputy Secretary-General remarks were made as she addressed the Ninth Annual Conference of Regional Central Banks' Information Systems Specialists, in Guyana 1 June 1998.
The Caribbean Community - CARICOM, is ready to continue playing a role in the full implementation of the Herdmanston Accord it brokered with Guyana's political parties following the post December 15, 1997 election unrest.
This assurance was given by Jamaica's Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. P.J. Patterson who was in Guyana over the weekend in his capacity as a member of the Bureau of Heads of Government to promote goodwill and harmony in the country on the eve of the release of the findings of an audit into the elections.