The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mr Edwin Carrington, and his counterpart at the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), Mr Simon Molina Duarte, will sign a cooperation agreement on Thursday 13 November at the CARICOM Headquarters in Georgetown.
Partnership should be one of the fundamental approaches in the post Lome IV arrangements between the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of countries and the European Union (EU).
This concept was put forward by the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, the Hon. Mr Basdeo Panday as he spoke on behalf of the Caribbean at the opening session of the first ever Summit of the ACP countries in Libreville, Gabon on Thursday.
Preparations for a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministerial Mission to Southern Africa will take a step forward with the convening of a seminar on Thursday November 20, 1997 at the Trinidad Hilton Hotel.
The seminar, organised by the CARICOM Secretariat and Kairi Consultants Ltd, will provide information on opportunities in Southern Africa for Caribbean business. Participants will be drawn from the business community and Ministers of Trade of CARICOM Member States.
CARIFORUM Member States have unanimously supported aimed at expanding and upgrading Melville Hall Airport , Dominica.
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Foreign Ministers of CARIFORUM meeting in Georgetown, Guyana at the Seventh Ministerial Meeting gave their support for the project as a priority under the Eighth EDF supplied by the European Union.
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In expressing its pleasure at the action by the Ministers, the Dominica delegation explained that their country did not have an airport capable of accommodating night landings even of small LIAT aircraft.
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Clement Rohee, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana and Chairman of CARIFORUM Council of Ministers, Hon Ministers, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Distinguished Guests, Delegates, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen_
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you all to this meeting of the Caribbean Forum of States with the Commission of the European Union.
1. The Caribbean Community is confronted with an unprecedented threat whereby a Member territory could actually cease to exist, not as a result of a plebiscite, but as the result of a natural disaster and its consequences. Montserrat, though a British dependent territory, is one of the earliest members of CARICOM, and the Community has a legitimate interest in its well-being and future.
The Regional Resource Team (RRT) for Assistance to Montserrat will hold its second meeting on Saturday September 13 in Bridgetown, Barbados.
The RRT, established by the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community at its Eighth Inter-Sessional Meeting in St John's Antigua and Barbuda last February, has been mandated to expedite the development and implementation of projects designed to mitigate the effects of the volcanic crisis in Montserrat.
The Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED-Trade), will hold its inaugural meeting in Georgetown, Guyana on September 11, 1997. This Council came into being with the coming into force of Protocol I and replaces the longstanding Common Market Council.
During this week's Meeting, Ministers responsible for Trade will review the implementation of the provisions of Protocol I and the status of Protocol II, and will discuss the programme for completion of the remaining Protocols, and the finalisation of the process for revising the Treaty of Chaguaramas.
The Caribbean Community Secretariat, in collaboration with the Organisation of American States, is hosting a regional meeting on integrated approach to youth enterprise and Employment in Barbados October 7-9, 1997. The meeting will be attended by approximately seventy persons representing governments, Non Governmental Organisations and regional and international agencies.
Caribbean Foreign Ministers will meet with United States Secretary of State Madeline Albright on Thursday October 2 in New York.