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(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin W Carrington and Heads of CARICOM regional institutions will convene their Third Meeting on 23-24 July 2009 at the CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana.

The Heads of institutions will explore avenues for strengthening functional cooperation among their organisations through the sharing of programmes and policies, greater use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the development of human resources.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A three-day regional capacity-building workshop for Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on treaty law and practice was held from 15 to 17 July, in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Convened by the CARICOM Secretariat‘s Office of the General Counsel and hosted by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Attorney General’s office of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, it was organized in collaboration with the United Nations (UN) Treaty Section of the Office of Legal Affairs.

  (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Urgency of Statistics and the Global Crisis_ Enabling Development in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)is the theme of a High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics set for July 30, 2009 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

  (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Urgency of Statistics and the Global Crisis_ Enabling Development in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)is the theme of a High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics set for July 30, 2009 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

  (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Member States of the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) and regional organisations and non-state actors met with representatives of the European Commission (EC), EU Member States and the European Investment Bank on 18 July 2009 in Antigua and Barbuda.

The Dialogue was co-chaired by Senator the Hon Charlotte Tessa Mangal, Minister of Commerce Industry and Consumer Affairs, Saint Lucia and Mr. Stefano Manservisi, Director-General for Development, European Commission.

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Today is a day of special significance in CARIFORUM/European Union Relations. We will experience the many dimensions of that relationship. We will first witness the signature of a Country Strategy Paper (CSP) between the European Commission and Antigua and Barbuda, a Member State of CARIFORUM.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Representatives of the Services Sector of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) wrapped up three days of deliberations on Friday in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, having identified the elements of a Draft Strategic Plan and Plan of Action to further develop the Sector.

In my capacity as Secretary-General of CARIFORUM, it is a pleasure to join the Honourable Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and Senator, the Honourable Charlotte Tessa Mangal of Saint Lucia and the CARIFORUM Co-Chair, in welcoming you all to this CARIFORUM-EC Dialogue on Regional Cooperation and Integration.