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By mahtabala, 27 April, 2004

CARICOM STRENGTHENS DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH CHILE

CARICOM and Chile moved one step closer in their relationship of co-operation, when Secretary General of CARICOM Mr. Edwin Carrington accepted credentials from Chilean Plenipotentiary Representative to CARICOM His Excellency Alfonso Silva.

In accepting his letters of accreditation at a brief ceremony held at the CARICOM Secretariat on Tuesday 27 April, the Secretary General stated that the relationship with Chile is highly regarded, especially in light of its contribution to democratic stability and development of the countries of CARICOM over the past fourteen years.

By mahtabala, 27 April, 2004

REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, ON THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY THE CHILEAN PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE TO CARICOM, 27 APRIL 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

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Members of the Media

I look forward to receiving today, the letter of introduction from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile naming, Ambassador Alfonso Silva as Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Chile to the Caribbean Community. I will accept that letter with pleasure, knowing that I do so from a country which has steadily increased its friendship with, and its contribution to, the development of the countries of the Caribbean Community over the past fourteen years of democratic stability.

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By mahtabala, 26 April, 2004

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 22-23 APRIL 2004, CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS

The Seventh Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) was held in Christ Church, Barbados, on 22-23 April 2004. The Ministers attending were_ the Hon. Harold Lovell, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Tourism and International Transport, Antigua and Barbuda; the Hon. Frederick Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Public Service, The Bahamas; the Hon Dame Billie Miller, DA, BCH, Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Barbados; the Hon. Godfrey P.

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By mahtabala, 23 April, 2004

CARICOM COUNCIL TO FOCUS ON HEALTH

Health, Sustainable Development and the Environment will be the focus of the deliberations of the Tenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) which takes place at the Tobago Hilton, Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago, on 28-30 April 2004.

By mahtabala, 21 April, 2004

REMARKS BY HON DR. DENZIL L. DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER, ST. KITTS/NEVIS, AND PRIME MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR HEALTH IN THE QUASI CABINET OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE US/CARIBBEAN HIGH LEVEL MEETING ON HIV/AIDS, 20 APRIL 2002, GEO

 
H.E. President Jagdeo,
Hon Tommy Thompson,
Hon Dr Douglas Slater, Chairman of the Council for Human and Social Development of the Caribbean Community and other Ministers of Health,
Dr Peter Piot of UNAIDS,
Ambassador Godard, and other Member of the Diplomatic Corps and Representatives of Regional and International Institutions,
Delegates to this Conference,
By mahtabala, 19 April, 2004

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY H.E. JESUS SILVA, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN TO CARICOM, 17 APRIL 2007,  TURK

Your Excellency Ambassador Jesus Silva, Plenipotentiary Representative (Designate) of the Kingdom of Spain to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite
Assistant Secretaries-General
Other Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Other distinguished Guests
Representatives of the Media

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By mahtabala, 19 April, 2004

OPENING REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARIFORUM AT THE LAUNCH OF THE CARIBBEAN-EUROPEAN COMMISSION ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS, 16 APRIL 2004, KINGSTON, JAMAICA

The Most Hon. Percival J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica;
The Prime Minister of Dominica, The Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit;
Distinguished Commissioners Poul Nielson and Pascal Lamy of the European Union;
Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Barbados, Dame Billie Miller;
Members of the Diplomatic Corps;
Special Invitees_
Ambassadors to Brussels,
The Esteemed Secretary-General of the ACP Group of States, Mr. Jean-Robert Goulongana;

By mahtabala, 19 April, 2004

PRESENTATION OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) DELIVERED BY DR. WINSTON ANDERSON, GENERAL COUNSEL, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, TO THE REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON LOCAL DEMOCRACY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN THE CARIBBEAN, 19-21 APRIL 2004, KINGSTON, JAMAICA

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is delighted to extend warm and sincere congratulations to the Government of Jamaica and to the Commonwealth Local Government Forum for taking the timely initiative of convening this Regional Symposium on Local Democracy and Good Governance in the Caribbean. I bring you greetings on behalf of the Secretary General, His Excellency, Edwin Carrington, who very much regrets that he could not be with you at this opening Ceremony of this important Conference.

By mahtabala, 17 April, 2004

RNM DG_ ‘CARIFORUM Negotiating Structure/Schedule Endorsed

KINGSTON, JAMAICA – CARIFORUM-European Union (EU) negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) were officially launched in Kingston, Jamaica, April 16. The formal CARIFORUM EPA launch commencement proceedings were followed by the First Joint EPA Ministerial Negotiating Meeting, between the two sides, convened the same day. Immediately preceding the April 16 events was a Special Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on External Economic Negotiations, also held in Kingston.
By mahtabala, 17 April, 2004

CARIFORUM/EU Enter New Phase of Negotiations

KINGSTON, JAMAICA – CARIFORUM-European Union (EU) negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) were officially launched in Kingston, Jamaica, April 16. The launch was hosted by the Government of Jamaica. The CARIFORUM-EU EPA, which will be the outcome of negotiations launched yesterday - set to come to a close December 2007 – was described by the Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, as blending “elements of continuity and elements of change”.
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