Press Releases

By mahtabala, 2 April, 2004

Mr. Secretary-General, it is an honor for me to be here today to present my credentials as United States Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community. The United States enjoys good relations with the countries of the Caribbean Community, so it is appropriate that the U.S. Government have direct representation with the CARICOM Secretariat.

The countries of CARICOM collectively constitute the third border of the United States, and they share strong cultural and historic ties with the U.S.

By mahtabala, 2 April, 2004

It is with great pleasure that I receive this letter from Secretary of State Colin Powell, designating you as Plenipotentiary Representative of the United States of America to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

By mahtabala, 2 April, 2004

Mr. Secretary-General, it is an honor for me to be here today to present my credentials as United States Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community. The United States enjoys good relations with the countries of the Caribbean Community, so it is appropriate that the U.S. Government have direct representation with the CARICOM Secretariat.

By mahtabala, 2 April, 2004

Mr. Chairman,
Elected Officials of New York State and New York City,
Distinguished Members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps,
The Hon. Sylvia Radix,
Dr. Edison Jackson,
Assistant Secretary-General of the CARICOM Secretariat,
Specially Invited Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

We share a world that is caught up in dramatic change, much of which have to do with the supplanting of long standing social and economic systems and the erosion and re-definition of time honoured relations.

By mahtabala, 29 March, 2004

The Fifteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community was held in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis on 25-26 March 2004. The Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, the Hon Dr Denzil Douglas presided over the Meeting of the Conference.

By mahtabala, 27 March, 2004

The Fifteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community was held in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis on 25-26 March 2004. The Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, the Hon Dr Denzil Douglas presided over the Meeting of the Conference.

By mahtabala, 27 March, 2004
Heads of Government meeting at the Fifteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, carefully considered the developments in Haiti since their special Emergency Meeting in Jamaica in March 2004. They also considered issues related to the representation of Haiti within the Community and the modalities for engagement between the Community and the Haitian nation.
By mahtabala, 26 March, 2004

A group of media practitioners and government Communications Officers from Suriname are expected to benefit from a training programme next week as preparation for the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) is accelerated in that Member State.

From 30 March – 02 April a team of resource persons from the CARICOM Secretariat will conduct the four-day seminar, which will focus on capacity building in media related skills and techniques for the accurate transfer of information on the CSME and the CCJ to various local audiences.

By mahtabala, 25 March, 2004

Mr. Chairman
Distinguished Heads of State and Government
Delegates_

The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Honourable Baldwin Spencer, is unable to be here with us in St. Kitts & Nevis for this meeting.

He has asked me to convey his sincere regret to his colleagues and to the meeting at being unable, two days after a general election, to take himself away from the urgent tasks involved in forming a government. He sends his best wishes for successful deliberations.