Press Releases

By mahtabala, 6 May, 2003

Statement Delivered By Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-general, CARICOM, at The Signing Ceremony of A Memorandum of Understanding between the Caribbean Community and UNESCO, 5 May 2003, Georgetown, Guyana

His Excellency the Director-General of UNESCO
Members of the UNESCO delegation
Assistant Secretaries General of CARICOM
Ladies and Gentlemen
Members of the Media

It is my pleasure this morning to be part of this ceremony heralding deeper relations between the Caribbean Community and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). I am also pleased to welcome to the headquarters of the Community and the CARICOM Secretariat, His Excellency Koichiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO.

REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARIFORUM AT THE CEREMONY FOR THE SIGNING OF THE 9TH EDF REGIONAL SUPPORT STRATEGY PAPER AND REGIONAL INDICATIVE PROGRAMME, 6 MAY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Mr. Vincent DeVisscher, Head of Delegation of the European Commission
Their Excellencies the High Commissioner of the United Kingdom, Ambassador of Suriname
Representative of the Government of Guyana
Members of Staff of the Secretariat
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media

By mahtabala, 6 May, 2003

ADDRESS DELIVERED BY AMBASSADOR VINCENT DE VISSCHER HEAD OF THE EC DELEGATION TO GUYANA, SURINAME, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, ARUBA AND THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF THE REGIONAL SUPPORT STRATEGY FOR THE CARIBBEAN, 6 MAY 2003, GEORG

Mr. Secretary-General,
My colleague, the British High Commissioner, representing the Presidency of the EU in Guyana
Members of the Diplomatic Corps,
Members of the media,
Special invitees,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

On behalf of the European Commissioner for Development, Mr. Poul Nielson, I wish to express the Commission’s satisfaction on this occasion of the signing of the Regional Strategy Paper and Regional Indicative Programme.

By mahtabala, 5 May, 2003

STATEMENT DELIVERED BY MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE SIGNING CEREMONY OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND UNESCO, 5 MAY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

His Excellency the Director-General of UNESCO
Members of the UNESCO delegation
Assistant Secretaries General of CARICOM
Ladies and Gentlemen
Members of the Media

By mahtabala, 5 May, 2003

CARICOM, UNESCO SIGN AGREEMENT

Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Mr Edwin Carrington and Director General of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) His Excellency Koichiro Matsuura today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for co-operation on five issues.

At a ceremony held at CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters, Georgetown, Guyana, the two organisations agreed that UNESCO would provide further assistance to CARICOM in the fields of Education, Culture, Human and Social Sciences, Natural Science and Communication and Information.

By mahtabala, 3 May, 2003

RNM INTENSIFIES PREPARATIONS FOR EU NEGOTIATIONS

CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – CARIFORUM Ministers, with responsibility for trade, met in Barbados on May 3. The Ministerial followed a Caribbean Trade Experts Meeting and Senior Officials Meeting held between April 28 to 30 and May 1, respectively. The results of these three meetings will refine and deepen thinking in CARIFORUM on what is an appropriate Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) for the Region and will contribute to preparations for Africa Caribbean Pacific (ACP) Council of Ministers Meetings in Brussels scheduled for May 14 to 16.

By mahtabala, 1 May, 2003

REMARKS BY HONOURABLE WALTER T. SANDRIMAN, MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, SURINAME, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SIXTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 31 MARCH 2003, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND

Honourable Ministers
Mrs. Jacqulyn Joseph and other members of the CARICOM Secretariat
Permanent Secretaries
Representatives of Ministers
Representatives of Regional and International Institutions
Distinguished Guests
Ladies and Gentlemen

By mahtabala, 1 May, 2003

Message by Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General , Caribbean Community on the occasion of International Labour Day, 1 May 2003

In many Member States of the Caribbean Community, International Labour Day will be commemorated on May 1st. This commemoration has its origin in the struggle of workers for better working conditions and living standards, such as the eight-hour working day. However in its current form International Labour Day has evolved into an occasion that, among other things, lauds the spirit of unity amongst workers.

By mahtabala, 30 April, 2003

CXC: A RESPONSE TO THE REGIONS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT NEEDS : ADDRESS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL 30TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE LECTURE, 24 APRIL 2003, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS

Madam Chair (Dr Lucy Steward, Registrar CXC)
Professor Kenneth Hall, Chairman of CXC
Professor Compton Bourne, President of the CDB
Dr. Stafford Griffith, Pro-Registrar CXC
Other Distinguished Guests
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

By mahtabala, 29 April, 2003

GEF GRANT AGREEMENT FOR THE MAINSTREAMING ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECT IN THE CARIBBEAN

The Executive Board of the World Bank on 17 April 2003, approved the Global Environment Fund (GEF) Grant Agreement for the Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) Project for the Caribbean. The MACC Project is the successor to the Caribbean Project for Adaptation to Climate Change (CPACC) that was successfully concluded on 31 December 2001.