Chief Veterinary Officers of CARICOM Member States will benefit from a three-day training Workshop on Animal Health Risk Assessment which will be held during the period 24-26 June 1999, at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters, Georgetown, Guyana.
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International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking will be observed tomorrow 26 June 1999. Attached are Messages from the United Nations Secretary- General and the Executive Director, United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention.
MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, UNITED NATIONS
ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG
ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING - 26 JUNE 1999
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Just days before their own XX Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, eleven (11) CARICOM Leaders will attend the historic Inter-Hemispheric Summit between Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Parties met at 15_30 hours on 14 June, 1999 as agreed.
Representing the Peoples Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/Civic) were -
- Mr. Donald Ramotar
- Ms. Gail Teixeira
Representing the Peoples National Congress (PNC) were_
- Mr. Lance Carberry
- Mr. Lloyd Joseph
This was a Preliminary Meeting to discuss proposals by both sides for an agreed agenda for the Dialogue.
The PPP/Civic proposed the following items -
A 17-member CARICOM team which recently undertook an Agri-Business Mission to Chile, is highly supportive of increased and stronger linkages with that country after a revealing and successful study tour there which focused on the fruits and vegetables sub-sector.
Agriculture and related issues of trade, standards, and external economic relations were the highlight of the just concluded Sixth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) at the Caribbean Community CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana, on 4-5 June 1999.
The Fourth Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers, the second highest decision-making forum of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), takes place in Georgetown, Guyana on 11 - 12 June, 1999.
The Community Council of Ministers will examine preparations for the 20th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government which takes place in Trinidad and Tobago on 4 - 7 July, 1999, and the Region's readiness to face the challenges associated with the Y2K phenomenon.
Ministers responsible for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Affairs began meeting in Georgetown, Guyana today 11 June, 1999 at the Secretariat's Headquarters.
At this the Fourth Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers, the second highest decision-making forum of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ministers will discuss a range of matters including measures to improve the functioning of the Secretariat.
The CARICOM Single Market and Economy was significantly advanced as regional Attorneys-General and Ministers of Legal Affairs approved and commended for signature by the Conference of Heads of Government, three Protocols amending the Treaty establishing the Caribbean Community. The Instruments_ Protocol IV - Trade Policy; Protocol VI - Transport Policy, and Protocol VII - Disadvantaged Countries, Regions and Sectors, are expected to be signed at the Twentieth Meeting of the Conference to be convened in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago in July 1999.
A range of matters including progress towards the implementation of a CARICOM Single Market and Economy, and the Regional Transformation Programme for agriculture are among items on the agenda of the Sixth Meeting of the Caribbean Community's (CARICOM) Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) which got underway on 4 June, 1999 in Georgetown, Guyana.