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By mahtabala, 31 December, 2003

STATEMENT BY THE MOST HONOURABLE P.J. PATTERSON CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE BICENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI, 1 JANUARY 2004

There are specific dates in history that carry with them lasting significance. January the first 1804 will remain indelibly etched in the annals of mankind.

By mahtabala, 31 December, 2003

CARICOM CELEBRATES BICENTENNIAL WITH HAITI.

Prime Minister of The Bahamas, the Hon Perry Christie will lead the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) delegation to the bicentennial celebrations of the Republic of Haiti.

The two-day official celebrations begin on 1 January 2004 to commemorate the founding of the Haitian republic in 1804 by ex-slaves. Also included in the delegation is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas, the Hon Fred Mitchell and CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite.

By mahtabala, 18 December, 2003

PRESS RELEASES ISSUED BY THE DELEGATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO GUYANA, SURINAME, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, ARUBA, AND THE NETHERLAND ANTILLES AT THE SIGNING OF THE FINANCING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND CARIFORUM FOR THE RICE INDUSTRY AND T

European Commission approves € 13 million (approximately GYD 3 billion) assistance programme to complete Weather Radar Network Warning System

By mahtabala, 27 November, 2003

CARICOM TRADE MINISTERS AND WTO HEAD TO MEET IN GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Caribbean Trade Ministers will meet with the Mexican Foreign Minister and the Director General of the World Trade Organisation, (WTO), Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi in Georgetown, Guyana on Friday 28 November, 2003. H.E Ernesto Derbez, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico was the Chairman of the Fifth Session of the WTO Ministerial Conference, which was held in Cancun in early September.

The meeting is scheduled to take place from 3.00 p.m. at the Conference Room of the headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat, Bank of Guyana Building.

By mahtabala, 18 November, 2003

REMARKS BY HON. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE EIGHTH ANNUAL CARIBBEAN MULTI-NATIONAL BUSINESS CONFERENCE ON “GLOBALISATION TO SERVE THE INTEREST OF THE MAJORITY OF THE WORLD,” 9 NOVEMBER 2003, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS

“Robin Hood used to rob from the rich to give to the poor.
    The global market economy is causing the exact reverse”
    [Address by The Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica
    “CARICOM Beyond Thirty_ Connecting with the Diaspora”.
    at CARICOM 30th Anniversary Lecture, New York, 2 October 2003]

By mahtabala, 14 November, 2003

Press Statement Issued At The Conclusion Of The Ninth Special Meeting Of The Conference Of Heads Of Government Of The Caribbean Community, 13-14 November 2003, Castries, Saint Lucia.

The Ninth Special Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community was held in Castries, Saint Lucia, on 13-14 November 2003. The Most Hon P.J. Patterson, ON, Prime Minister of Jamaica and current Chairman of the Conference presided over the Meeting.

By mahtabala, 13 November, 2003

REMARKS BY RENEE WEST MENDOZA – CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER CARIBBEAN COALITION OF NATIONAL AIDS PROGRAMME COORDINATORS (CCNAPC)ON BEHALF OF DR. YITADES GEBRE, CHAIRMAN, CCNAPC, AT THE THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE PAN-CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP ON HIV/AI

SALUTATIONS

I bring you greetings on behalf of my Chairman, Dr Yitades Gebre who could not be here today at this important meeting and sends his regrets.

By mahtabala, 13 November, 2003

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS, 12-13 NOVEMBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

The Third Annual General Meeting of the Pan-Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) was held in Georgetown, Guyana on 12-13 November 2003, under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, Minister of Health, Republic of Guyana, assisted by Deputy Chairperson, H.E. Ms. Dolores Balderamas Garcia, Ambassador/Chairperson National AIDS Commission, Belize.

OPENING CEREMONY

The Opening Ceremony was chaired by Dr. Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary-General, Human and Social Development, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat.

By mahtabala, 12 November, 2003

TELEVISED REMARKS BY DR. PETER PIOT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNAIDS, UN UNDER-SECRETARY GENERAL, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), 12-13 NOVEMBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Dear Participants of the Third Annual PANCAP Meeting,

First of all, I wish to express my best wishes and solidarity with you in your continuing leadership in the response to AIDS. I am sorry not to be able to be with you in person.

By mahtabala, 12 November, 2003

MESSAGE FROM DR. THE HON. DENZIL DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS AND CHAIRMAN OF PANCAP, ON THE OCCASION OF THE THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE PAN-CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), 12-13 NOVEMBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

I send you all very fond greetings and best wishes on the occasion of the 3rd Annual General Meeting of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS. PANCAP as it is affectionately known, is a very special mechanism endorsed by the Heads of Government of CARICOM as a pillar of the Nassau Declaration which emphasised that the “health of the region is the wealth of the Region".

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