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By mahtabala, 21 July, 1998

TRAINING FOR CARICOM SECONDARY SCHOOL SPANISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana)  The University of the West Indies will host the Sixth annual workshop for Secondary School Spanish Language teachers drawn from the Caribbean Community Education system starting 10 August 1998 at Mona Campus, Jamaica.

The five-day training programme is geared towards enhancing the teaching skills of Spanish as a foreign language as participants will be exposed to modern teaching methods. The training exercise will be conducted by staff of the Department of Education of the University of Chile.

By mahtabala, 8 July, 1998

TRIBUTES PAID TO FOUR DISTINGUISHED CARIBBEAN NATIONALS WHO WERE CONFERRED WITH the Order of the Caribbean Community (OCC) AT the opening ceremony of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 30 JUNE - 4 J

ARTHUR NAPOLEON RAYMOND ROBINSONTrinity Cross and State Counsel

Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson, a national of Trinidad and Tobago was born in the Island of Tobago on 16 December 1926. He served his country and people with distinction, honour and fortitude in winning, sustaining and advancing their independence.

By mahtabala, 4 July, 1998

MONTSERRAT SIGNS PROTOCOL II, SURINAME MAKES SIGNATURE EFFECTIVE

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana)  Protocol II of the Treaty establishing the Caribbean Community, the Treaty of Chaguaramas, can now be provisionally applied in Member States of the Caribbean Community. This is now possible as Montserrat signed the Protocol and Suriname made its signature of the Protocol effective on 4 July, 1998, the final day of the 19th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community. The venue for the Meeting was Castries, Saint Lucia.

By mahtabala, 3 July, 1998

THE ST. LUCIA STATEMENT ISSUED IN RELATION TO RESOLVING GUYANAS POLITICAL IMPASSE

 1. In signing the `Herdmanston Accord' on 17 January 1998, the Leaders of Guyana's two main political Parties stated that they are doing so `specially mindful of the willingness of (their) CARICOM colleagues to remain engaged with Guyana in this endeavour'. It is in this spirit that as colleagues we have taken the opportunity of our St. Lucia Summit, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of CARICOM, to initiate a dialogue with them on the current situation in Guyana - conscious of our own full participation as signatories to the `Herdmanston Accord'.

By mahtabala, 1 June, 1998

CARICOM READY TO CONTINUE ROLE IN GUYANA ACCORD

The Caribbean Community - CARICOM, is ready to continue playing a role in the full implementation of the Herdmanston Accord it brokered with Guyana's political parties following the post December 15, 1997 election unrest.

This assurance was given by Jamaica's Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. P.J. Patterson who was in Guyana over the weekend in his capacity as a member of the Bureau of Heads of Government to promote goodwill and harmony in the country on the eve of the release of the findings of an audit into the elections.

By mahtabala, 31 May, 1998

STATEMENT BY THE RT. HON. P.J. PATTERSON, PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA AND MEMBER, CARICOM BUREAU, ON CONSULTATIONS IN GUYANA, MAY 29-30, 1998

I have paid a short visit to Guyana as a member of the CARICOM Bureau on the eve of the release of the findings of the Audit Team and in continuation of the efforts of the Community to foster understanding, mutual trust and harmony in this country.

During my visit I held consultative meetings with the various political leaders and other political representatives, private sector leaders, representatives of the trade unions and the religious community as well as media bosses and heads.

These consultations were extremely useful and informative.

By mahtabala, 14 May, 1998

COMMUNITY COUNCIL MINISTERS MEET IN GUYANA

Ministers of the Caribbean Community's second highest organ - The Community Council, will tomorrow begin a two-day meeting at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana.

Ministers will consider the draft Rules of Procedure for the Community Council, and are expected to adopt the final rules which will guide the Council in its future deliberations.

By mahtabala, 17 April, 1998

JOINT STATEMENT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND CANADA, APRIL 16, 1998, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS

The leaders discussed a number of regional, hemispheric and international issues. Particular attention was paid to the imminent Second Summit of the Americas due to be held in Santiago, Chile on the weekend, April 18-19, 1998.

Noting the equal relevance of both the economic and non-economic issues to be addressed in Santiago, prominence was given to the proposal expected to be adopted at the Summit to launch the negotiations towards the establishment of the Free Trade Area of the Americas by the year 2005.

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