The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community assembled for the Special Session of their Conference considered reports of the possible shipment of plutonium through the Caribbean Sea which have been discussed at length in the media and which have given rise to expressions of serious concern by Governments across the Region.
Statements and Declarations
We the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, assembly at Kingston, Jamaica -
DECLARE as follows_
Democracy and Popular Participation
We resolve, and enjoin our citizens to pursue all of our just economic, social and political objectives within the framework of our deeply cherished democratic traditions,
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At this our Tenth Meeting here in Grenada, we, the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community inspired by the spirit of cooperation and solidarity among us are moved by the need to work expeditiously together to deepen the integration process and strengthen the Caribbean Community in all of its dimensions to respond to the challenges and opportunities presented by the changes in the global economy. |
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(Mexico, April 7-8, 1988) The second meeting of the Mexico-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Joint Commission was held in Mexico City on 7-8 April, 1988. The Mexican Delegation was led by Ambassador Miguel Angel Olea Sisniega, General Coordinator of Advisors to the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs. The Caribbean Delegation, in turn, was led by Mr. Roderick Rainford, Secretary-General of CARICOM. |
1. Introduction
Last year at Nassau, we, the Heads of Government of the Member States of the Caribbean Community, reached an understanding on the policies and actions that our Governments would take to promote structural adjustment, accelerated development and regional integration among the CARICOM countries.
We the Heads of Government of Member States of the Caribbean Community and The Bahamas here assembled -
Deeply aware of our situation as small States, for the most part newly independent, island-developing, prone to natural disasters and with small open economies particularly vulnerable to turbulence and pressures from within the international economic system;
Recognising with satisfaction that since popular Governments in Dominica, Grenada and St. Lucia have taken office, the friendly relations between the three Governments and the people of the three countries have developed greatly on an new basis,
Confirming that the following Declaration constitutes the basis of the relations of peace, friendship and co-operation between the three countries and that the principles enunciated in the Declaration should be strictly observed.