Commonwealth Day

By mahtabala, 11 March, 2005

MESSAGE BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) , ON THE OCCASION OF COMMONWEALTH DAY, 14 MARCH 2005

Commonwealth Day provides an opportunity for the people of the Member States of the Commonwealth to reflect on a range of global issues and on the international cooperation that has been undertaken, and continues to be pursued, among the 53-nation Commonwealth, for the benefit of its 1.8 billion citizens.

Twelve Member States of the Caribbean Community are members of the Commonwealth, cooperating in a wide array of fields anchored by shared values, principles and aims, and linked by common historical ties in social, economic and political terms.

By mahtabala, 28 April, 2003

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARICOM, 24-25 APRIL 2003, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME

The Eighth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Paramaribo, Suriname on 24-25 April 2003, with an Opening Ceremony on the afternoon of 24 April 2003.

By mahtabala, 11 March, 2002

ADDRESS BY DR. CARLA BARNETT, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL, CARICOM, TO COMMONWEALTH DAY INTER-FAITH SERVICE, , 11 MARCH, 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

As I greet you on behalf of the Caribbean Community at this observance of Commonwealth Day, I must apologise for the absence of the Secretary-General who has been unavoidably detained in Trinidad. He sends his personal best wishes and regrets that he could not be part of this celebration involving the Commonwealth with participation by a segment of our population that is so close to his heart - the Youth.

Commonwealth Day