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DRAFT CALENDAR OF MEETINGS
SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2004

SEPTEMBER 2004
DATE MEETING VENUE
2-3
Postponed
Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Customs Committee of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) Guyana
4 Meeting of Partnership Initiative on Sustainable Land Management Belize
5 Inter-Agency Consultative Meeting on the Regional Coordinating Mechanism Belize
7-9 Multi-Disciplinary Workshop on Barbados Plan of Action+10 Review Belize
8
Postponed
Seminar on Compulsory Licensing in the Caribbean Trinidad and Tobago
8-10 Train the Trainers Workshop on Technical Barriers to Trade  Barbados
9 CARICOM-UNEP/SIDS Programme of Horizontal Cooperation To be advised
9 Third Board Meeting and Launch of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Belize
9-10
Postponed
Fifth Meeting of the Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights Trinidad and Tobago
13-17
Postponed
Workshop on Customs Valuation Antigua and Barbuda
14 PANCAP Meeting on TRIPS Trinidad and Tobago
15-16 Special Meeting of CARICOM Stakeholders on the Reform of the EU Sugar Regime London
15-17 PANCAP Meeting Trinidad and Tobago
17
Postponed
Special Meeting of the Budget Committee Guyana
18 Regional Coordination Meeting on Fisheries Subsidies Guyana
20 Technical Meeting on the Regional Development Fund To be determined
21 Meeting with Key Stakeholders on Chapter Four of the Revised Treaty To be determined
21-23 CARICOM/IDB/INTAL/WTO Regional Seminar of WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Jamaica
23-25 Meeting of the Technical Team on Investment Policy Barbados
26 Caucus of CARICOM Ministers of Health Washington, DC
27 Meeting of CARICOM Stakeholders on the EU's Proposal for a Tariff-Only Regime for Bananas Guyana
27 Meeting of the Working Group on Fiscal Policy Barbados
27-29 CARICOM/INTAL/WTO Regional Seminar on WTO Rules on Regional Trade Agreements Guyana
27-1 October Sixteenth Meeting of Regional Chief Parliamentary Counsel To be determined
28-29 Meeting of CARICOM Stakeholders on the Reform of the EU Sugar Regime Guyana
29 Eighth Informal Consultations of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) New York, NY
To be determined Meeting of Special Technical Team on Investment Policy Barbados
To be determined Meeting of the Working Group on Fiscal Policy Saint Lucia
To be determined Joint Meeting of the COFAP/COTED/COHSOD on Investment Policy Harmonisation Guyana
OTHER MEETINGS OF IMPORTANCE TO CARICOM
DATES MEETINGS VENUE
9 IMF-IBRD CARICOM Constituency Meeting Trinidad and Tobago
12-16 Caribbean Preparatory Meeting to the World Conference on Disaster Reduction Jamaica
12-16 Caribbean Regional Conference on Hazard and Disaster Management Jamaica (Convened by CDERA)
13-17 United Nations Symposium on Population and Housing Censuses New York, NY
  United Nations Expert Group Meeting to Review Critical Issues Relevant to the Planning of 2010 Round of  Population and Housing Censuses New York, NY
2nd Week Meeting of the OECS Economic Affairs Committee Saint Lucia
21-23 Meeting of WTO Council on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights Geneva
28 Sept-8 Oct Meeting of the Thirty-Fifth Session of the International Civil Aviation Organisation Assembly Montreal, Canada
OCTOBER 2004
DATE MEETING VENUE
6 CARICOM Consultation Preparatory to the Meeting of the WTO Committee on Regional Trade Agreements Geneva, Switzerland
8 Training of Officials in the Use of Free Intra-Regional Movement of Skills Database Guyana
11-12 Second Consumers Affairs Meeting Guyana
11-15 Sixteenth Meeting of Regional Chief Parliamentary Counsel Trinidad and Tobago
11-15 Customs Valuation Workshop Antigua and Barbuda
12 Meeting of Directors of Government Information services/ Chief Information Officers Barbados
13  Meeting of Officials Preparatory to the Third Meeting of Ministers responsible for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Barbados
14  ICT Seminar Barbados
15  Third Meeting of Ministers responsible for Information and Communication Technology Barbados
18-20 Regional Seminar on Transparency in Government Procurement Trinidad and Tobago
20 Meetings of PANCAP Sub-Committees

Meeting of Regional Coordinating Mechanism for the PANCAP

Barbados
21 (a.m.) Joint Meeting of PANCAP Regional Coordinating Mechanism and Sub-Committee on Resource Mobilisation and Capacity Building Barbados
21-22 Fourth PANCAP Annual General Meeting Barbados
22 Meeting on the CARICOM Passport Saint Lucia
24-25 Retreat of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) Barbados
25 Meeting on Accreditation Guyana
25-26 CARIFORUM-EC Technical Session on Market Access Issues Barbados
26 Retreat of the Community Council of Ministers Barbados
25-26 CARIFORUM-EC Technical Session on Market Access Issues Barbados
26-27 Regional Seminar on Deposit of Treaty Actions with the United Nations Secretary-General and Registration of Treaties Barbados
26-27 Meeting of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism for Technical and Vocational Education and Training Guyana
28-29 Eleventh Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) (with emphasis on Labour and Education) Guyana
28-29 CREDP Emergency Task Force Meeting Trinidad and Tobago
OTHER MEETINGS OF IMPORTANCE TO CARICOM
DATE MEETING VENUE
2-3 Meeting of OECS Council of Ministers of Tourism Anguilla
2-3 IMF/World Bank Annual Meeting Washington, DC
3-8 CRN+ Annual Conference Guyana
4 International Donor Conference for Grenada Washington, DC
4-5 Planning Workshop on Remapping the Americas : Globalisation, Regionalisation and the FTAA Trinidad andTobago
5-8 Caribbean Hotel Association PROINVEST Tourism Investment Conference Jamaica
7-8 Meeting of WTO Committee on Regional Trade Agreements Geneva, Switzerland
7-8, 11 SIDS Informal Meetings (Resumption of Negotiations on Strategy Document) New York, NY
12-13 Special Session of the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment Geneva, Switzerland
14-15 Meeting of WTO Committee on Trade and Environment Geneva, Switzerland
15 Meeting of the Caribbean Forum for Development (CGCED) Barbados
2nd week Meeting of the OECS Economic Affairs Committee To be confirmed
18-19 Final Meeting of the Open-Ended Ministerial Support Group of Senior Policy Officers on South-South  Cooperation between Latin America and the Caribbean SIDS Havana, Cuba
18-20 Thirty-Fourth Annual General Meeting of the Caribbean Shipping Association Cartagena, Colombia
18-22 Triennial Meeting of the Caribbean Congress of Labour Suriname
20-21 Meeting of WTO General Council Geneva, Switzerland
To be determined Fifth Meeting on Inter-Secretariat Cooperation in the Greater Caribbean Guyana
First Week Eleventh Meeting of the ACS Special Committee on Transport Aruba or Venezuela
NOVEMBER 2004
DATES MEETINGS VENUE
2-3 Meeting of SIRHASC Project Management Group Antigua and Barbuda
4-5 Meeting of SIRHASC Project Advisory Group Antigua and Barbuda
8-9 Special Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government  Trinidad and Tobago
10-11 Meeting of the Executive Council of Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators (COTA) Trinidad and Tobago
11 (a.m.) Fifth Meeting of the Sub-Committee on the Harmonisation of Laws Suriname
11 (p.m.) Eighth Ordinary Meeting of the Legal Affairs Committee (LAC) Suriname
15-17 CRNM/Commonwealth Secretariat Meeting of Caribbean Legal Experts on EPA Negotiation Guidelines Belize
19-20 Fifth Meeting of the CARICOM Advisory Group : CARICOM Programme on Strengthening Capacity in the Composition of Social/Gender and Environment Statistics and Indicators in the CARICOM Region Bermuda
22-23 CARIFORUM-EC Technical Negotiating Session on Market Access Issues Barbados
22-24 CARICOM-UK High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination St. Kitts and Nevis
22-24 Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (SCCS) Bermuda
22-23 Meeting of Officials Preparatory tot he Eighteenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) Guyana
22 Forty-Fourth Meeting of Directors of Caribbean Meteorological Services St. Kitts and Nevis
23-24 Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology St. Kitts and Nevis
25-26 Forty-Fourth Meeting of the Caribbean Meteorological Council St. Kitts and Nevis
25 Twelfth Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee Bermuda
25-26 Eighteenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) Guyana
To be determined Seventeenth  Meeting of Chief Parliamentary Counsel To be determined
To be determined Second Meeting of CARICOM Ministers of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Antigua and Barbuda
To be determined Annual Meeting of Regional Institutions on Regional Economic Performance Barbados
To be determined Meeting of the Committee of Central Bank Governors St. Kitts and Nevis
To be determined Technical Meeting on Removal of Measures affecting the Free Movement of Capital and Financial Services Guyana
To be determined Meeting of Special Technical Team on Investment Policy Grenada
OTHER MEETINGS OF IMPORTANCE TO CARICOM
DATES MEETINGS VENUE
7-8 Meeting of Technical Working Group on Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Haiti
9 Meeting of Technical Working Group on EPA Market Access Haiti
To be Confirmed Meeting of EPA College of Negotiators Kingston, Jamaica
11-12 Fortieth Meeting of the OECS Authority To be advised
13-16 Meeting of WTO General Council Geneva. Switzerland
2nd Week OECS Donors Meeting To be Advised
18-25 Eighth Session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly The Hague, Netherlands
22-23 First Formal Negotiation Meeting of Replenishment Contributors to the Special Development Fund VI Guyana
29-3 Dec Eightieth Session of the ACP Council of Ministers Brussels
To be confirmed ACS Ministerial Meeting To be confirmed
30-2 Dec Meeting of WTO Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Geneva
4th Week Meeting of OECS Trade Negotiating Group To be determined
  Annual General Meeting of the Caribbean Association of Indigenous Banks (CAIB) Saint Lucia
  Meeting of FTAA Negotiating Group on Investment Mexico
  Meeting of Steering Group on OECD Secretariat Caribbean Rim Initiative Grenada
  Conference on OECD Secretariat Caribbean Rim Initiative Grenada
  Meetings of ITIO/CARIB London, UK
  Regional Programme of Monetary Studies Meeting Jamaica
DECEMBER 2004
DATES MEETINGS VENUE
7-8 Meeting of Technical Working Group on Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Haiti
9 Meeting of Technical Working Group on EPA Market Access Haiti
10 Meeting of EPA College Haiti
To be confirmed Meeting of EPA College of Negotiators Jamaica
To be determined Meeting of Chief Veterinary Officers and Chief Environmental Health Officers Jamaica
To be confirmed Meeting of Plant Protection Personnel to Strengthen Regional and National Capacity to meet Sanitary and Phytosanitary Obligations Barbados
To be determined Meeting of the Steering Committee of the Regional Transformation Task Force Barbados
To be determined Meeting of Working Group of the Regional Transformation Task Force Barbados
To be determined Nineteenth Meeting of Regional Chief Parliamentary Counsel To be determined
OTHER MEETINGS OF IMPORTANCE TO CARICOM
DATES MEETINGS VENUE
13-16 Meeting of WTO General Council Geneva, Switzerland
2nd Week OECS Donors Meeting To be advised
     
Region to Lobby UN for Price Cut in AIDS Medication
Lesser Known Facts on the CSM
Prime Minister Patterson urges CARICOM to Establish Governance Structures
CARICOM Heads Applauds Patterson’s Service to the Region
Region must Continue to Protect Trade Interests - Franklyn
What the Business Sector should know about the CSM
Full Implementation of CSME will Remove need for Skills Certificate
The CARICOM Single Market up Close
Six CARICOM States Formalise CSM
CARICOM Heads Meet in Jamaica Today for Symbolic Signing of CSM Agreement
CSM will Widen Employment, Trade and Business Opportunities
CSM will Transform Region-CARICOM Secretary General
No Major Disruptions in Labour and Skills Under CSME
Finance Minister Highlights Opportunities of CSM
CSM’s Free Movement Clause will not Affect Health Sector - Junor
CSME Public Forum
NCTVET Highlights Importance of Certification
Banking Consultant Proposes Regional Regulatory Body
PM Manning Is New Caricom Chairman
CARICOM Ministers Intensify Single Market Talks
CARICOM Urged to Grasp Opportunities for Closer Integration
CSME Week in Jamaica
CARICOM and UWI
Patterson signs legal instrument to bring the Caricom Single Market into being
CARICOM Places Focus on ICT for Development
CARICOM Newest Trade Bloc on January 23
CARICOM Exploring Deeper South/South Integration
CARICOM Representatives say Proper Development Round Needed
CARICOM Countries Ratify Revised Treaty
Jamaicans Encouraged to Apply for CARICOM Recognition of Skills Certificate
Applying for a CARICOM Skills Certificate -What you need to know
Preparedness for Single Market Crucial: CARICOM Secretary- General
CARICOM to Mark Legacy of Simon Bolivar on September 6
Barbados’ Trade Minister to Play Key Role in WTO Ministerial Summit
CTU to Push for Development of Telecom Standards
New Global Realities Demand New CARICOM Trade Policy
Challenges Facing Caribbean Ports Highlighted by Prime Minister Douglas
Antigua and Barbuda Pushes for Special and Differential Treatment for OECS States
PM urges CARICOM to Embrace PetroCaribe Agreement
Statement to Parliament by the Most Hon. P. J. Patterson, ON, PC, QC, MP, Prime Minister on Petrocaribe Agreement on Wednesday, July 13, 2005
CCJ to Stimulate Young People to Aspire to High Judicial Positions - Senator Nicholson
CCJ Bill Approved in Time for Inauguration Ceremony
House of Representatives Passes CCJ Bill
The CSME: A Route to Greater Wealth and Prosperity
Jamaica Fully Prepared for CSME
CSME not a Final Horizon – PM
CARICOM & UN Economic Commission to Deepen Cooperation
Regional HIV/AIDS Strategy for Review at Saint Lucia Meeting
Consensus Reached on Financing for ICT Development at WSIS Prep-Com2 Geneva Meeting
CARICOM and Japan Hold Talks on Major Fisheries Project
CSME Seminar Emphasises The Need to Capitalise on Opportunities
CSME will Create Opportunities for Small Businesses – Minister Knight
“A Home of our own”
The New CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters Building
Regional ICT Stakeholders Call For Inclusive Internet Governance, Equitable Financing of ICTs Projects
New CCJ Bill to be Tabled Next Week
CARICOM HQ a Symbol of Caribbean Achievement - PM
Principals told to Prepare for CSME
CARICOM gets its Permanent Home
Information Technology Assistance from India for CARICOM
CARICOM Presses Case for Phased Sugar Price Cut
Opening of CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters Building to take Place in Guyana
Suriname Hosting Critical CARICOM Meetings
Single Market, Disaster Plan on CARICOM Agenda in Suriname
Legal Affairs Committee Gives Legal Direction on Integration Issues
CARICOM Member States Proceed with Legislative Harmonisation for Single Market and Economy
Privy Council Rules on Jamaica's Legislation on the CCJ
CARICOM Secretariat Gives Flood Relief Assistance to Guyana.
Regional Agencies Commit to Provide Flood Relief Assistance to Guyana
Caribbean Urges more Support for Small States
Caribbean & Pacific States Focus on Food Security in Mauritius
CARICOM Region Mobilises for Information Society
Caribbean Seeks Cultural Partnerships for Development
Caribbean has Big Role at Small Islands Meeting
China Accords Jamaica ‘Approved Destination Status’
CARICOM Trade and Economic Development Ministers Advance Work on CARICOM Single Market Implementation
Community Council Meets to Advance the Work of CARICOM
Caribbean Trade Ministers Hold Talks with EU Trade Commissioner
Caribbean to Focus on Sustainable Development,
Vulnerability Reduction at Mauritius Meeting
   
Communiqué of the 55th Meeting of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank St Kitts 17 February 2006
Communiqué Issued at the Conclusion of the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), 3-6 July 2005, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Joint Communiqué
Communiqué Issued at the Conclusion of the Tenth Special Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 8-9 November 2004
Remarks delivered by Secretary General of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Mr. Edwin W. Carrington, to the Joint Meeting of the CARICOM Directors of Fisheries and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Study Team.
Address by the Most Hon P.J. Patterson ON, PC, QC, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica at the Inauguration of the New CARICOM Secretariat Building Georgetown, Guyana on February 19, 2005
Speech by Dr. The Honourable Ralph E. Gonsalves, Prime Minister, St. Vincent and the Grenadines at the Inauguration Ceremony of the CSM
Statement presented by Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Edwin W Carrington, on the occasion of the formal launch of the CARICOM Single Market, Monday 30 January, Kingston, Jamaica.
Address by Most Honourable P. J. Patterson, ON, PC, QC, MP at the CARICOM Single Market Signing Ceremony “From Mona to Chaguaramas to Mona” 30th January 2006
Address by the Hon Patrick Manning Prime Minister Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and Chairman Conference of Heads of Government of the CARICOM
Address by the Right Hon Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados on the Occasion of the Signing of Declaration, Launching the CARICOM Single Market
Statement by Hon. Elvin Nimrod, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade on the Occasion of the First Anniversary of the Re-Establisment of Diplomatic Relations Between Grenada and the People’s Republic of China.
Statement by the Honourable Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and Chairman of the CARICOM Conference of Heads of Government
2006 New Year Address by OECS Chairman Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Statement by the Caribbean Community “CARICOM’s Perspective on the Summit of the Americas Process” at the Fourth Summit of the Americas Mar Del Plata November 5, 2005
Message by the Secretary General of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington on the Occasion of Commonwealth Day March 14, 2005
Message from His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Occasion of International Women’s Day March 8, 2005
Speech by the Most Hon. P. J. Patterson ON, PC, QC, MP, Prime Minister, Jamaica at the Launch of the Publication, 'CARICOM: Our Caribbean Community - An Introduction, Friday 26 November, 2004, Mona Visitors' Lodge and Conference Centre, UWI, Mona, Jamaica
Remarks by H. E. Mr. Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-General, CARICOM at the Launch of the Publication, 'CARICOM: Our Caribbean Community - An Introduction', Written by the Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat and Published by Ian Randle Publishers, Friday 26 November 2004, Mona Visitors' Lodge and Conference Centre, UWI, Mona, Jamaica
October - November 2004