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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS OF H.E. ELISABETH HARPER OF GUYANA AS AMBASSADOR TO CARICOM
Your Excellency Ambassador Elisabeth Harper Deputy Secretary-General Assistant Secretaries-General Distinguished guests Ladies and gentlemen Members of the Media It is with great pleasure and delight that I welcome H.E. Mrs Elisabeth Harper to the Secretariat today to receive her Credentials accrediting her as Guyana’s Ambassador to the Caribbean Community. Not only is she not a stranger to the Secretariat but…
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SPEECH BY H.E ELISABETH HARPER ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS AS AMBASSADOR OF GUYANA TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 24 JULY 2003
Your Excellency Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Colleague Members of Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media I feel deeply honoured today to present to you, Secretary-General, the letters which accredit me as Guyana's Ambassador to the Caribbean Community. As can be evidenced from Guyana's foreign policy,…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 2-5 JULY 2003, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
The 24th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 2 – 5 July 2003 and coincided with the so” Anniversary of the Community. It was presided over by the Most Han Percival J Patterson, ON, Prime Minister of Jamaica and Chairman of the Conference of Heads…
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RNM Brings Agriculture Trade Negotiations into Focus
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – The Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery’s (RNM) Seventh Technical Working Group (TWG) on Agriculture came to a close yesterday. The two-day meeting – convened in Bridgetown, Barbados, July 21 to 22 – provided an overview of agriculture trade negotiations in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Regarding the WTO, the…
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ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA, PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI AT THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 2 JULY 2003, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
Most Honourable P.J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica and Chairperson of CARICOM, Distinguished Heads of State and Government of CARICOM Your Excellencies: Ministers, Ambassadors and High Commissioners, Delegates and friends On behalf of the African Union and your brothers and sisters in Africa, I would like to thank you most sincerely for the privilege and opportunity you have given us…
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CARIFESTA VIII: A PROMISE FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE ENCOUNTER
Hundreds of dancers, artists, musicians, actors and cultural exponents, representing these countries are set to entertain visitors during the gala event which has been described as the “Greatest Cultural Mix of All Time”. One of the most important features of CARIFESTA VIII will be the Grand Market, in which all participating countries will have an opportunity to showcase their respective…
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THE ROSE HALL DECLARATION ON ‘REGIONAL GOVERNANCE AND INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT’ ADOPTED ON THE OCCASION OF THE THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF CARICOM, 2-5 JULY 2003, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
We the Heads of Government of the member countries of the Caribbean Community meeting in Montego Bay, Jamaica under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Honourable Percival J. Patterson, on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas on 4 July 1973; RECALLING the commitments signified in the Preamble…
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OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 2 JULY 2003, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
Your Excellencies the Governor General of Jamaica and the Most Hon. Lady Cooke Our Host, the Prime Minister of Jamaica, and our current CARICOM Chairman, the Most Hon. P. J. Patterson Your Excellencies, the Presidents of the Republic of South Africa and of the Republic of Chile Distinguished Heads of State and Government of Member States and Associate Member States…
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RNM/IICA Cooperation and Partnership Strengthened
MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA – The Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA) signed an important Cooperation Agreement, July 4. The signing took place on the margins of the Twenty-Fourth Meeting of CARICOM Heads in Montego Bay, Jamaica, July 2 to 5. RNM Director-General, Ambassador Dr. Richard Bernal and Dr. Chelston Braithwaite, Director-General of…
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ADDRESS BY THE HON. PIERRE CHARLES, PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND ECONOMIC PLANNING AT THE TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 1-5 JULY, 2003, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
Governor General of Jamaica Colleague Heads of Government Your Excellency President of South Africa Ministers of Government Members of the Diplomatic Corp Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Excellences Ladies and Gentlemen: I am happy to be part of the formal opening today, of this 24th Meeting of the Conference of Heads in which we will celebrate one of the…
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