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We are rapidly mortgaging our food sovereignty – George
Over the past years there has been a significant decline in traditional exports to the European Union (EU) while our extra-regional food import bill is estimated at around $3.5 to $4 billion US dollars annually. That’s according to Acting Prime Minister Ambrose George who was at the time addressing the opening ceremony of the Climate Change and Science and Technology…
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Caribbean Airlines luring agro-exporters with new cargo deal
Regional air carrier Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) is looking to expand its air cargo lift out of Guyana; and is offering, as a promotional incentive to local agricultural exporters, a 15 per cent reduction in freight charges until the end of this year. But while Guyanese exporters welcome this incentive, there are many concerns about the service, especially as regards…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY THE HON. MATTHEW WALTER, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA, AT THE JOINT OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS, ARAWAK HOUSE, ROSEAU, DOMINICA, 9 OCTOBER 2011
(CARICOM, Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater, Georgetown, Guyana) I am very pleased to extend to you all a very warm Nature Island welcome. As you have already observed Dominica, the Nature Island of the Caribbean is still covered with up to 60% forest nourished by almost 200 inches of average annual rainfall, manifested by 365 rivers. I welcome you here to a…
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NOTES FOR ADDRESS BY THE PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE DESIGNATE, MR. DAVID DEVINE, ON THE OCCASION OF PRESENTATION OF HIS LETTER OF INTRODUCTION, TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF CARICOM, AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Excellency, Ambassador Irwin Larocque -Secretary General of CARICOM Colleagues from the CARICOM Secretariat Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honored to be granted the privilege of being appointed as Canada’s fifth Plenipotenitary Representative to the CARICOM Secretariat. Canada greatly values the long and friendly relationship that it has sustained with the…
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INAUGURAL MEETING OF CARPHA EXECUTIVE BOARD REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) WASHINGTON DC, 23 SEPTEMBER, 2011
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, I wish to add my words of welcome to all of you present at this landmark occasion, the inaugural meeting of the Executive Board of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). After several years of assessments, debates, and resolutions based on numerous feasibility studies and reports,…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY DAVID DEVINE PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF CANADA TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 29 SEPTEMBER 2011 TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is my most distinct pleasure to receive today your Letters of Credence, accrediting you as Canada’s fifth Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community. Excellency, the relationship between Canada and the members of the Caribbean Community is a long-standing, historical and special one. It is built on common values, mutual respect and quite often,…
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TRIBUTE TO HONOURABLE GEORGE PRICE, FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF BELIZE, BY THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY TO HAITI, THE MOST HONOURABLE PJ PATTERSON, OCC
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) George Price, chose to enter the political arena because he had a vision for what Belize could be. He embodied for the citizens of Belize what other visionary Caribbean leaders exemplified for their countries. The man who led Belize to independence, who fought to bring the nation into the 21st century pursued an agenda…
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CARICOM seeks heightened cooperation with IICA
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque this week welcomed the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture (IICA) Dr Victor Villalobos as his first visitor from an institution since assuming office on August 15. “I believe that it is not insignificant that the first visit to me as Secretary-General is from the head of…
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STATEMENT BY THE HON. SAMUEL HINDS, PRIME MINISTER OF GUYANA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE THIRTY-SEVENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) – ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 1-2 SEPTEMBER 2011
I am indeed delighted to welcome you all to Guyana for this Thirty-Seventh Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Environment and Sustainable Development. Ladies and Gentlemen: It is indeed encouraging that we are meeting at this time to focus on this theme which is critical to us as a Region. In the Declaration of…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR COLIN GRANDERSON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THIRTY-SEVENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED)- ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CARICOM SECRETARIAT GEORGETOWN, GUYANA 1 – 2 SEPTEMBER, 2011
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this Thirty-Seventh Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on the Environment and Sustainable Development. Our new Secretary- General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, regrets not being present for this important meeting and sends his best wishes for a successful meeting. He was…
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