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OPENING STATEMENT DELIVERED BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN, 19 JUNE 2007, WASHINGTON, D.C.
Distinguished Heads of State and Government Other Distinguished Participants Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen A very, very warm welcome to you all The great honour and privilege has fallen to me as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to call this historic CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN: A 20/20 VISION to order. It is also my honour and privilege…
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CARICOM LEADERS GO TO CAPITOL HILL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A very important element of the Conference on the Caribbean: A 20/20 Vision is the dialogue between the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Members of Congress. During the four-day Conference in Washington D.C. USA which begins on Monday 18 June, 2007, the Heads of Government will have discussions with…
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CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN GETS UNDER WAY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The largest ever contingent of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders to gather in Washington DC, USA began their series of meetings on Monday 18 June when the Foreign Ministers of CARICOM met with the United States Secretary of State at the State Department. Thirteen of the Community’s Heads of Government and the Secretary-General of CARICOM…
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CARIBBEAN LEADERS SEEK STRONGER TIES TO THE UNITED STATES TO BOOST ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Washington DC – 19 June 2007 – For the first time ever, Heads of State and Government from fourteen Member States of the Caribbean Community, policy makers, members of International Organisations and Financial Agencies, the academic community, the private sector, and people of the Caribbean and of the United States kicked off a high-level…
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COMPETITIVENESS CRITICAL TO REGION – CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General H.E. Edwin Carrington reiterated Thursday that competitiveness was critical to the survival of the Region and must be the underlying theme of the Conference on the Caribbean. The Secretary General was responding to questions from the media during a press briefing on 14 June on the Conference to be…
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REMARKS BY H. E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY H. E. JOSE L. VIGNOLO, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC TO CARICOM, 14 JUNE 2007, TURKEYEN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Ambassador Jose L. Vignolo Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite Members of Executive Management Other Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Representatives of the Media Other Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen It is my honour and pleasure to extend a warm welcome to you, Ambassador Vignolo, on the occasion of your accreditation as the first Plenipotentiary Representative of the…
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CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN REGION SEEKS MATURE PARTNERSHIP WITH US
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM is approaching next week’s Conference on the Caribbean as the start of a new process of engagement between the Region and the United States. More than 100 Caribbean officials will be in Washington for the Conference to be held in Washington DC from 19-21 June, and 700 persons have already registered. The highpoint…
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CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN REGION SEEKS MATURE PARTNERSHIP WITH US
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM is approaching next week’s Conference on the Caribbean as the start of a new process of engagement between the Region and the United States. More than 100 Caribbean officials will be in Washington for the Conference to be held in Washington DC from 19-21 June, and 700 persons have already registered. The highpoint…
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REMARKS BY H. E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY H. E. JOSE L. VIGNOLO, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC TO CARICOM, 14 JUNE 2007, TURKEYEN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Ambassador Jose L. Vignolo Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite Members of Executive Management Other Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Representatives of the Media Other Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen It is my honour and pleasure to extend a warm welcome to you, Ambassador Vignolo, on the occasion of your accreditation as the first Plenipotentiary Representative of the…
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SPECIAL COHSOD MEETS ON HEALTH
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A Special Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) on Health will be convened at the offices of the Pan American Health Organisation, Caribbean Office, Bridgetown, Barbados on 15 June 2007. Under the chairmanship of Dr. the Hon. Jerome Walcott, Minister of Health, Barbados, the Eleventh Special COHSOD will discuss…
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