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SINGLE MARKET WILL TACKLE REGIONAL POVERTY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The implementation of the CARICOM Single Market on 1 January 2006 marked the realisation of a dream envisioned by the founding fathers of regional integration, and has the potential to significantly reduce the Region’s food import bill which is now more than US$3 billion dollars. This was the view expressed by President of the…
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SINGLE MARKET EDUCATION VITAL FOR CARIBBEAN ENTREPRENEURS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The 1 January 2006 launch of the CARICOM Single Market has been heralded by many Caribbean commentators as “a boost to regional integration,” which bodes well for the future of the Region. Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition of Guyana and member of the Committee of CARICOM Heads of Government and Leaders of Parliamentary Opposition,…
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SINGLE MARKET WILL TRANSFORM THE REGION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The formal launch of the CARICOM Single Market on Monday 30 January in Kingston, Jamaica will signal a new beginning for CARICOM countries as the Region seeks to create a shared market space to secure its survival within the global sphere. CARICOM Secretary-General H.E. Mr. Edwin Carrington describes the launch of the Single Market…
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OPENING REMARKS BY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, AT THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 20 JANUARY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency, the President of Guyana, Honourable Ministers, Distinguished Delegates, Staff of the Secretariat, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen. Mr. President, it is with pleasure that I welcome you, Ministers of Agriculture and delegations to our new Headquarters Building so beautifully provided by the Government of Guyana. We think it was a worthy end to the waiting. This…
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OPENING REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 20 JANUARY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency, the President of Guyana, Honourable Ministers, Distinguished Delegates, Staff of the Secretariat, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen. Mr. President, it is with pleasure that I welcome you, Ministers of Agriculture and delegations to our new Headquarters Building so beautifully provided by the Government of Guyana. We think it was a worthy end to the waiting. This…
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OPENING REMARKS BY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, AT THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 20 JANUARY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency, the President of Guyana, Honourable Ministers, Distinguished Delegates, Staff of the Secretariat, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen. Mr. President, it is with pleasure that I welcome you, Ministers of Agriculture and delegations to our new Headquarters Building so beautifully provided by the Government of Guyana. We think it was a worthy end to the waiting. This…
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CARICOM AGRICULTURE MINISTERS MEET IN GEORGETOWN FOR SPECIAL COTED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) President of the Republic of Guyana and Lead Head of Government in the CARICOM Quasi Cabinet with responsibility for Agriculture, His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, today underscored the importance of the Region’s agriculture industry in reducing the growing food import bill and attaining food security for the Region. Addressing CARICOM Ministers of Agriculture at the…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HER EXCELLENCY AMALIA MAI PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF BELIZE TO CARICOM, 18 JANUARY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Ambassador Amalia Mai, Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Deputy Secretary General Assistant Secretar(ies)-General and other Members of Staff of the Secretariat Members of the Media Other Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen Excellency It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat on the occasion of your accreditation as Plenipotentiary Representative of Belize to…
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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. Dr. Helmut Ohlraun of The Federal Republic Of Germany As Plenipotentiary Representative To Caricom, 16 Janua
Your Excellency Ambassador Ohlraun Deputy Secretary-General Assistant Secretaries General Members of the Media Staff, It is my pleasure on behalf of the Caribbean Community, to welcome you, Excellency, to the CARICOM Secretariat for this Accreditation Ceremony, the first for the year 2006. Today, Ambassador Ohlraun, I am pleased on behalf of the Community, to receive your credentials as Germany’s Plenipotentiary…
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STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR DR. HELMUT OHLRAUN OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS TO HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AS PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE TO CARICOM, 16 JANUARY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Mr. Secretary-General Madam Deputy Secretary-General Members of CARICOM staff Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen, With my accreditation as Plenipotentiary Representative, the Caribbean Community and Germany establish formal relations. Let me use this opportunity to reflect on the nature of our relationship. Unlike some of our European friends we do not and did not possess territories in…
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