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OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE TWELFTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 31 MAY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honourable Ministers Other Heads of Delegation Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is my pleasure this morning, as Secretary-General, to welcome you to the Twelfth Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers, the second highest decision-making body in the Caribbean Community. Today’s session is statutorily required in order to complete the arrangements, including the agenda, for…
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STATEMENT BY THE HON. SAM CONDOR, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, AND INCOMING CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) AT THE OPENING OF THE FIFTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 29 MAY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Chairman and Members of CARICOM, Host Minister Hon. Clement Rohee, outgoing Chair Hon Margaret Dyer-Howe, Colleague Ministers, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Representatives of Member Governments, Representatives of Inter-Hemispheric and Regional Governments, Ambassador Richard Bernal – Director of the Regional Negotiating Machinery, Friends of the Media: We in the Region continue to face an extremely busy and urgent trade negotiating…
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OPENING REMARKS BY MR. BYRON R. BLAKE, ASST. SECRETARY GENERAL, REGIONAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FIFTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 29 MAY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Deputy Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and Incoming Chairman of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), Hon. Sam Condor; Minister of Agriculture, Housing, Lands and the Environment of Montserrat and Outgoing Chairman of the Coted, Hon. Margaret Dyer-Howe; Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation of Guyana and Host Minister, Hon. Clement Rohee; Deputy Prime Ministers;…
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY AMBASSADOR VINCENT DE VISSCHER HEAD OF THE EC DELEGATION TO GUYANA, SURINAME, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, ARUBA AND THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF THE REGIONAL SUPPORT STRATEGY FOR THE CARIBBEAN, 6 MAY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Secretary-General, My colleague, the British High Commissioner, representing the Presidency of the EU in Guyana Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Members of the media, Special invitees, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the European Commissioner for Development, Mr. Poul Nielson, I wish to express the Commission’s satisfaction on this occasion of the signing of the Regional Strategy Paper and…
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THE CARIBBEAN’S CREATIVE DIVERSITY : THE DEFINING POINT OF THE REGION’S HISTORY LECTURE DELIVERED BY PROF. REX NETTLEFORD, VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, 21 MARCH 2003, UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
An appreciation of the history of this region is critical to a fuller understanding of contemporary realities and future challenges. For the Caribbean shares in the great drama of the Americas of which it is an integral part, whereby new societies are shaped, new and delicately tuned sensibilities are honed, and appropriate designs for social living are crafted through the…
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PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 3 FEBRUARY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The Community Council of Ministers, the second highest organ of CARICOM met on Monday under the chairmanship of the Hon. Osborne Riviere, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Marketing of Dominica in Georgetown, Guyana. Its priority issue was the consideration of the arrangements including the agenda for the upcoming 14th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government scheduled…
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OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 3 FEBRUARY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr Chairman Deputy Prime Minister Honourable Ministers Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Assistant Secretaries-General and Members of Staff of the Secretariat Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen Just three days ago, in this very room I welcomed members of the Council of Trade and Economic Development to their 14th Meeting. Today, with pleasure as I…
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MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE FROM MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, CARICOM SECRETARY GENERAL, TO THE PEOPLE’S NATIONAL CONGRESS/REFORM ON THE DEATH OF MR. HUGH DESMOND HOYTE, M.P, S.C.
It is with deepest regret, shock and sadness that the members of staff of the CARICOM Secretariat and I have learnt of the passing of Hugh Desmond Hoyte, SC, MP., former President of Guyana, on Sunday morning 22 December 2002 at his residence in Georgetown, Guyana. Hugh Desmond Hoyte was a man who had to be respected for his rare…
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CIVIL SOCIETY ENCOUNTER A MAJOR CARICOM ACHIEVEMENT – SECRETARY-GENERAL CARRINGTON
CARICOM Secretary-General, Mr. Edwin Carrington identified the Forward Together Conference as one of the major achievements of the Caribbean Community in 2002. The Conference which brought together the Heads of Government of CARICOM and organisations from civil society took place in Georgetown, Guyana last July. Mr Carrington and assisted by senior members of his management team held a Press Conference…
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ADDRESS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARICOM AT DINNER OF THE GEORGETOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 19 DECEMBER 2002.
His Excellency Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo Ministers of Government Members of the Diplomatic Corps President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce (Mr. Edward Boyer) Leader of the Opposition Members of Staff, CARICOM Secretariat Distinguished Guests Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is a great pleasure for me to be with you this evening at this joyous, Yuletide season but…
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