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REMARKS BY HON. SASENARINE KOWLESSAR, MINISTER WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCE, GUYANA, AT THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FINANCE AND PLANNING (COFAP), 28 JUNE 2003, KINGSTON, JAMAICA
Mr. Secretary-General; Hon. Omar Davies, Minister of Finance and Planning of Jamaica; Assistant Secretary-General, CARICOM; Hon. Prime Ministers; Colleague Ministers of Finance; Central Bank Governors; Representatives of the Donor Community; Delegates and Officials. Having heard the Secretary-General, I do not intend to make a speech but just to say a few words to remind ourselves why we are here. Maybe,…
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Opening remarks by Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community at the Eighth Meeting of the Council For Finance And Planning (COFAP), 28 June 2003, Kingston, Jamaica
Mr. Chairman; Right Honourable Prime Minister of Barbados; Outgoing Chairman of the Council for Finance and Planning; Other Ministers of Finance and Planning; Central Bank Governors; Representatives of International, Hemispheric and Regional Organisations; Representatives of the Private Sector; Distinguished Delegates; Staff of the Caribbean Community Secretariat; Members of the Media; Ladies and Gentlemen; In my capacity as Secretary-General of the…
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AUGUST IS CARIFESTA MONTH
The Suriname National Organising Committee has announced that the whole month of August will be dedicated to the celebration of Arts and Culture in the Caribbean. The Dutch republic will play host to the eighth CARIFESTA, which will be officially opened on 24th August in the capital, Paramaribo, and continuing for a period of seven days. The CARIFESTA Committee has…
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BUSY SCHEDULE FOR CARICOM OFFICIALS : HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEET IN MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA, 2-5 JULY 2003
In a year when the Caribbean Community is celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Community’s Heads of Government, as well as the Trade and Finance Ministers and senior officials will culminate a series of meetings in Jamaica in June and July with the Twenty Fourth Regular meeting of the Heads of Government in Montego, 2-5 July 2003. The Meetings in Jamaica…
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MESSAGE FROM THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE ELECTION OF SENATOR THE HONOURABLE JULIAN HUNTE OF SAINT LUCIA TO THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY (UNGA)
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) extends its warmest congratulations to Senator the Honourable Julian Hunte, OBE, Minister of External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation of Saint Lucia on his recent election as President of the 58th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Minister Hunte is a distinguished Caribbean son who has served his country and region with distinction…
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CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME LAUNCHED IN HAITI
The Caribbean Court of Justice in its continued Public Education Programme, on the 22-23 May, 2003 launched its public education programme in Haiti. Haiti is the newest Member State embraced as a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The launch and first round of the education programme in Haiti, targeted the Judiciary and Magistracy. The Haitian Judiciary was given the…
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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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