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MESSAGE FROM MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND PEOPLE OF ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES ON THE DISASTER CAUSED BY TROPICAL STORM LILI
I have learnt with great distress the reports of loss of life of several of your citizens as well as of the extensive damage caused to houses, public buildings and agricultural production in St. Vincent and the Grenadines resulting from the passage of Tropical Storm Lili through your country yesterday. On behalf of the Community, its Secretariat and on my…
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OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FINANCE AND PLANNING (COFAP), 13 SEPTEMBER 2002, ROSEAU, DOMINICA
Mr Chairman; Honourable Prime Minister of Barbados; Outgoing Chairman of the Council for Finance and Planning, Honourable Minister of Finance and Planning, Grenada; Other Ministers of Finance and Planning; Other Ministers; Representatives of International, Hemispheric and Regional Organisations; Representatives of the Private Sector; Distinguished Delegates; Staff of the Secretariat of the Caribbean Community; Members of the Media; Ladies and Gentlemen…
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SURINAME TO HOST CARIFESTA VIII NEXT YEAR
The Eighth Caribbean Festival for the Creative Arts (CARIFESTA) will be held in Suriname during the second half of next year. The host country, which holds the regional quasi-cabinet portfolio for Culture is going all out to ensure the success of the Festival scheduled for 25-30 August 2003. A delegation led by Dr. Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary General, Human and…
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DECLARATION OF PARAMARIBO ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TRAINING/STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP OF THE CARICOM REGIONAL YOUTH AMBASSADORS, 19-27 AUGUST 2002, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
We, the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors meeting in Paramaribo, Suriname between 19-27 August 2002; Recognising the high expectations of our performance as representatives of the National Youth Organisations and our obligations to the youth of this Region, Considering the priorities of the Community established by the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government and the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD)…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY H.E. RUNALDO RONALD VENETIAAN, PRESIDENT OF SURINAME, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE CARICOM REGIONAL YOUTH AMBASSADORS WORKSHOP, 19 AUGUST 2002, PARAMARIBO SURINAME
Mr. Minister of Education, Walther Sandriman, Assistant Secretary-General, Dr. Edward Greene, Programme Coordinator of UNICEF, Mr. Marrashetty Seenappa Distinguished Caricom Youth Ambassadors and other participants in this CARICOM Youth Ambassadors Workshop, Ladies and Gentlemen It is a great honour for my country, and a privilege for me, to welcome you in Paramaribo to participate in this CARICOM Regional Youth Ambassadors…
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THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CARIBBEAN YOUTH : SPEECH BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE OPENING OF THE CARICOM REGIONAL YOUTH AMBASSADORS WORKSHOP, 19-28 AUGUST 2002, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
His Excellency, President Venetiaan Members of the Council of Ministries Members of Development Organisations Honourable Guests Youth Ambassadors, Ladies and Gentlemen Good afternoon/Hoodamida! It is my pleasure to bring you greetings on behalf of the Secretary General and staff of the Caribbean Community and to address this important regional youth assembly. While the mandate for the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors Programme…
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FRAMEWORK FOR STABILISING AND TRANSFORMING CARIBBEAN ECONOMIES ISSUED BY THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 17 AUGUST 2002, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
Caribbean Economies face significant difficulties of both a short and long-term nature. The short term problem results from declining performance in both the traditional and non-traditional sectors and is manifested in declining rates of growth in real output, stagnation in holdings of foreign reserves, and rising fiscal deficits. The situation is more critical for some of the States than others.…
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“SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE: SMALL AND MICRO STATES IN THE CHANGING INTERNATIONAL DYNAMIC”. FEATURE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL EDWIN W. CARRINGTON AT THE RE-LAUNCHING OF THE COUNCIL OF EXTERNAL TRADE OF SAINT LUCIA, 15 AUGUST 2002, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, I would like to thank the Ministry of External Affairs and International Trade and Civil Aviation for affording me the privilege of presenting this address on the occasion of the re-launch of your Council on Economic External Trade, on the eve of the historic Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, on…
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SAINT LUCIA MEETING TO FOCUS ON THE STATE OF CARICOM ECONOMIES
The state of the economies of the Member States of the Caribbean Community will be placed under the microscope when CARICOM Heads of Government meet in Saint Lucia for a Special Meeting on 16 August 2002. The decision for a meeting to focus specifically on the Region's economies was taken when CARICOM Heads of Government met in Guyana for their…
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ADDRESS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET OF MONTEGO BAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY RITZ, , 13 JULY 2002, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
Mr. Mark Kerr-Jarrett, President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Other Members of the Executive, Distinguished Guests, Members of the Chamber, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen. First of all I would like to thank you for the honour that you have extended to me in my capacity as the Secretary General of the…
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