Press Releases
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OPENING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL AT THE THIRTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), GUYANA PEGASUS HOTEL, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 2 MAY 2013
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Honourable Minister, I take this opportunity to welcome you – certainly not to your first COTED, but in your capacity as Minister for Trade of Grenada. And, of course, you have arrived in style – to take up your place as Chairman of this Council. I also want to especially welcome the Hon. Erwin…
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REMARKS BY THE HON. OLIVER JOSEPH, MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING TRADE AND COOPERATIVES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is a pleasure for Grenada to be Chairing the Thirty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). Colleague Ministers, our Community is at yet another defining epoch in our development. Indeed, there is much skepticism among segments of our stakeholder groups, which has often-times weakened the case for the work…
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COTED CHALLENGED TO RE-STRATEGISE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been charged to rethink, re-organize and re-strategise the way the business of the Council is conducted. The challenge was thrown out Thursday morning by Chair of COTED, the Hon Oliver Joseph, Minster of Economic Development, Trade, Planning and Cooperatives of…
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CALL FOR PRIVATE SECTOR PLACE AT COTED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A place for the private sector at the table of meetings of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) is gaining traction with the Honourable Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana and Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), both making strong recommendations in this regard on Thursday. Secretary-General…
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STOKE FIRES OF INTEGRATION – SECRETARY-GENERAL LAROCQU
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has underscored the need for Member States to work together to find and implement solutions to the challenges that faced the Community. Basing his comments on the current state of the global environment and its effects on the Region, the Secretary-General said that while the…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY DR. CLARENCE C. HENRY, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA TO CARICOM, 30 APRIL 2013. CARICOM SECRETARIAT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) You are no stranger to the Caribbean Community family as you have represented your country at numerous Meetings of the Councils of CARICOM. Nevertheless, it is with great pleasure that I welcome you in your new role as Antigua and Barbuda’s Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community. You join the family of Plenipotentiary Representatives…
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REKINDLE VALUES OF ACTIVISM TO INSPIRE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, PANCAP CHAIR TELLS CATALONIA PARLIAMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister, the Rt Honourable Dr Denzil Douglas on Monday called for the rekindling of values that would inspire global development. Under the specific theme of From Barcelona to the Caribbean: Transforming HIV & AIDS Treatment from a Right to a Reality, the Prime Minister who is CARICOM lead Head…
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address by the rt. honourable, dr. denzil douglas, prime minister of st. kitts and nevis, on the occasion of the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the xivth international aids conference in the parliament of catalonia, 29th April 2013
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is with a deep sense of pride and humility that I stand in this hallowed hall of the Parliament of Catalonia which is associated with such a spectacular history, dating back to the Eleventh Century. Your parliamentary history as we witnessed in the informative guided tour preceding this ceremony, included the Counts of…
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address by the rt. honourable, dr. denzil douglas, prime minister of st. kitts and nevis, on the occasion of the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the xivth international aids conference in the parliament of catalonia, 29th April 2013
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is with a deep sense of pride and humility that I stand in this hallowed hall of the Parliament of Catalonia which is associated with such a spectacular history, dating back to the Eleventh Century. Your parliamentary history as we witnessed in the informative guided tour preceding this ceremony, included the Counts of…
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