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Communiqué Issued at The Conclusion of The Twenty-fourth Inter-sessional Meeting of The Conference of Heads Of Government of The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), 18-19 February 2013, Port-au-prince, Republic Of Haiti
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Twenty-Fourth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Port-au-Prince, Republic of Haiti, from 18-19 February 2013. His Excellency, Michel Joseph Martelly, President of the Republic of Haiti, presided. Other Members of the Conference in attendance were: the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda,…
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Communiqué Issued At The Conclusion Of The Twenty-fourth Inter-sessional Meeting Of The Conference Of Heads Of Government Of The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), 18-19 February 2013, Port-au-prince, Republic of Haiti
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Twenty-Fourth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Port-au-Prince, Republic of Haiti, from 18-19 February 2013. His Excellency, Michel Joseph Martelly, President of the Republic of Haiti, presided. Other Members of the Conference in attendance were: the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda,…
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CARICOM MOURNS DEATH OF ‘OUTSTANDING CARIBBEAN SON’
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is mourning the death of Ambassador Henry Gill, former Director General of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM). In a message of condolence, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of CARICOM, recalled Ambassador Gill’s astuteness, tenacity and diplomacy in leading the Regional team in trade negotiations, as well as his nurturing and…
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SEE HAITI AS “AN OPPORTUNITY” FOR THE REGION – PRESIDENT MICHEL MARTELLY AT INTERESSIONAL OPENING
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) “Haiti should be seen and treated as an opportunity. Despite its difficulties, it represents a good opportunity for the Region, an opportunity for each CARICOM country,” His Excellency Michel Martelly, President of Haiti and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) told the Region on Monday. Delivering the…
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SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR’ – HAITIAN PRESIDENT BEMOANS LACK OF DEDICATED TRANSPORT SYSTEM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) His Excellency Michel Martelly, President of Haiti and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has placed the lack of a dedicated transport system at the heart of the problems related to the free movement of persons and goods. Delivering the feature address at the Opening Ceremony of…
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Take `hard look’ at institutions – Prime Minister Anthony
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Dr. the Hon Kenny Anthony, wants the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to take a “hard look” at the Institutions that it has created. In remarks at the historic, two-day Twenty-Fourth Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Prime Minister Anthony expressed full support…
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Arrival statement of the caribbean community (CARICOM) electoral observer mission to Grenada parliamentary elections on 19 february 2013
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was invited by the Government of Grenada to mount a CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission (CEOM) to observe the Grenada Parliamentary Elections. In response to that invitation, a seven-member delegation, under the leadership of Chief of Mission, Dr. Jennifer Van Dijk-Silos, Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Council of the Republic of…
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REMARKS BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE AT THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF CARICOM, KARIBE HOTEL, PÉTION VILLE, HAITI, 18 FEBRUARY 2013
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is my privilege and honour to address you this morning at the Opening of this historic Twenty-Fourth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). This is certainly one occasion that the use of the word historic is most fitting. Ten and a half years after its…
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STRENGTHEN COMMITMENT TO INTEGRATION – SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES COMMUNITY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, has issued a charge to the Region to stave off existing challenges by strengthening “our commitment to integration as the only way for us all to survive and prosper.” The Secretary-General was at the time addressing the opening ceremony of the Twenty-Fourth Intersessional Meeting of…
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SG LAUDS RESILIENCE OF HAITIANS AS HISTORIC INTERSESSIONAL MEETING OPENS IN HAITI
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) That Haiti is hosting its first Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government more than ten years after becoming a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) could be no greater indicator that it had taken its rightful place within the Community, CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, said Monday. “This is certainly one occasion…
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