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ADDRESS BY THE MOST HON. PORTIA SIMPSON MILLER, PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA, TO THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY GROS ISLET, ST. LUCIA 4th – 6th July 2012
(Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Good morning. I am delighted to be back at my first Regular Session of the Conference of Heads since 2007. It is good to be back among colleagues and friends. I begin by expressing my sincere gratitude to you, Prime Minister Anthony and to the Government and People of Saint Lucia, for the…
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AFFIRMING OUR COMMON FUTURE, OUR COMMON FAITH: REMARKS FROM THE INCOMING CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE THIRTY-THIRD REGULAR MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, GROS ISLET, SAINT LUCIA, WEDNESDAY 4 JULY 2012
(Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A SAFE PORT FOR SISTER STATES Statio Haud Malefida Carinis, “a safe harbour for ships,” is the antecedent motto of this isle, Saint Lucia. It is a signature, descriptive of Port Castries and other secure anchorages that would give calm to mariners of old. Today, I welcome, with unreserved felicitations, this delegation, captains…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY TO THE 33RD REGULAR MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, WEDNESDAY 04 JULY, GROS ISLET, SAINT LUCIA.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is my honour and privilege to address this, the 33rd Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community. At the outset, I want to welcome the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Dr the Honourable Kenny Anthony to the chairmanship of CARICOM. In wishing him all success in his…
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CARICOM MATTERS- PRIME MINISTER PORTIA SIMPSON-MILLER
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) `CARICOM matters and if it were not there, we would have to invent it.’ So declared the Most Honourable Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica on Wednesday as she delivered an address to the Opening Ceremony of the Thirty-Third Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Noting the…
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TIME TO TREAD NEW WATERS, SAYS CARICOM CHAIRMAN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) “The time has come for CARICOM to overhaul and redefine its foreign policy positions and postures… to engage new and emerging global partners…” This is the decisive message from the incoming chairman of the Caribbean Community, Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister, Dr the Hon. Kenney Anthony as he addressed the opening ceremony of the 33rd…
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‘TIME FOR MORE INTEGRATION’ – SECRETARY-GENERAL LAROCQUE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, said on Wednesday that the time was ripe for more integration. “…this is a time for more integration, for it is through acting in concert that we can both survive and prosper and provide the people of our Community with opportunities to improve their lives…
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NEW CARICOM CHAIRMAN CALLS FOR A REMODELLING OF OUR INDIGENOUS INSTITUTIONS ONCE AND OF ALL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Chairman, Dr the Hon. Kenny Anthony has called for an overhaul of systems, processes and constructs within the Caribbean Community, even while emphasizing the need to preserve our mature democracies. At the 33rd Regular Meeting of the CARICOM Conference of Heads of Government, which opened in Saint Lucia on Wednesday, Dr Anthony told…
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FORDE, NERO WIN CARICOM 10K
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Cleveland Forde of Guyana and Tonya Nero of Trinidad and Tobago copped the male and female titles at the 8th CARICOM 10k event run in Saint Lucia on Sunday 1 July. Saint Lucia’s Minister of Sport and Youth Development, the Honourable Shawn Edwards in congratulating the winners and the participants at the prize giving…
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PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT LUCIA NEW CHAIRMAN OF CARICOM
(Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Dr the Honourable Kenny D Anthony will preside over his first meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Wednesday 4 July since assuming the Chair of CARICOM on Sunday 1 July. Dr Anthony replaces the President of Suriname, His Excellency Desire Bouterse. The three…
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FOREIGN POLICY CENTRE-PIECE OF 33rd CARICOM SUMMIT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Foreign Policy Co-ordination in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is high on the agenda of the 33rd Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government beginning on Wednesday 4 July in Saint Lucia. The Leaders will be examining the thrust of the Community’s Foreign Policy approach given the on-going changes in global political and…
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