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Communique Issued at the Conclusion of the Fourteenth Meeting of the Council of Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR)
The Fourteenth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community was held in Frigate Bay, St Kitts and Nevis, on 4-5 May 2011, under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Sam Condor, Minister for Foreign Affairs, National Security, Immigration, Labour and Social Security of St. Kitts and Nevis. The Ministers attending were, the Hon. Winston…
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REMARKS BY THE HON. SAM TERRENCE CONDOR, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY, IMMIGRATION, LABOUR AND SOCIAL SECURITY, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 4-5 MAY 2011, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
I have the signal honour and distinct pleasure to welcome you most warmly, to our part of the Caribbean Community; to our beautiful Twin Island State of St. Kitts and Nevis. We are indeed happy that you have found is possible to attend this, the 14th Meeting of CARICOM Council of Foreign and Community Relations ( COFCOR). This Meeting comes…
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REMARKS BY THE HON. DENZIL DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST-KITTS AND NEVIS, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF COUNCIL OF FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 4-5 MAY 2011, ST. KITTS-NEVIS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) We meet at a time of unprecedented global tumult. Before we are able to fully absorb the scope and implications of one social, economic, or natural disaster, another emerges, as if to test mankind’s ability to absorb and respond. From the devastation inflicted on Haiti one year ago, to the socio-political tumult sweeping North…
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Remarks By Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Secretary-general (ag), Caribbean Community (caricom), On The Occasion Of The Opening Of The Fourteenth Meeting Of The Council For Foreign And Community Relations (COFCOR), 4 May 2011, Basseterre, St. Kitts And Nevis
Honourable Dr Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis Honourable Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Honourable Sam Condor, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of COFCOR Distinguished Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM Member States Distinguished Guests Senior Officials and Delegates of Member States of CARICOM Member States Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Representatives of the…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY HUGH A. SAUL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CARIBBEAN REGIONAL FISHERIES MECHANISM (CRFM), AT THE OPENING OF THE CRFM MULTI-DISCIPLINARY WORKSHOP ON A COMMON FISHERIES POLICY FOR THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 12-14 APRIL 2011, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Milton Haughton, Chairman of the Opening Ceremony activities Honourable Robert Persaud, Minister of Agriculture, Guyana Your Excellency Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Secretary-General (ag.) CARICOM Your Excellency Ambassador Geert Heikens, Head of EU Delegation to Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba and The Netherlands Antilles Excellencies and members of the Diplomatic Corp Distinguished Representatives of CARICOM Member States and Associated Member…
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CARICOM CHAIRMAN PRAISES HAITI ON SUCCESSFUL ELECTIONS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government, the Honourable Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada, has commended the calm dignity and maturity displayed by the Haitian people during the second round of elections and following the publication of preliminary results of the poll. “This is also a demonstration of democracy at work for…
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL (AG) CALLS FOR PLEDGES TO HAITI TO BE HONOURED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) “The world’s pledged generosity to Haiti has little value until and unless it translates into improved conditions for the people of that country.” This is the view of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Acting Secretary-General as she received, on Thursday, Letters of Credence from the Plenipotentiary Representative of Italy to CARICOM, His Excellency Paolo Serpi,…
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CARICOM SPECIAL REP ON HAITI MAKES ANOTHER PLEA TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ON PLEDGES TO HAITI
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Special Representative of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government on Haiti, the Most Honourable Percival Patterson, on Wednesday, expressed grave concerns to the United Nations Security Council that the ordinary Haitian was not feeling the impact of the recovery efforts to date. Mr Patterson acknowledged the efforts of the International Community in the reconstruction…
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GREATER SUPPORT NEEDED FROM MINUSTAH IN HAITI’S RECOVERY, PJ PATTERSON
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Special Representative of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government on Haiti, the Most Honourable Percival Patterson, on Wednesday, impressed upon the United Nations Security Council the need to expand the focus of the its stabilisation mission in Haiti, MINUSTAH to giving greater support to the reconstruction program of that earthquake ravaged country. Mr Patterson…
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ADDRESS BY THE MOST HONOURABLE P.J. PATTERSON, ON, OCC, PC, QC, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON HAITI, AT THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL, 6 APRIL 2011, NEW YORK, USA
Colombia deserves the highest commendation for its timely initiative to promote this open debate of the Security Council on the “Question Concerning Haiti.” I regard it as a singular privilege to have been invited to participate in this debate and to share insights as the Special Representative of CARICOM Heads of Government, a Community of 14 Sovereign nations which includes…
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