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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, THE CARIBBEAN FORUM OF AFRICAN CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES (CARIFORUM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE CARIFORUM-EC DIALOGUE ON REGIONAL COOPERATION AND INTEGRATION, 18 JULY 2009, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
In my capacity as Secretary-General of CARIFORUM, it is a pleasure to join the Honourable Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and Senator, the Honourable Charlotte Tessa Mangal of Saint Lucia and the CARIFORUM Co-Chair, in welcoming you all to this CARIFORUM-EC Dialogue on Regional Cooperation and Integration. Let me say at the outset that if anyone had any doubts…
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SPEECH DELIVERED BY THE HON. CHARLOTTE TESSA MANGAL, MINISTER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, SAINT LUCIA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE CARIFORUM-EC DIALOGUE ON REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION, 18 JULY 2009, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Today is a day of special significance in CARIFORUM/European Union Relations. We will experience the many dimensions of that relationship. We will first witness the signature of a Country Strategy Paper (CSP) between the European Commission and Antigua and Barbuda, a Member State of CARIFORUM. Signature of that important cooperation document is taking place in the presence of Member States…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY MR. STEFANO MANSERVISI, DIRECTOR-GENERAL FOR DEVELOPMENT AND RELATIONS WITH ACP STATES, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, ON THE OCCASION OF THE CARIFORUM-EC DIALOGUE ON REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION, 18 JULY 2009, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
It is a great pleasure to be here today and to have this opportunity to engage with you in this Dialogue on Regional Integration and further integration. I want to extend special thanks to the Prime Minister and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda for their hosting of this meeting and also to thank all those who have been…
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CARICOM MAINTAINS MOMENTUM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has maintained the momentum in the wake of the recently concluded Thirtieth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government, held in Georgetown, Guyana. The CARICOM Secretariat, with the support of its international development partners, has coordinated three meetings this week, two in Antigua and Barbuda, and the…
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CARICOM MAINTAINS MOMENTUM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has maintained the momentum in the wake of the recently concluded Thirtieth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government, held in Georgetown, Guyana. The CARICOM Secretariat, with the support of its international development partners, has coordinated three meetings this week, two in Antigua and Barbuda, and the other…
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PARTNERSHIP NEEDED TO PROPEL ICT FOR DEVELOPMENT WITHIN CARICOM – DEPUTH SECRETARY-GENERAL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) If the Region is to play a meaningful role in the global information society, all the stakeholders of the Region, particularly the public and private sector, civil society and non governmental organisations will need to enter a partnership in which the roles are clearly supportive of each other. This was the view expressed by…
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CARICOM TO CONVENE MEETING OF REGIONAL FOCAL POINTS AND NATIONAL COORDINATORS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Secretariat will convene the First Joint Meeting of National CSME Focal Points and National Coordinators of the CARICOM Trade and Competitiveness Project (CTCP) on 20 – 21 July 2009. The Meeting is made possible through the assistance of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) as part of the CARICOM Trade and Competitiveness…
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STATEMENT BY MR. LAWRENCE PLACIDE, PRESIDENT, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO COALITION OF SERVICE INDUSTRIES, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE REGIONAL SERVICES SYMPOSIUM, 15-17 JULY, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
It really is a pleasure to be in Antigua and Barbuda for this, the inaugural Regional Services Symposium and to be asked by the CARICOM Secretariat to say a few words at this opening session. The Services Sector is the most important sector in the Region contributing as much as 90% of GDP in this country alone (Antigua). But then,…
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FEATURE ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE BALDWIN SPENCER, PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AND LEAD HEAD OF GOVERNMENT WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SERVICES, 15-17 JULY 2009, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
I extend a warm Antiguan and Barbudan welcome to all of you. A special word of welcome to representatives of the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which have willingly and generously provided financial support for this Symposium. I am indeed…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SERVICES, 15-17 JULY 2009, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
First let me begin these remarks by thanking Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer who not only leads the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, but also leads the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in the area of Services, for agreeing to be the patron of this Symposium. I will also like to thank the Members of his Cabinet and the public officials here…
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