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REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE ROBERT M. PERSAUD, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, GUYANA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE THIRTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) (AGRICULTURE), 16-18 SEPTEMBER 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Guyana on the occasion of the 32nd Special meeting of the Agriculture COTED. I am saddened to learn that this may very well be the final Agricultural COTED for 2009, and indeed for quite some time. I am saddened because there seems to be so much that remains to be done…
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REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE DR. LESLIE RAMSAMMY, MINISTER OF HEALTH, GUYANA, AT THE THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE REGIONAL COORDINATING MECHANISM (RCM) OF THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV AND AIDS (PANCAP), 17-18 SEPTEMBER 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
I want to warmly welcome you to Guyana and to the 13th PANCAP Meeting. Not long from now, PANCAP will observe its 10th anniversary. As we ensconce ourselves within the cusp of this milestone, we must realize there is merely just one more year to go. The question at this 13th Meeting of the RCM of PANCAP is, will we…
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS CLIMATE CHANGE CENTRE HEAD
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General HE Edwin Carrington has commended Dr Ken Leslie, Director of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), on receiving one of Belize’s Highest National Honours, the Order of Distinction, for his exemplary work in the area of Climate Change and Development. On Thursday, 16 September, at an official ceremony in Belize, the…
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OPENING REMARKS DELIVERED BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE REGIONAL MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT, 14-15 SEPTEMBER 2009, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
Mr. Master of Ceremonies, The Honourable Mr. Stephenson King, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia and Head of Government with Lead responsibility for Sustainable Development in CARICOM The Honourable Robert Persaud, Minister of Agriculture, Guyana, Representing H.E. Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana and Chairman of CARICOM Honourable Ministers Assistant Secretaries General Granderson and Greene Officials from CARICOM Member States Distinguished Representatives…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY HONOURABLE ROBERT PERSAUD, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR FORESTS, REPRESENTING H.E. BHARRAT JAGDEO, PRESIDENT OF GUYANA AND CHAIRMAN OF CARICOM, AT THE REGIONAL MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT, 14-15 SEPTEMBER 2009, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
Hon. Prime Minister Stephenson King, Lead Head for Sustainable Development Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of CARICOM MinistersNegotiators: Permit me first to convey the regret of President Jagdeo, Chairman of CARICOM, for not being in a position to attend. Colleagues, we are at a critical milestone, on the road to a new ambitious climate change agreement that has the…
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FEATURE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE HONOURABLE STEPHENSON KING, PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT LUCIA AND LEAD HEAD OF GOVERNMENT WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE QUASI-CABINET OF CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT, AT THE REGIONAL MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT, 14-15 SEPTEMBER 2009, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
Let me begin by being quite relevant, in extending a pleasant climatic and environmentally peaceful day to all of you. It is a real pleasure, and a genuine honour, to welcome you to this Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change and Development. Indeed, I feel particularly honoured to welcome you today in my capacity as CARICOM’s lead Head of Government with…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE REGIONAL MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT, 14-15 SEPTEMBER 2009, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
The Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change and Development in preparation for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change was convened on Tuesday, 15 September at the Bay Gardens Hotel in Castries, Saint Lucia. Honourable Stephenson King, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia presided for the first part; after which the Hon. Richard Frederick, Minister of Physical Planning, the Environment, Housing, Urban…
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AGRICULTURE FOCUS OF THIRTY-SECOND SPECIAL COTED IN GEORGETOWN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Thirty-Second Special Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Agriculture opens on Friday 18 September, 2009 at the Le Meridien Pegasus, Georgetown, Guyana. COTED Officials began their meeting from Wednesday September 16, 2009 at the same location. High on the agenda are considerations for the establishment…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY HONOURABLE ROBERT PERSAUD, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR FORESTS, REPRESENTING H.E. BHARRAT JAGDEO, PRESIDENT OF GUYANA AND CHAIRMAN OF CARICOM, AT THE REGIONAL MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT, 14-15 SEPTEMBER 2009, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
Hon. Prime Minister Stephenson King, Lead Head for Sustainable Development Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of CARICOM Ministers Negotiators: Permit me first to convey the regret of President Jagdeo, Chairman of CARICOM, for not being in a position to attend. Colleagues, we are at a critical milestone, on the road to a new ambitious climate change agreement that has the…
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BE RESOLUTE IN CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATIONS, CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Edwin Carrington, on Tuesday, told some of the Region’s negotiators and policy makers to be resolute and vigilant in their positions for a New Climate Change Agreement. This resolve must be maintained even while consulting with other Parties of similar interests in order to achieve “the…
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