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Achievement of Single Economy requires greater resolve and determination – CARICOM Secretary-General
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, on Friday July 24 urged the Community to commit to the achievement of the tenets of the regional integration movement with a sense of vision and determination. Delivering a toast at his Reception hosted at the CARICOM Secretariat to mark the 36th Anniversary of the signing…
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OPENING REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND HEADS OF COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS, 23-24 JULY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Distinguished Heads of Regional Institutions and Organisations Other Distinguished Delegates Deputy Secretary-General and other Staff of the Secretariat Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen As always it gives me very great pleasure as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to say a few words in welcoming you all to the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat. It is good to see…
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TOAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, IN CELEBRATION OF CARICOM DAY 2009, 24 JULY 2009, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I thank you all for having accepted my invitation to join in our celebration tonight, of the thirty-sixth anniversary of the Caribbean Community – CARICOM. A CARICOM which, in addition to the original English-speaking Members, includes the full participation of Dutch-speaking Suriname and French-speaking Haiti as Member States and of Anguilla, Bermuda,…
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OPENING REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND HEADS OF COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS, 23-24 JULY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Distinguished Heads of Regional Institutions and Organisations Other Distinguished Delegates Deputy Secretary-General and other Staff of the Secretariat Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen As always it gives me very great pleasure as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to say a few words in welcoming you all to the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat. It is good to see so many…
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SG TO INSTITUTIONS: LET IMPLEMENTATION BE THE WATCHWORD
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Representatives of Regional Institutions now meeting at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, have been charged with devising methods of implementation of decisions, particularly those taken by Heads of Government. In brief opening remarks Thursday 23 July 2009 at the start of the Third Meeting of the Secretary-General of CARICOM and…
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HEADS OF CARICOM REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS MEET IN GEORGETOWN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin W Carrington and Heads of CARICOM regional institutions will convene their Third Meeting on 23-24 July 2009 at the CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana. The Heads of institutions will explore avenues for strengthening functional cooperation among their organisations through the sharing of programmes and policies, greater…
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REGIONAL STATISTICIANS TO MEET ON DEVELOPING STATISTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Urgency of Statistics and the Global Crisis: Enabling Development in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)is the theme of a High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics set for July 30, 2009 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. High-Level representatives of government of CARICOM Member States and Associate Members, Directors of Statistics, and Chief Statisticians…
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TRAINING SEMINAR HELD ON TREATY LAW AND PRACTICE FOR CARICOM MEMBER STATES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A three-day regional capacity-building workshop for Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on treaty law and practice was held from 15 to 17 July, in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Convened by the CARICOM Secretariat‘s Office of the General Counsel and hosted by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Attorney General’s office…
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REGIONAL STATISTICIANS TO MEET ON DEVELOPING STATISTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Urgency of Statistics and the Global Crisis: Enabling Development in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)is the theme of a High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics set for July 30, 2009 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. High-Level representatives of government of CARICOM Member States and Associate Members, Directors of Statistics, and Chief Statisticians…
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CARIFORUM-EC DIALOGUE ON REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION, 18 JULY 2009 : OPERATIONAL CONCLUSIONS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Member States of the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) and regional organisations and non-state actors met with representatives of the European Commission (EC), EU Member States and the European Investment Bank on 18 July 2009 in Antigua and Barbuda. The Dialogue was co-chaired by Senator the Hon Charlotte Tessa…
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