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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
c Let me say at the outset that if anyone had any doubts about the closeness of the relations between the European Union and CARIFORUM, they just have to be here today. This dialogue simple as it may seem, is taking place between representatives of the twenty-seven Member States of the European Union (EU), the European Commission and the sixteen…
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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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SYMPOSIUM SETS SERVICES COURSE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Representatives of the Services Sector of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) wrapped up three days of deliberations on Friday in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, having identified the elements of a Draft Strategic Plan and Plan of Action to further develop the Sector. The Regional Symposium on Services was organized with the goals of sensitizing…
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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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