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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 14-15 MAY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Permit me to say a few words as this Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) gets underway. I first want to welcome you Madame Chair to your first meeting of the Council and to say what better place to start than at the top! I am sure that your colleagues, like myself, look forward to your…
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SMOOTH TRANSITION OF RNM INTO SECRETARIAT SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Work is moving apace to incorporate the former Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM) into the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat as a Specialised Department in keeping with a decision taken at the 20th Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in Belize in March 2009. At the opening of the 27th Meeting of the…
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INTEGRATION AN ‘ABSOLUTE NECESSITY’ – CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In the face of the current global environment, Caribbean integration was not one of choice, but one of absolute necessity according to His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Delivering remarks on Thursday 14 May at the opening of the 27th Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED)…
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OPENING STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE COMMONWEALTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE, 11-14 MAY 2009, GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND, THE BAHAMAS
I join the previous speakers in conveying my appreciation to the Commonwealth Local Government Forum, (CLGF) particularly its Secretary-General Mr. Carl Wright, and to the Government of The Bahamas. I am particularly pleased to have been invited to participate in this important conference. Coming as I do, fresh (or should I say weary) from a Meeting of the Council of…
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OPENING STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE COMMONWEALTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE, 11-14 MAY 2009, GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND, THE BAHAMAS
I join the previous speakers in conveying my appreciation to the Commonwealth Local Government Forum, (CLGF) particularly its Secretary-General Mr. Carl Wright, and to the Government of The Bahamas. I am particularly pleased to have been invited to participate in this important conference. Coming as I do, fresh (or should I say weary) from a Meeting of the Council of…
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REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM SECRETARIAT AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH CONFERENCE OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CARIBBEAN COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE (ACCP), 11 MAY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It is my pleasure to bring you greetings on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, and indeed the entire Community on the occasion of the 24th Conference of your esteemed Association. I recall my first contact with this Association, on one of the first assignments which I undertook soon after joining the CARICOM Secretariat, nine years ago, when…
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CARICOM OFFICIAL WANTS BETTER WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR THE REGION’S POLICE
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Dr Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary-General of the CARICOM Secretariat has called on Caribbean Governments to pay greater attention to the conditions under which police officers across the Region are expected to function. While acknowledging that some Caribbean Governments had made considerable efforts to facilitate effective policing by upgrading infrastructure, Dr Greene told Police Commissioners…
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STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE BALDWIN SPENCER, PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AND OUTGOING CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), AT THE TWELFTH MEETING OF THE COFCOR, 8-9 MAY 2009, KINGSTON, JAMAICA
As the outgoing Chair of this most important and necessary organ of the CARICOM, I am indeed pleased to have served the Region in this capacity. Moreover, I am very proud of the progress the Council has made in strengthening its foundation and ensuring the efficient coordination of the foreign policy of Members States. I am aware that our…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWELFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY
The Twelfth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community was held in Kingston, Jamaica 8-9 May 2009, under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica. The Ministers attending were, the Hon. Winston Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister and Minister of…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWELFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 8 MAY 2009, KINGSTON, JAMAICA
The Honourable Dr. Kenneth Baugh, Chairman of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR); The Honourable Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica; The Honourable Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and Outgoing Chairman of COFCOR; Honourable Foreign Ministers; Members of Parliament; US Assistant Secretary of State, Mr. Tom Shannon; Ambassador Albert Ramdin, Assistant Secretary-General of the…
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