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REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE DR DENZIL DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS AND CHAIR, PAN-CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTEENTH INTERNATIONAL HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE, 3 AUGUST 2008, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
H.E. Felipe Caldeŕon, President of Mexico H.E. Luisa Diogo, Prime Minister of Mozambique H.E. José Rodríguez Zapatero, Prime Minister of Spain Dr Pedro Cahan, President of the International AIDS Society and International Conference Co-Chair Dr Luis Ramirez, Local Conference Co-Chair Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen It is a profound honour and pleasure for me to be part of this momentous occasion…
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STATEMENT BY MR. EUGENE G. PETTY, PROGRAMME MANAGER, RESOURCE MOBILISATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF GUYANA (UNAG) LAUNCHING OF COMMUNITY PEACE PROJECT TOWER HOTEL, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, O3 AUGUST, 2000
Mr Chairman, Dr Martin BoodhooHis Excellency Mr Jacques Crête, High Commissioner of Canada to GuyanaJustice Donald Trotman, President of the UN Association of GuyanaJustice Rudolph Harper, Chairman of the Law and Justice Committee of the United Nations Association of GuyanaMembers of the UN Association of GuyanaMembers of the Diplomatic CorpsMembers of the MediaLadies and Gentlemen I wish, first of all,…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OPENING OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND HEADS OF COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS, 30 JULY 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Distinguished Heads of Regional Institutions and Organisations Ambassador Charles Maynard, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Commonwealth of Dominica to the Caribbean Community Other Distinguished Delegates Deputy Secretary-General and other Staff of the Secretariat Representatives of the Media Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen It is a great pleasure for me, as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, to welcome you all once again to…
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INTEGRATION NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL CARRINGTON
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In spite of the expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of progress to achieve deeper integration, the Community must guard against divergence of opinion leading to diversion from achieving common goals, said H.E. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). “While acknowledging the benefits of pointing to the dangers ahead, one must distinguish between…
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CARICOM INSTITUTIONS IN WORKSHOP SESSIONS PRIOR TO MEETING WITH SECRETARY-GENERAL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown Guyana) Officials of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Institutions attending the first set of sectoral cluster workshops prior to a forum with H.E. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of CARICOM at the CARICOM Secretariat, have called for greater levels of interaction among stakeholders to address the use of natural resources and climate change, especially energy, water and land. At…
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CARICOM Competition Commission Chairman Attends Geneva Forum
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Dr Kusha Haraksingh, Chairman of the CARICOM Competition Commission has been attending, since Tuesday 15 July, at the invitation of the Secretary General of UNCTAD, the 9th session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy in Geneva. The meeting was successful in highlighting the profile of the CARICOM Competition Commission,…
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CARICOM REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS HEADS MEET FOR THE SECOND TIME IN GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown Guyana) Following a successful historic meeting of Heads of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Regional Institutions in 2007, the CARICOM Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin W Carrington will again facilitate a second meeting of these institutions on 30 -31 July 2008 at the CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana. Thirty one regional Institutions, including have been invited to the…
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CARIFESTA CHILD-ART COMPETITION LAUNCHED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The inaugural (Caribbean Festival of Arts) CARIFESTA X Child Art Competition was launched in Guyana on 16 July 2008 at the Umana Yana with an exhibition that exemplified the meaningful contribution young people could make to the visual arts in future CARIFESTAs. In his remarks, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Hon. Dr. Frank…
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TRIBUTE TO LOIS YVONNE HOLDER, DEAR COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND OF THE CARICOM SECRETARIAT AND OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, BY HIS EXCELLENCY, EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL, 20 JULY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Friday, 13 July 2007 will live on in our memory at the CARICOM Secretariat as a very dark day. That was the day when a light in our lives went out. Yvonne Holder, our dear colleague and friend, was a most vibrant and beautiful figure, synonymous with light, with calm, with serenity, and with…
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CARICOM CONGRATULATES HIS EXCELLENCY NELSON MANDELA ON NINETIETH BIRTHDAY
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended congratulations and best wishes to H.E. Mr. Nelson R. Mandela, former President of South Africa, who celebrated his ninetieth birthday on 18 July 2008. The congratulatory message was extended to the former President, by the Hon. Baldwin W. Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and Chairman of…
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