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STATEMENT BY H.E. DENIS KELLMAN, AMBASSADOR OF BARBADOS TO CARICOM ON THE OCCASION OF HIS PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS, 06 JUNE 2008, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Secretary-General, Madam Deputy Secretary-General, Members of staff of the Secretariat, Colleagues, It is a great honour for me to have been appointed by Prime Minister David Thompson to be Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM and to be welcomed formally today into the CARICOM family. Let me begin by underlining Barbados’ unwavering commitment to the regional integration movement. Most recently, at his…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL , CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 6 JUNE 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman – the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas Other Honourable Ministers Their Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Deputy Secretary-General and other members of the Executive Management of the CARICOM Secretariat Distinguished Delegates Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, (CARICOM) may I welcome you to this…
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MESSAGE FROM HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2008 (5 JUNE 2008)
World Environment Day 2008 is being observed today, 5 June, under the theme “Kick the Habit: Towards a Low Carbon Economy”. This focus is due to the fact that the world’s dependence on carbon-based energy has been one of the main factors leading to the relentless build up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This dependency has caused such a…
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CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT TO MEET WITH NEW YORK GOVERNOR, MAYOR
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), regional policymakers, representatives of the academic community, the private sector and financial institutions, as well as members of the Diaspora will meet in New York City later this month for the New York Conference on the Caribbean. The New York Conference on the Caribbean…
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CARICOM HIV/AIDS EDUTAINMENT PROJECT PLAY OPENS IN SAINT LUCIA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean HIV and AIDS Edutainment Project under the Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM), the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) Programme is to stage its first theatre production at the Grotto at Samaan’s Park, Castries, Saint Lucia on 6 June 2008. The play titled In Half-an-Hour is the first product of the…
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SEPTEMBER 13 IS CARIBBEAN WELLNESS DAY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) For the first time in its 35 year history, the Caribbean Community will come together on 13 September 2008 to mobilize its citizens – young and old – to engage in activities that will promote and sustain healthy lifestyles, in what will be the initial observance of Caribbean Wellness Day. The observance of Caribbean…
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Caricom Secretariat Staff To Walk On World Environment Day
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will be engaged in a car pooling exercise and a Walk on World Environment Day which is being observed Thursday, 5 June 2008 under the theme: Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy. Dr Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary General, Human and Social Development of the CARICOM Secretariat said,…
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETS FRIDAY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Twenty-Second Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) convenes in Georgetown, Guyana on Friday 6 June 2008. Among the matters the Community Council will consider are arrangements for the Conference on the Caribbean in New York 19-20 June 2008; the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Heads…
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SECOND CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN IN JUNE 2008
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The second Conference on the Caribbean (CoC) will take place in New York, USA, from 19-20 June 2008. The Conference, which coincides with events to mark Caribbean-American Heritage Month in the United States, will focus primarily on education and investment, as well as facilitate engagement with the Caribbean Diaspora. Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of…
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ADDRESS BY DR. THE HON. LESLIE RAMSAMMY, PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY, AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE 61ST WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY, 19-24 MAY 2008, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
Vice Presidents of the 61st World Health Assembly Director General, Dr. Margaret Chan Colleague Ministers of Health Excellencies Distinguished Delegates Ladies and Gentlemen This is not merely a personal honour. I am from Guyana and from the Caribbean Community. I proudly assume the Presidency of this august body, doing so as a representative of the CARICOM Region and the countries…
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