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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND HEADS OF COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS, 25 OCTOBER 2007, TURKEYEN, GUYANA
Colleague Heads and Representatives of Community and other Regional Institutions, Friends All. For me it is really a great pleasure to welcome you all to the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community. As Secretary-General, I frequently welcome partners, stakeholders and guests to the Secretariat. Today, however, there is a special resonance to my greeting, for really the greeting is to members…
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CSME MAKES COLLABORATION WITHIN CARICOM MOST URGENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington told the inaugural meeting of Heads of CARICOM Institutions in Georgetown today that the need for a collaborative approach between all Community institutions has become more pressing with the launch of the CARICOM Single Market and the goal of establishing the framework for the Single Economy by…
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HISTORIC MEETING OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS OPENS IN GEORGETOWN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Edwin Carrington has charged Regional institutions to have a frank exchange of views on the broad vision for the Community’s development. Delivering remarks on 25 October 2007 at the formal opening of the inaugural meeting between the Secretary-General and Heads of Caribbean Community Institutions at the…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND HEADS OF COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS, 25 OCTOBER 2007, TURKEYEN, GUYANA
Colleague Heads and Representatives of Community and other Regional Institutions, Friends All. For me it is really a great pleasure to welcome you all to the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community. As Secretary-General, I frequently welcome partners, stakeholders and guests to the Secretariat. Today, however, there is a special resonance to my greeting, for really the greeting is to members…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL THANKS THE BAHAMAS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Edwin Carrington has expressed gratitude to The Bahamas whose Embassy in Haiti hosted the first CARICOM Representation Office in Port-au-Prince. The Secretary-General, speaking during a ceremony marking the re-opening of the CARICOM Office at new premises in Port-au-Prince, also thanked the Kingdom of Norway for the assistance…
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COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FIFTEENTH MEETING OF MINISTERS OF CARIFORUM (THE CARIBBEAN FORUM OF AFRICAN CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES (ACP)), 18-19 OCTOBER 2007, PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
The Ministers of the Caribbean Forum of the African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) States CARIFORUM held their Fifteenth Meeting in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on 18-19 October 2007. The Ministers reiterated the Region’s dismay at the European Commission’s unilateral denunciation of the Sugar Protocol on 30 September 2007. They also requested that given the extreme importance of the Banana Industry to the Region,…
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REMARKS BY MS MYRNA BERNARD, DIRECTOR, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT
Salutations I greet you on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community. Today is a great day for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in our region and it is therefore for me, a great pleasure and privilege to bring you brief remarks on behalf of the CARICOM Secretariat on the occasion of the launch of the Caribbean…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF OPENING OF THE CARICOM REPRESENTATION OFFICE, 19 OCTOBER 2007, PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti, the Honourable Jacques Edouard Alexis Senator the Honourable Tyrone Barker, Representative of the Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Honourable Ministers of the Haitian Cabinet Honourable Ministers and other Heads of Delegation of CARIFORUM Member States Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite Members of the Diplomatic Corps Mr.…
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SIGNIFICANT WORK TO MAKE HAITI CSME-READY – SECRETARY-GENERAL CARRINGTON
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington said a significant amount of work had to be done to bring Haiti on board the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The Haitian Parliament ratified the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas including the Single Market and Economy three weeks ago and this paved the way…
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LAUNCH OF CARIBBEAN VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and other regional educational Institutions joined with the National Training Agency of Jamaica, the HEART Trust/NTA to launch the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) on Friday, 19 October at a ceremony held at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston. The CVQ will facilitate the movement of artisans and other skilled persons…
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