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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 34TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE OF THE CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION OF INDIGENOUS BANKS, 13-15 NOVEMBER 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman His Excellency President Bharrat Jagdeo Prime Minister the Hon. Samuel Hinds Ministers of Government Members of Parliament Members of the Diplomatic Corps Governor of the Bank of Guyana Lawrence Williams The Chairman and Executive Members of the CAIB Distinguished Delegates Other Distinguished Guests Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen On this the occasion of your Thirty-Fourth (34th)…
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ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY AMBASSADOR COLIN GRANDERSON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING OF THE PLENARY SESSION OF THE AFRICAN UNION-AFRICAN DIASPORA MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE, 14-18 NOVEMBER 2007, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
Mr. Chairman, H. E. Mr. Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Marko Mausiku, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Namibia, H.E. Professor Oumar Konare, Chairman of the African Union Commission, Ambassador Dudley Thompson, Renowned Caribbean Pan-Africanist, Distinguished Ministers of the African Union…
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ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY AMBASSADOR COLIN GRANDERSON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING OF THE PLENARY SESSION OF THE AFRICAN UNION-AFRICAN DIASPORA MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE, 14-18 NOVEMBER 2007, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
Mr. Chairman, H. E. Mr. Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Marko Mausiku, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Namibia, H.E. Professor Oumar Konare, Chairman of the African Union Commission, Ambassador Dudley Thompson, Renowned Caribbean Pan-Africanist, Distinguished Ministers of the African Union…
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PANCAP MOUNTS HIGH LEVEL MISSION TO BRITISH OCTs
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana ) A high-level team from the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) will visit the British Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) of Montserrat, Anguilla and The British Virgin Islands, during the period 19-23 November 2007. The team’s mission is to facilitate an exchange of information between Caribbean political leaders and technical experts from key…
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TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING OF COTED OPENS THURSDAY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The operation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and the imminent establishment of the Competition Commission are among key agenda items of the Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). COTED meets on Thursday 15 November 2007 at Buddy’s International Hotel, Providence, in Guyana. In the absence of…
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 34TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE OF THE CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION OF INDIGENOUS BANKS, 13-15 NOVEMBER 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman His Excellency President Bharrat Jagdeo Prime Minister the Hon. Samuel Hinds Ministers of Government Members of Parliament Members of the Diplomatic Corps Governor of the Bank of Guyana Lawrence Williams The Chairman and Executive Members of the CAIB Distinguished Delegates Other Distinguished Guests Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen On this the occasion of your Thirty-Fourth (34th)…
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL IDENTIFIES CHALLENGES FOR CARIBBEAN BANKERS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Edwin Carrington has outlined six of the major challenges facing the indigenous banking industry in the Caribbean. Speaking at the Opening Ceremony of the 34th Annual General meeting and Conference of the Caribbean Association of Indigenous Banks (CAIB) at Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel, in Georgetown, Guyana on Monday night, the…
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CARICOM STATISTICIANS MEET ON REGIONAL CENSUS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Fifteenth Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee (RCCC) which began in Suriname 8 November 2007 will focus on preparations for the 2010 Round of Population and Housing Censuses in Members States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The two-day meeting at the Hotel Krasnapolsky in Paramaribo will consider among other items, a Common…
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CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ELECTORAL OBSERVER MISSION TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ARRIVAL STATEMENT
On the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean Community has mounted a CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission to monitor the election system and processes, as well as the conduct of the General Elections to be held on 5 November 2007. The twenty-seven member Observer Mission comprises: Core Group: Dr. the Hon. Sir Richard Cheltenham,…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM
Your Excellency Dr. Martens Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite Assistant Secretaries-General and other staff members of the CARICOM Secretariat Esteemed Guests Representatives of the Media Excellency, it was not so long ago – perhaps a little over a year – that on behalf of the Caribbean Community, I had the honour to receive the credentials of your predecessor, His Excellency…
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