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REMARKS DELIVERED BY MR. DESMOND ALFRED, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES,
Honourable Minister of Information, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Antigua and Barbuda, Dr Edward Manzoor Representative of the European Commission, Ms. Celine Anselme Delegates, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen A very pleasant good morning to you. It is my pleasure to make these brief opening remarks on behalf of the Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General of CARICOM and to welcome you to…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY H.E. JESUS SILVA, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN TO CARICOM, 17 APRIL 2007, TURKEYEN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Ambassador Jesus Silva, Plenipotentiary Representative (Designate) of the Kingdom of Spain to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite Assistant Secretaries-General Other Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Other distinguished Guests Representatives of the Media I bid you a hearty welcome, Excellency. This moment has been long in the making; perhaps over many Centuries. Indeed,…
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INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TO MARK THE THIRD YEAR OF THE CARIBBEAN ACCREDITATION AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATION IN MEDICINE AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONS, 13-15 MAY 2007, ROSE HALL, JAMAICA
It is my great pleasure to represent the Caribbean Community Secretariat and to bring you greetings on behalf of the Secretary-General, H.E. Mr Edwin Carrington and indeed the entire Caribbean Community. When the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions was inaugurated on July 14, 2004 in Kingston, Jamaica, it marked a watershed in a process…
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MASS MIGRATION OF CARIBBEAN PROFESSIONALS CAUSE FOR CONCERN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Dr Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary-General for Human and Social Development, of the CARICOM Secretariat is advocating for the Caribbean Community to appropriate policies necessary to plug the mass migration of Caribbean professionals – especially nurses, teachers and doctors – to developed countries. Speaking at the International Conference to mark the Third Year of the…
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INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TO MARK THE THIRD YEAR OF THE CARIBBEAN ACCREDITATION AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATION IN MEDICINE AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONS, 13-15 MAY 2007, ROSE HALL, JAMAICA
It is my great pleasure to represent the Caribbean Community Secretariat and to bring you greetings on behalf of the Secretary-General, H.E. Mr Edwin Carrington and indeed the entire Caribbean Community. When the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions was inaugurated on July 14, 2004 in Kingston, Jamaica, it marked a watershed in a process…
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THREE WEEKS TO CARICOM AGRICULTURE DONOR CONFERENCE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Preparations are well advanced for the hosting by CARICOM of an international Donor Conference at the Crowne Plaza Trinidad Hotel, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on 2 June 2007. The Conference will bring together bilateral, multilateral, and regional donors and other partners to garner financial and technical support for the expansion and diversification…
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JOINT DECLARATION ISSUED ON THE OCCASION OF THE SECOND CARICOM-SICA SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, 12 MAY 2007, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
We, the Heads of State and Government and their representatives of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Central American Integration System (SICA) (hereinafter called the Parties) meeting in Belize City, Belize on the 12th of May 2007 on the occasion of the Second CARICOM-SICA Summit. Considering the objectives and commitments assumed by the Parties at, the historic, First CARICOM- SICA…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 10-11 MAY 2007, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
The Tenth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community was held in Belize City, Belize, 10-11 May 2007, under the chairmanship of the Hon. Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Belize. The Ministers attending were: the Hon. W. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antigua and Barbuda;…
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CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGENDA FOR CARICOM-SICA SUMMIT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Climate Change and Energy issues are among the items on the agenda of the Second Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Integration System of Central America (SICA) who meet in Belize on Saturday 12 May 2007. The one-day meeting will be preceded on the afternoon of…
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CARICOM SHOULD LEAD IN DIASPORA YOUTH IDENTITY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Dr Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary-General for Human and Social Development, of the CARICOM Secretariat is encouraging and advocating a closer relationship between the Diaspora and Caribbean Youth; a relationship he describes as “vital to an appreciation of the Caribbean identity.” “Depending on their socialization, the Youth in the Diaspora,” he says, “are increasingly growing…
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