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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), O
Your Excellency Mr. Charles Court Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community Assistant Secretaries-General Other Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen Today I am deeply honoured to welcome His Excellency Charles Court and to receive the Credentials accrediting him as Canada’s Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). I welcome you High Commissioner, not just…
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CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO SECRETARY-GENERAL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Canada on Monday took another step towards heightened cooperation when High Commission to Guyana, His Excellency Mr. Charles Court presented his letters of credence as Plenipotentiary Representative of Canada to CARICOM to Secretary General His Excellency Edwin Carrington. At the function at the CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Mr. Carrington and…
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TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF COTED ENDS AFTER INTENSE DISCUSSIONS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Council on Trade and Economic Development (COTED) concluded its 22nd meeting in Georgetown on Friday having removed longstanding items from its agenda and significantly advancing others. At an end-of-COTED press conference at Le Meridien Pegasus Friday evening, Council Chairman, Honourable Eamon Courtenay listed among the more intense discussions over the two days, issues…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASIO
Mr. Chairman Honourable Ministers Distinguished Delegates Representatives of the University of the West Indies and Students of the Institute of International Relations Staff of the Secretariat Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is once again my privilege and pleasure as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community to welcome you all with a few brief remarks to a meeting…
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE 30TH ANNUAL MIAMI CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN BASIN, 4-6 DECEMBER 2006, MIAMI, FLORIDA
Theme: 30 years of Progress: The COMPETITIVENESS CHALLENGE TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY Salutations In an age of instant gratification and built-in redundancy, the celebration of a thirty-year anniversary, even in a marriage, is becoming very rare. So it is with great pleasure that I extend hearty congratulations to Caribbean-Central American Action (CCAA) on achieving this milestone with the Miami Conference…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING SESSION OF THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 16-17 NOVEMBER 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman Honourable Ministers Distinguished Delegates Representatives of the University of the West Indies and Students of the Institute of International Relations Staff of the Secretariat Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is once again my privilege and pleasure as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community to welcome you all with a few brief remarks to a meeting of…
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CSME – THE REGION’S GLOBALISATION FIGHT BACK
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), H.E. Edwin Carrington has accredited the regional flagship programme, the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) as the Community’s best and perhaps only chance of coping in the face of globalisation. Delivering remarks at the opening of the Twenty-Second Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES ATHLETIC CHAMPIONS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana) On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I extend hearty congratulations to Mr Asafa Powell on his achieving the prestigious award of Male Athlete of the Year by the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF). Mr Powell’s consistently high performance levels over the past year undoubtedly ensured this recognition and the hard work and commitment…
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SPECIAL COTED FOR CWC 2007 : TRANSPORTATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the Caribbean heightens preparations for the Region’s hosting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007, the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Ministers of Transportation will meet in Georgetown, Guyana on Wednesday 15 November. The Ministers will convene as the Eighteenth Special Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development…
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CARICOM TRADE MINISTERS TO PUSH FOR CSME ADVANCEMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Trade Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are to bring into sharper focus the expansion of the categories of persons eligible to move freely, within the context of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The Ministers will meet on 16-17 November in Georgetown, Guyana for the Twenty-Second Meeting of the Council for Trade…
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