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SPEAKING NOTES OF H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARIFORUM/CARICOM AT THE 5TH REGIONAL PREPARATORY TASK FORCE MEETING, 28 SEPTEMBER 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Sipke Brouwer, Director, Caribbean Division of the European Commission, Honourable Ministers of CARIFORUM, Heads of EC Delegations in the Caribbean, Deputy Secretary-General of CARICOM, National Authorising Officers of CARIFORUM, Members of the Regional Preparatory Task Force, Ladies and Gentlemen Let me first extend a special welcome to all of you who have travelled to Guyana to participate in this…
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ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS : ‘A CARIBBEAN VIEWPOINT’ : CLOSING ADDRESS BY THE MOST HONOURABLE P. J. PATTERSON, ON, PC, QC. AT THE SEMINAR ON ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS, 25-26 SEPTEMBER 2006, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
INTRODUCTION Commend Government of Spain and CARICOM Heads to hold this Seminar: Very timely and highly relevant Thank Government of St. Lucia for splendid hospitality and fine arrangements. (This is an area where we excel in a competitive global marketplace) We have all been exposed to learned presentations and stimulating discussions from distinguished Speakers. Applaud contribution of Moderators, Panelists…
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CARIFORUM MEETS WITH EU IN GEORGETOWN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Officials from the Caribbean Forum of ACP States (CARIFORUM) and the European Union (EU) gather in Georgetown, Guyana on Thursday 28 September, 2006 for an exchange of views on a range of issues. This would include a preliminary discussion on programming of resources for CARIFORUM Regional Programmes under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF).…
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CARIFORUM GAINS EU HELP FOR INTEGRATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Member States of the Caribbean Forum of the African Caribbean Pacific grouping (CARIFORUM) are set to benefit from a very significant project funded by the European Union (EU). The Caribbean Integration Support Programme, is expected to be approved in October 2006. This €40,500,000 project under the 9th European Development Fund (EDF) is designed to…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE ALLIANCE FOR CIVILISATION SEMINAR, 25 SEPTEMBER 2006, SAINT LUCIA
Prime Minister of St Lucia Dr The Hon Kenny Anthony Hon Rafael Dezcallar, Under-Secretary for Foreign Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Spain The Most Honourable Percival J. Patterson, Former Prime Minister of Jamaica H.E. Jesus Silva and other members of the Diplomatic corps The Honourable Derek Walcott, Noble Laureate Honourable Rex Nettleford Specially invited guests Ladies and Gentlemen It is…
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REMARKS BY H.E. DRS. RUNALDO RONALD VENETIAAN, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME, CARICOM LEAD HEAD FOR CULTURE, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NINTH CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL OF ARTS (CARIFESTA IX), 22 SEPTEMBER 2006, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Excellency Professor George Maxwell Richards and Dr. Jean Ramjohn Richards, Honourable Prime Minister Patrick Manning and Senator Hazel Manning, Artists, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great honour and pleasure for me to be present here today and a participant at the Opening of the Ninth edition of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) in Port of Spain, Trinidad and…
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ADDRESS BY HON. PATRICK MANNING, PRIME MINISTER, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF NINTH CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL OF ARTS (CARIFESTA IX), 22 SEPTEMBER 2006, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Government Ministers Members of the Diplomatic Corps Visitors to our Shores Distinguished ladies and gentlemen I consider it an especial honour to be here with you this evening and to have the opportunity to address you. I welcome one and all to this year’s Caribbean Festival of the Arts. On behalf of the government and people the Republic of Trinidad…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL PARTICIPATES IN BELIZE’S 25TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General, H.E. Edwin Carrington, was among three CARICOM representatives participating in this week’s celebrations of Belize’s 25th Anniversary of Independence. The Secretary-General – the holder of Belize’s Order of Distinction – joined a number of representatives including from Barbados, Jamaica, Panama, Cuba, Nigeria, South Africa and Taiwan, as well as the Assistant Secretary-General…
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SPEECH DELIVERED BY RT. HON. SAID MUSA, PRIME MINISTER, BELIZE, ON THE OCCASION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE OF BELIZE, 21 SEPTEMBER 2006, BELMOPAN, BELIZE
It was 25 years ago today that Belizeans achieved their aspirations nurtured over many years to rid themselves of colonial status and become a sovereign independent State with security and territorial integrity. This was made possible above all because so many Belizeans had, over the centuries since the settlement was established by British logwood cutters, struggled for their rights, first…
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CARIFESTA IX SET FOR OPENING ON FRIDAY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Ninth Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) opens in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday, 22 September, 2006. The ten-day festival which ends on 1 October will see the introduction of some of the elements of a Strategic Plan for a New CARIFESTA. This plan received the full support of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads…
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