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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE NINTH MEETING OF THE CARICOM COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 24-25 APRIL 2006, POINT SALINES, GRENADA
The Ninth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) was held in Point Salines, Grenada 24-25 April, 2006 under the chairmanship of the Hon. Elvin Nimrod, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Grenada. The Ministers attending were: the Hon. W. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antigua and Barbuda; the Hon. Frederick Mitchell,…
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CARICOM MOURNS THE PASSING OF MR. WILLIAM “BILLY” PILGRIM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Secretary General and Staff of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat mourn the passing of Mr. William “Billy” Pilgrim, one of Guyana’s and the Region’s cultural icons. Mr. Pilgrim recognised, respected, and celebrated the rich cultural history of the Region and worked tirelessly to ensure that this legacy would not only be expressed but…
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STATEMENT BY HON. FREDERICK A. MITCHELL, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE, COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS, AND OUT-GOING CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATION (COFCOR), AT THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COFCOR, 24 APRIL 2006, ST GEORGE’S, GRENADA
Mr. Chairman, the Honourable Elvin Nimrod, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Grenada Colleague Ministers Rev. Osbert James Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Excellencies and other Government representatives Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen I am honoured to address you today as the Outgoing Chairman of the Council on Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR). I am pleased to be…
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REMARKS BY H.E MR EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 24 APRIL 2006, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA.
Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Foreign Ministers Distinguished Delegates Members of the Diplomatic Corp Representatives of International and Regional Organisations The Rev. Osbert James of the Grenada Council of Churches Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, I am pleased and honoured to address this opening ceremony of the Ninth Meeting of the Council for Foreign…
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REMARKS BY H.E MR EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 24 APRIL 2006, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Foreign Ministers Distinguished Delegates Members of the Diplomatic Corp Representatives of International and Regional Organisations The Rev. Osbert James of the Grenada Council of Churches Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, I am pleased and honoured to address this opening ceremony of the Ninth Meeting of the Council for Foreign…
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STATEMENT BY HON. ELVIN NIMROD, MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE, GRENADA, AT THE OPENING OF THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR) OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 24 APRIL 2006, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
Excellency, Dr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of CARICOM Colleague Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM Other Heads of Delegation Members of the Diplomatic Corps Specially Invited Guests Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen Let me, on behalf of the Government and People of Grenada, extend a very sincere and spicy welcome to all present here this morning…
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STATEMENT BY HON. FREDERICK A. MITCHELL, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE, COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS, AND OUT-GOING CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATION (COFCOR), AT THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COFCOR, 24 APRIL 2006, ST GEORGE’S, GRENADA
Mr. Chairman, the Honourable Elvin Nimrod, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Grenada Colleague Ministers Rev. Osbert James Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Excellencies and other Government representatives Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen I am honoured to address you today as the Outgoing Chairman of the Council on Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR). I am pleased to be…
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STATEMENT OF CONDOLENCE BY H.E. MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE DEATH OF THE HON. SATYADEOW SAWH, MINISTER OF FISHERIES, OTHER CROPS AND LIVESTOCK AND MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE (ag.), GUYANA
As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, on behalf of the Community, the CARICOM Secretariat and on my own behalf I wish to convey to the wife, children and other members of the family of Mr. Satyadeow Sawh, our deepest sympathy at his death. Words cannot adequately express the shock and depth of sadness we feel at the untimely death of…
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STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CARICOM COUNCIL OF FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR) ON THE ASSASSINATION OF THE HON. SATYADEOW SAWH, MINISTER OF FISHERIES, OTHER CROPS AND LIVESTOCK AND ACTING MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE OF GUYANA
The Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community gathered in St. George’s, Grenada, for the Ninth Meeting of the Council of Foreign and Community Relations received with shock and a great sense of sadness the news of the assassination of the Honourable Satyadeow Sawh, Minister of Fisheries, Other Crops and Livestock and Acting Minister of Agriculture of Guyana, in the early…
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BRAZIL TO SUPPLY OECS MEMBER COUNTRIES WITH ANTI-RETROVIRAL DRUGS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Persons living with HIV/AIDS in Member countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will soon benefit from the supply of anti-retroviral drugs which is being provided by Brazil for the next five years. Prime Minister, the Hon Dr. Denzil Douglas, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) lead Prime Minister with responsibility for Human Resources,…
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