Press Releases
-
Remarks Delivered By Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Deputy Secretary- General, CARICOM, At the Opening Of The Twelfth Meeting Of The Council For Human And Social Development (COHSOD), 27 APRIL 2005, Georgetown, Guyana
Theme: GENDER AS A CROSSCUTTING ELEMENT Salutation It is my pleasure to bring you greetings on behalf of the CARICOM Secretary-General and the staff of the Secretariat, and to thank you for attending this the Twelfth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD). This meeting is particularly significant as it convenes for the first time, Ministers…
Read More » -
Gender Equality A Priority For CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite has made a strong call for women and men to be treated equally in Regional development policies. Ambassador Applewhaite was at the time delivering remarks at the opening of the Twelfth Meeting of CARICOM's Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD). The three-day Meeting opened in…
Read More » -
CARICOM Ministers Meeting To Focus on Gender
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) When Ministers of the CARICOM Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) assemble in Georgetown for their twelfth meeting which commences on Wednesday April 27th, they will concentrate mainly on social issues that currently affect women and men across the Region. During their two-day deliberations, the COHSOD will discuss an extensive agenda covering issues including the…
Read More » -
CARICOM Ministers Meeting To Focus on Gender
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) When Ministers of the CARICOM Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) assemble in Georgetown for their twelfth meeting which commences on Wednesday April 27th, they will concentrate mainly on social issues that currently affect women and men across the Region. During their two-day deliberations, the COHSOD will discuss an extensive agenda covering issues including the…
Read More » -
FEATURE ADDRESS BY HON. PATRICK MANNING, PRIME MINISTER, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, ON THE OCCASION OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE, 16 APRIL 2005, QUEEN’S HALL, ST. ANN’S, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Permit me to begin by congratulating the truly impressive gathering of legal luminaries behind me on this stage today who, from the introductions and accomplishments we heard earlier, can certainly stand head to head with any team of jurists anywhere in the world. It is with great pride that I stand here this morning, on this truly momentous and historic…
Read More » -
WELCOME REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE (CCJ), 16 APRIL 2005, QUEEN’S HALL, ST. ANN’S, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Your Excellency Professor George Maxwell Richards, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and Dr. Jean Ramjohn Richards; Your Excellency President Ronald Runaldo Venetiaan, President of the Republic of Suriname and Chairman of CARICOM; Your Excellency, President Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Republic of Guyana; Hon. Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Other Heads of Government of…
Read More » -
WELCOME REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE (CCJ), 16 APRIL 2005, QUEEN’S HALL, ST. ANN’S, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Your Excellency Professor George Maxwell Richards, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and Dr. Jean Ramjohn Richards; Your Excellency President Ronald Runaldo Venetiaan, President of the Republic of Suriname and Chairman of CARICOM; Your Excellency, President Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Republic of Guyana; Hon. Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Other Heads of Government of…
Read More » -
“LEAP TO ENLIGHTENMENT” : ADDRESS BY DR. THE HON. KENNY D. ANTHONY, PRIME MINISTER OF ST. LUCIA , AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE, 16 APRIL 2005, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The President of the Caribbean Court of Justice – The Rt. Honourable Mr. Justice Michael de la Bastide, Honourable Justices of the Court, Honourable Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, and other Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, Honourable Ministers, Eminent Guests, Your Excellencies, Fellow West Indians: A DAY WHICH RESONATES This day, this inauguration of the Caribbean Court…
Read More » -
STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY RUNALDO RONALD VENETIAAN, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE, 16 APRIL 2005, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Your Excellency President Max Richards and Mrs. Richards Your Excellencies, Members of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Justice Michael de la Bastide, President of the Caribbean Court of Justice and Mrs. de la Bastide Judges of the Caribbean Court of Justice Heads of Judiciary Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen The people of the Caribbean…
Read More » -
SPEECH BY THE RT. HON. MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL DE LA BASTIDE, PRESIDENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE (CCJ), AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE COURT, 16 APRIL 2005, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Background Today we celebrate the birth of a new Caribbean institution – the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). The period of gestation has been protracted – some thirty-five years, in fact, and the birth has not been without complications. It was at a meeting in Jamaica in March 1970, that the Organisation of Commonwealth Caribbean Bar Associations (OCCBA) recognised the…
Read More »