Press Releases
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Letter from Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community (CARICOM), to Mr. Brian Lara, Captain of the West Indies Cricket Team
Dear Mr. Lara The outstanding victory today so magnificently won against the Australians in the final Test Match of the current Test Series took us really beyond the boundary, and represents an historic day in the annals of cricket in the Caribbean Community and indeed the cricketing world. A remarkable test match with a remarkable result achieved by the West…
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HON LOUIS STRAKER, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, COMMERCE AND TRADE , ST. VI
Members of Parliament Colleague Foreign Ministers Secretary General, Mr Edwin Carrington Members of the Judiciary, and the Clergy Members of the Diplomatic Corps Senior Government Officials Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen We are meeting at a time when the international community seems preoccupied with war and the consequences of war, in the midst of a global economic…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, 8-9 MAY 2003, KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES.
The Sixth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) was held in Kingstown, St Vincent on 8-9 May, 2003. The Ministers attending were: the Hon Frederick Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Public Service, The Bahamas; the Hon Godfrey Smith, Attorney General and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Belize; the Hon. Elvin Nimrod, Minister of Foreign Affairs…
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OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 8 MAY 2003, KINGSTOWN, ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
Sir Frederick Ballantyne, Governor General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Members of the Cabinet of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Hon. Foreign Ministers Members of Parliament Other Heads of Delegations Members of the Diplomatic Corps Members of the Judiciary Members of the Clergy Senior Government Officials Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is a pleasure to be…
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OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 8 MAY 2003, KINGSTOWN, ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
Sir Frederick Ballantyne, Governor General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Members of the Cabinet of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Hon. Foreign Ministers Members of Parliament Other Heads of Delegations Members of the Diplomatic Corps Members of the Judiciary Members of the Clergy Senior Government Officials Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is a pleasure to be…
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HON LOUIS STRAKER, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, COMMERCE AND TRADE , ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, AT THE OPENING OF THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 8-9 MAY 2003, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
Members of Parliament Colleague Foreign Ministers Secretary General, Mr Edwin Carrington Members of the Judiciary, and the Clergy Members of the Diplomatic Corps Senior Government Officials Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen We are meeting at a time when the international community seems preoccupied with war and the consequences of war, in the midst of a global economic…
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY AMBASSADOR VINCENT DE VISSCHER HEAD OF THE EC DELEGATION TO GUYANA, SURINAME, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, ARUBA AND THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF THE REGIONAL SUPPORT STRATEGY FOR THE CARIBBEAN, 6 MAY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Secretary-General, My colleague, the British High Commissioner, representing the Presidency of the EU in Guyana Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Members of the media, Special invitees, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the European Commissioner for Development, Mr. Poul Nielson, I wish to express the Commission’s satisfaction on this occasion of the signing of the Regional Strategy Paper and…
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STATEMENT DELIVERED BY MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE SIGNING CEREMONY OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CARICOM AND UNESCO, 5 MAY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
His Excellency the Director-General of UNESCO Members of the UNESCO delegation Assistant Secretaries General of CARICOM Ladies and Gentlemen Members of the Media It is my pleasure this morning to be part of this ceremony heralding deeper relations between the Caribbean Community and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). I am also pleased to welcome to the…
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Statement Delivered By Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-general, CARICOM, at The Signing Ceremony of A Memorandum of Understanding between the Caribbean Community and UNESCO, 5 May 2003, Georgetown, Guyana
His Excellency the Director-General of UNESCO Members of the UNESCO delegation Assistant Secretaries General of CARICOM Ladies and GentlemenMembers of the Media It is my pleasure this morning to be part of this ceremony heralding deeper relations between the Caribbean Community and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). I am also pleased to welcome to the headquarters…
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REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARIFORUM AT THE CEREMONY FOR THE SIGNING OF THE 9TH EDF REGIONAL SUPPORT STRATEGY PAPER AND REGIONAL INDICATIVE PROGRAMME, 6 MAY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Vincent DeVisscher, Head of Delegation of the European Commission Their Excellencies the High Commissioner of the United Kingdom, Ambassador of Suriname Representative of the Government of Guyana Members of Staff of the Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media There is a sense this morning of déjà vu, perhaps understandably so, for one who has been working on Caribbean/European…
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