Press Releases
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ADDRESS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY FOR CREDIT UNION WEEK BY THE TOBAGO REGIONAL CHAPTER OF CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION LEAGUES, 10 OCTOBER 2002, TOBAGO
CREDIT UNIONS- TOWARDS A BETTER TOMORROW Salutations It is always with great pleasure that I seize opportunities to return home when my schedule allows. All the more so today when that opportunity involves contributing to the development of a people-based institution such as the credit union movement. The importance of bringing people together, particularly those that are not…
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ADDRESS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY FOR CREDIT UNION WEEK BY THE TOBAGO REGIONAL CHAPTER OF CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION LEAGUES, 10 OCTOBER 2002, TOBAGO
CREDIT UNIONS- TOWARDS A BETTER TOMORROW Salutations It is always with great pleasure that I seize opportunities to return home when my schedule allows. All the more so today when that opportunity involves contributing to the development of a people-based institution such as the credit union movement. The importance of bringing people together, particularly those that are not…
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CARICOM among international observers to the electoral process in jamaica
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has despatched a three-member team to Jamaica as part of the International Observers to the electoral process in that country. General elections are being held in Jamaica on Wednesday 16 October, 2002. The team is led by Ambassador Colin Granderson, Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign Policy and Community Relations, CARICOM Secretariat and includes Dr S.R. Surujbally, Chairman of…
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STATEMENT BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, CARICOM SECRETARY GENERAL AT THE OPENING OF THE CSME UNIT OFFICE IN BARBADOS, 14 OCTOBER 2002
Honourable Prime Minister His Lordship the Chief Justice Ministers of Government Members of Parliament Former Prime Minister Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Members of the Diplomatic Corps President of the Caribbean Development Bank Professor Bourne and past President Sir Neville Nicholls Representatives of National, Regional and International Agencies ASG Regional Trade and Economic Integration and other members of Staff of the…
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ADDRESS BY THE RT. HON OWEN ARTHUR, PRIME MINISTER OF BARBADOS, AT THE OPENING OF THE CSME UNIT OFFICE, CENTRAL BANK OF BARBADOS, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
The event which we celebrate this evening will hopefully come to be regarded not so much as a small step in the creation of a Unit, but a giant step in our support of a cause. For it ushers in the formal commencement of the new economic arrangement for our region which hopefully will create for us a future which…
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FEATURE ADDRESS BY MS LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE NATIONAL AWARD CEREMONY FOR OUTSTANDING STUDENTS, 9 OCTOBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Chairman Hon. Samuel Hinds, Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Henry Jeffrey, Minister of Education Permanent Secretary Chief Education Officer Distinguished guests Senior Government and other Officials Principals, Teachers, Parents Awardees, Students Members of the media It is an honour for me to be present here today, as we celebrate the accomplishments of our outstanding young academics, in whose hands the…
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MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY- GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE DEATH OF THE MINISTER OF TOURISM OF BERMUDA
It is with deep sorrow that I have learned of the passing of the Hon. David Allen, Minister of Tourism. The Government and People of Bermuda have lost a dynamic and committed representative. The Region's Tourism Sector will sorely miss the energy and leadership which he so passionately displayed during his tenure as a member of the Board of Directors…
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FEATURE ADDRESS BY DR. CARLA BARNETT, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM AT THE NATIONAL AWARD CEREMONY FOR OUTSTANDING STUDENTS, 2 OCTOBER 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
His Excellency the President Bharat Jagdeo Hon Minister of Education, Dr Henry Jeffrey Senior Government and other Officials Distinguished Guests Principals and Teachers, Students, and, most importantly, the students we are recognizing and awarding today for your high achievements: It is indeed my pleasure to be able to address this audience of young brilliant minds and well-wishers this afternoon. First,…
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MESSAGE FROM MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND PEOPLE OF ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES ON THE DISASTER CAUSED BY TROPICAL STORM LILI
I have learnt with great distress the reports of loss of life of several of your citizens as well as of the extensive damage caused to houses, public buildings and agricultural production in St. Vincent and the Grenadines resulting from the passage of Tropical Storm Lili through your country yesterday. On behalf of the Community, its Secretariat and on my…
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