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STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA THE HONOURABLE LESTER B. BIRD AT THE OPENING OF THE SPECIAL EMERGENCY MEETING OF CARICOM MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR INFORMATION, ANTIGUA, 28 JANUARY 2002
Mr Chairman, Honourable Prime Minister, Ministers, Distinguished Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen. There can be no question that a great void now exists in the flow of information in the Caribbean. Throughout the Region, newspapers and radio and television stations are devoid of news and information about events in the Caribbean. Even the largest of the media entities – those that…
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OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL, 26 JANUARY 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados Other Honourable Ministers Representatives of the European Union (EU) EU Deputy Regional Officer Distinguished Delegate Representatives of the Private Sector Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen Four years ago in Nassau, The Bahamas, this Council held its inaugural meeting. The then Chairman counselled that it behoved us to ensure that this body…
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STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA THE HONOURABLE LESTER B. BIRD AT THE OPENING OF THE SPECIAL EMERGENCY MEETING OF CARICOM MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR INFORMATION, ANTIGUA, 28 JANUARY 2002
Mr Chairman, Honourable Prime Minister, Ministers, Distinguished Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen. There can be no question that a great void now exists in the flow of information in the Caribbean. Throughout the Region, newspapers and radio and television stations are devoid of news and information about events in the Caribbean. Even the largest of the media entities – those that…
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CARICOM/ANDEAN COMMUNITY SEMINAR ON INVESTMENT, TRADE AND BANKING, 21-22 FEBRUARY 2002, CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and Caribbean Export in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade of Columbia and the Andean Development Corporation (CAF) will be hosting a Seminar on Investment, Trade and Banking in Cartagena, Colombia 21- 22 February, 2002. Background and Objective The Seminar is a result of a Cooperation Agreement between the CARICOM Secretariat and the Andean Development…
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STATEMENT OF CARICOM MISSION TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 28-29 JANUARY 2002
The CARICOM Mission to Trinidad and Tobago, led by the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of The Bahamas and Immediate Past Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), including Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and CARICOM Secretary-General Mr. Edwin Carrington, engaged in a busy round…
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OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL, 26 JANUARY 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados Other Honourable Ministers Representatives of the European Union (EU) EU Deputy Regional Officer Distinguished Delegate Representatives of the Private Sector Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen Four years ago in Nassau, The Bahamas, this Council held its inaugural meeting. The then Chairman counselled that it behoved us to ensure that this body…
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REMARKS BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, GUYANA, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWELFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 25 JANUARY 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Colleague Ministers Mr. Secretary-General Government Officials Members of Staff of the Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media A warm welcome to my colleague Ministers. Please accept my best wishes for the New Year and a pleasant stay in Guyana. I would like to single out the “New Kids' on the block for special mention and to wish them every…
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF HER EXCELLENCY MANORMA P. SOEKNANDAN, AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME TO THE CO-OPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA AND THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM)
Ambassador Soeknandan presented her Credentials to the Secretary-General of CARICOM , today, 24 January 2002, at the Georgetown-based Headquarters of the Secretariat. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Her Excellency Manorma P. Soeknandan, Ambassador of the Republic of Suriname to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and the Caribbean Community is a lawyer by profession. Born in Paramaribo, she graduated from Anton de Kom University…
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF HIS EXCELLENCY ANTHONY BRYAN SEVERIN, AMBASSADOR OF SAINT LUCIA TO THE MEMBER STATES OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND TO CARICOM.
Ambassador Severin presented his Letters of Credentials to the Secretary-General of CARICOM on 24 January 2002. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH His Excellency Anthony Bryan Severin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Saint Lucia to the Caribbean Community has had a long and distinguished career in the Public Service. A graduate of the University of the West Indies with an honours degree in Economics…
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STATEMENT BY H.E. ANTHONY SEVERIN, AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF SAINT LUCIA TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF LETTERS OF INTRODUCTION TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, THURSDAY, 24 JANUARY 2002
Your Excellency, Mr. Secretary-General It is indeed a special privilege, an honour and a great pleasure to present to you this letter of introduction from the Government of Saint Lucia as Saint Lucia's Ambassador Extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Caribbean Community. In presenting this Letter, I bring you very warm greetings from Prime Minister, the Hon. Dr. Kenny Anthony, the…
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