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OPENING REMARKS BY MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3 JULY 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
His Excellency, the President of Guyana and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government; Other Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community; Other Heads of Delegations; Honourable Ministers; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Representatives of Regional and International Organisations; Distinguished Delegates; Professor Rhoda Reddock; Other Specially Invited Guests; Members of the Media; Ladies and Gentlemen; Boys and…
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Statement By Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-General Of The Caribbean Community
Madame Chairwoman Members of the Planning Committee Representatives of CDB, CIDA and IDB Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, it is my pleasure to welcome you all on this truly momentous occasion – an encounter involving regional civil society and regional governments. This Encounter will be seeking to find agreement on…
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ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT OF THE CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK TO THE FORWARD TOGETHER CONFERENCE, 2-3 JULY 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The Caribbean Development (CDB) applauds the Caribbean Community Secretariat and Civil Society for convening this Conference. I know that it required much effort and determination to bring it off. We are very pleased to have an opportunity to participate in what we confidently expect to be a set of most fruitful discussions about social partnership for Caribbean development. CDB …
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STATEMENT BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE FORWARD TOGETHER CONFERENCE, 2 JULY 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA.
Madame Chairwoman Members of the Planning Committee Representatives of CDB, CIDA and IDB Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, it is my pleasure to welcome you all on this truly momentous occasion – an encounter involving regional civil society and regional governments. This Encounter will be seeking to find agreement on…
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ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT OF THE CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK TO THE FORWARD TOGETHER CONFERENCE, 2-3 JULY 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The Caribbean Development (CDB) applauds the Caribbean Community Secretariat and Civil Society for convening this Conference. I know that it required much effort and determination to bring it off. We are very pleased to have an opportunity to participate in what we confidently expect to be a set of most fruitful discussions about social partnership for Caribbean development. CDB recognises…
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HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING TO DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF THE COMMUNITY AT TWENTY-THIRD SUMMIT
The Stage has been set for the Twenty Third Meeting of the Conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), scheduled for Georgetown, Guyana from 3 – 5 July 2002. High on the agenda is the issue of Crime and Security, a major problem affecting all Member States of the Community. The leaders will receive a report…
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LIVE BROADCAST OF CARICOM HEADS SUMMIT
Millions of people across the Caribbean and in the diaspora will enjoy a live broadcast of the opening ceremony for the 23rd Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community on 3 July 2002. The live broadcast is being sponsored by the Caribbean Community Secretariat using the services of the Caribbean Media Corporation and it will…
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S-G CARRIES THE MESSAGE TO THE DIASPORA IN NORTH AMERICA
CARICOM Secretary-General, Mr Edwin Carrington concluded a whirlwind five-day visit to North America on Friday June 21, with an address to a CARICOM Day celebration at New York's Grand Prospect Hall in Brooklyn. Earlier in the week, Mr Carrington had delivered the feature address at CARICOM Day celebrations in Ottawa, Canada on Monday June 17 and on Wednesday June 19…
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Technological developments and the policies underpinning the current phase of the globalisation process are leading to a widening of several development gaps between the industrially advanced and poorer countries, in particular small countries. In our presentation at the United Nations Conference on Financing for Development in Monterrey, Mexico in March 2002, we drew attention to five (5) critica
Mr Chairman Your Excellency the Governor-General of St Kitts-Nevis, Colleague Heads of Government Ministers Your Lordship The Chief Justice Distinguished Members of the Diplomatic Corps Ladies and Gentlemen. We have taken 21 years to return to where we began. When we started we were anxious but ever fearless. However cautious we were of success, we never once doubted our quest:…
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