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REFLECTIONS ON DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE IN OUR AMERICA: SPEECH DELIVERED BY HON. DR. KENNY D. ANTHONY, PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT LUCIA TO THE ARGENTINE COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (CARI), 24 APRIL 2001, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
INTRODUCTION Students, staff, and members of the Argentine Council for International Relations, Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina, It is with a very special sense of honour and privilege that I have come to this great land of the Americas, the land of Jose de San Martin. What fuels this inestimable sense of pride is the opportunity…
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REFLECTIONS ON DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE IN OUR AMERICA: SPEECH DELIVERED BY HON. DR. KENNY D. ANTHONY, PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT LUCIA TO THE ARGENTINE COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (CARI), 24 APRIL 2001, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
INTRODUCTION Students, staff, and members of the Argentine Council for International Relations, Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina, It is with a very special sense of honour and privilege that I have come to this great land of the Americas, the land of Jose de San Martin. What fuels this inestimable sense of pride is the opportunity…
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OPENING REMARKS BY MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE PROJECT ADVISORY GROUP MEETING OF THE CARICOM/EC PROJECT ON HIV/AIDS 24 May 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
I am pleased that this CARICOM/EC Institutional Strengthening Project has actually reached the stage where the main purpose of this meeting is to discuss the work plans of the various partner institutions involved and therefore to set the stage for the full implementation of the programmes that would collectively make a difference in the Region’s struggle against HIV/AIDS. The…
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HIV/AIDS/STI – THE CARIBBEAN IS FIGHTING BACK
Members of the Project Advisory Group for the EC-CARICOM Project on HIV/AIDS/STI met at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in Georgetown on Thursday 24 May 2001. The main focus of the meeting was to agree on a programme of activities and strategies for synergy among the five implementing agencies of the Project: CAREC, CHRC, CRN+, UNAIDS and UWI. This Project is…
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STATEMENT BY MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE DEATH OF MR. FRED DERBY OF SURINAME
The Caribbean Community Secretariat learnt with shock about the sudden death on Saturday, 19 May 2001 in Paramaribo, Suriname of the prominent Suriname trade union and political leader, Mr. Fred Derby, at the age of 62. Mr. Fred Derby was a well-known and respected figure in Suriname for over thirty years. During this period he played an important role in…
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OAS/CARICOM MISSION TO HAITI
The Joint OAS/CARICOM Mission to Haiti, led by Secretary General Cesar Gaviria and former Dominican Prime Minister, Dame Eugenia Charles, will visit Port-au-Prince from May 29 to 31, 2001. The Joint Mission, established on May 9 following an agreement by Prime Minister Owen Arthur of Barbados, Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, and Secretary General Gaviria,…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 23 MAY 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The Fourth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) was held in Georgetown, Guyana on 21-22 May, 2001. The Ministers attending were: the Hon. Hilroy Humphreys, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Business Development, Antigua and Barbuda; the Hon. Billie Miller, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Barbados; the Hon. John Briceño, Deputy…
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STATEMENT BY THE HON. S.R. INSANALLY, O.R., CCH, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, COOPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, MONDAY 21 MAY, 2001.
Honourable Prime Minister, Honourable Ministers Excellencies, Mr. Secretary-GeneralLadies and Gentlemen, I am extremely pleased, on behalf of the Government and people of Guyana to extend to you a warm welcome to the opening of this Fourth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations. Mindful of the importance of our deliberations, we have done our utmost to ensure that…
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STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE MERVYN ASSAM, MINISTER OF ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TOURISM, AT THE OPENING OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, MAY 21, 2001.
Honourable Prime Minister of Guyana Colleague Ministers Secretary-General Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is indeed a pleasure to address this Fourth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) in my capacity as outgoing chairman. To COFCOR falls the responsibility of marshaling the diverse elements of the foreign…
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REMARKS BY MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 21 MAY, 2001.
His Excellency Mr. Samuel A. Hinds, Acting President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana Honourable Ministers of Foreign Affairs and their delegations Other Honourable Ministers Your Excellencies, Ambassadors, High Commissioners and other representatives of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media Colleagues I have the honour and the pleasure to welcome you all to this the…
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