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OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY 3 JULY 2001, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
His Excellency the Governor-General of The Bahamas Sir Orville Turnquest and Lady Turnquest The Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community and Mrs. Ingraham Their Excellencies the Presidents of Guyana, Suriname and of the Dominican Republic Other Distinguished Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community…
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SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY RUNALDO RONALD VENETIAAN, PRESIDENT, REPUBLIC OF SURINAME, AT THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3-6 JULY 2001, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
In the Caribbean we see the future rushing at us as the high, to our eyes, impenetrable wall of the tidal wave bearing many developments under beautiful acronyms such as: WTO, FTAA and CSME: the Caribbean Single Market and Economy. We, the leaders of the Caribbean bear the responsibility for not letting our nations go down in this tidal wave,…
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ADDRESS BY THE RT. HON. OWEN ARTHUR, PRIME MINISTER OF BARBADOS TO THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 22ND CONFERENCE OF THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3 JULY 2001, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
Your Excellency, The Governor General of the Bahamas, Prime Minister Ingraham and fellow Heads of Government, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen: I am delighted to return to Nassau to enjoy once more the excellent company of my good friend and colleague, Prime Minister Ingraham and the hospitality of his beautiful country, while doing the region’s work. I am especially pleased that…
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ADDRESS BY THE RT. HON. OWEN ARTHUR, PRIME MINISTER OF BARBADOS TO THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3 JULY 2001, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
Your Excellency, The Governor General of the Bahamas, Prime Minister Ingraham and fellow Heads of Government, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen: I am delighted to return to Nassau to enjoy once more the excellent company of my good friend and colleague, Prime Minister Ingraham and the hospitality of his beautiful country, while doing the region’s work. I am especially pleased that…
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FORWARD, TOGETHER NOW : SPEECH BY DR. THE HON. RALPH GONSALVES, PRIME MINISTER, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3 JULY 2001, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Barbados, Outgoing Chairman of CARICOM The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Bahamas, Mr. Hubert Ingraham, the Incumbent Chairman of CARICOM and our wonderful host; Other distinguished Heads of State and Government; The Secretary-General of CARICOM, His Excellency Mr. Edwin Carrington; Ministers of Government of member countries of CARICOM; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Other…
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SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY RUNALDO RONALD VENETIAAN, PRESIDENT, REPUBLIC OF SURINAME, AT THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3-6 JULY 2001, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
In the Caribbean we see the future rushing at us as the high, to our eyes, impenetrable wall of the tidal wave bearing many developments under beautiful acronyms such as: WTO, FTAA and CSME: the Caribbean Single Market and Economy. We, the leaders of the Caribbean bear the responsibility for not letting our nations go down in this tidal wave,…
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22ND CARICOM SUMMIT OPENS IN THE BAHAMAS NEXT TUESDAY
Important measures and areas where implementation is critical to the achievement of the establishment of CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) are expected to feature prominently in the four-day deliberations of the leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), slated for Nassau, the Bahamas, 3-6 July 2001. The regional leaders will start assembling in the Bahamas, during this weekend, to participate…
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CARICOM: THE PROMISE AND THE REALITY – STATEMENT BY EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CARIB
Thank you for inviting me to participate with you in this important dialogue. It was a pleasure for me to accept the invitation, not only because of the special regard and respect I have for ANSA MACAL, but because of the opportunity this has afforded me to interact with key members in the regional private sector, a sector which…
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Twenty years ago on June 18, 1981, the Treaty of Basseterre gave birth to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). It’s founding fathers fashioned a remarkable admixture of functional cooperation between its Member-States and an embryonic confederal structure which possesses the seeds for a further deepening or strengthening in the visionary quest for a confederal political union, at a
Members of Parliament, Excellency, Dean of the CARICOM High Commissioners, Excellencies of the Diplomatic Corps, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: I am very pleased to be here representing CARICOM at this celebration of the 28th Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas establishing the Caribbean Community and the 20th Anniversary of the establishment of the Organisation of…
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THE OECS IN OUR CARIBBEAN CIVILISATION BY DR. THE HON. RALPH E. GONSALVES, PRIME MINISTER, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, ON THE OCCASION OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORGANISATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES (OECS), 18 JUNE 2001
Twenty years ago on June 18, 1981, the Treaty of Basseterre gave birth to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). It’s founding fathers fashioned a remarkable admixture of functional cooperation between its Member-States and an embryonic confederal structure which possesses the seeds for a further deepening or strengthening in the visionary quest for a confederal political union, at…
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