Speeches
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MESSAGE DELIVERED BY MR. KWAME SUNDARAM JOMO, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS OF THE UNITED NATIONS (UN), ON BEHALF OF THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT THE OPENING OF THE FOURTH GENERAL MEETING BETWEEN THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 25 JANUARY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
I am delighted to send my warmest greetings to all participants in the fourth general meeting between representatives of the Caribbean Community and the United Nations. CARICOM is an important contributor to the UN’s work in the Caribbean region. The UN, for its part, remains strongly committed to helping your members address concerns like poverty, drug trafficking, crime and HIV/AIDS.…
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STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE FOURTH GENERAL MEETING BETWEEN THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 25 JANUARY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Assistant Secretary-General and Representatives of the United Nations and its Specialised Agencies Colleagues and Representatives of CARICOM Associated Institutions Members of the Media I extend a warm welcome to our visiting delegations both from CARICOM Regional institutions as well as from the United Nations and its Specialised Agencies, to the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). This is the fourth…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING SESSION OF THE NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 19 JANUARY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Press release 11/2007(19 January 2007) Mr, Chairman, the Hon Sir Louis Straker, Minister of Foreign Affairs of St Vincent and the Grenadines Other Honourable Ministers Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Distinguished Delegates Deputy Secretary-General and Staff of the Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen Members of the media May I, as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) extend a hearty…
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REMARKS BY THE HON. SIR LOUIS STRAKER, CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, COMMERCE AND TRADE, ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING SESSION OF THE NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 19 JANUARY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honourable Ministers Secretary-General Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Distinguished Delegates Deputy Secretary-General and Staff of the Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen Members of the Media I feel privileged to address you this morning as Chairman of the Caribbean Community Council of Ministers. As I said at another forum yesterday evening, I am glad to be back home in this…
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REMARKS BY THE HON. SIR LOUIS STRAKER, CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, COMMERCE AND TRADE, ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING SESSION OF THE NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 19 JANUARY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honourable Ministers Secretary-General Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Distinguished Delegates Deputy Secretary-General and Staff of the Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen Members of the Media I feel privileged to address you this morning as Chairman of the Caribbean Community Council of Ministers. As I said at another forum yesterday evening, I am glad to be back home in this…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING SESSION OF THE NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 19 JANUARY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr, Chairman, the Hon Sir Louis Straker, Minister of Foreign Affairs of St Vincent and the Grenadines Other Honourable Ministers Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Distinguished Delegates Deputy Secretary-General and Staff of the Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen Members of the media May I, as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) extend a hearty welcome to you all to…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HER EXCELLENCY AMALIA MAI PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF BELIZE TO CARICOM, 18 JANUARY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Ambassador Amalia Mai, Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Deputy Secretary General Assistant Secretar(ies)-General and other Members of Staff of the Secretariat Members of the Media Other Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen Excellency It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat on the occasion of your accreditation as Plenipotentiary Representative of Belize to…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY AMBASSADOR KOICHIRO SEKI, AMBASSADOR OF JAPAN TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AND PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF JAPAN TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 15 JANUARY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Ambassador Koichiro SEKI, Plenipotentiary Representative of Japan to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Deputy Secretary General Assistant Secretar(ies)-General and other Members of Staff of the Secretariat Representatives of the Embassy of Japan; Mr. Tadaomi Nakai Members of the Media On behalf of the Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), it is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY AMBASSADOR KOICHIRO SEKI, AMBASSADOR OF JAPAN TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AND PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF JAPAN TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 15 JANUARY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Ambassador Koichiro SEKI, Plenipotentiary Representative of Japan to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Deputy Secretary General Assistant Secretar(ies)-General and other Members of Staff of the Secretariat Representatives of the Embassy of Japan; Mr. Tadaomi NakaiMembers of the Media On behalf of the Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), it is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to our…
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NEW YEAR’S MESSAGE BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 31 DECEMBER 2006
As we welcome the New Year, 2007, as Secretary-General, I am confident that the Caribbean Community has erected a solid foundation towards achieving its goals. 2006 was a year of undoubted progress with far-reaching implications for Caribbean integration. It began on an historic note with the coming into being of the CARICOM Single Market on 1 January, with the entry…
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