Speeches
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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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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR HAITI’S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 30 NOVEMBER 2006, MADRID, SPAIN
Madame Chair I would like first of all to thank the Government of Spain for hosting this International Conference on what is in reality the future of Haiti – its social and economic development. In providing this particular venue, La Casa de America, which is laden with symbolism, Spain has selected a location which is a worthy reflection of its…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD AIDS DAY, 1 DECEMBER 2006
THEME: KEEP THE PROMISE : STOP AIDS WITH A FOCUS ON ‘ACCOUNTABILITY’ (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Last year, the global community was confronted with a poignant call from the organizers of the World AIDS Day commemoration to “Keep the Promise: Stop AIDS”. This call found particular resonance in the Caribbean given the high prevalence and increasing incidence of…
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STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), THE HON. DR. DENZIL DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS, ON THE OCCASION OF CARICOM-CUBA DAY, 8 DECEMBER 2006
I am deeply honoured to address the people of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and of Cuba, on this the 34th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and Members of the Caribbean Community. On that historic day in 1972, four independent CARICOM countries – Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago – in a bold act of diplomacy…
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EFFICIENCY VITAL TO HAITI’S SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In order to complete the stabilisation of Haiti and set it on the path to social and economic development, there was need for efficiency, Deputy Secretary General, Her Excellency, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite said. The Deputy Secretary General made the observation during a Conference for Haiti’s Social and Economic Development held at La Casa de…
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE UNFPA MEDIA AWARDS, 2 DECEMBER 2006, MONA, JAMAICA
Over the years I have learnt to take up any offer to hold hands with the media with a hint of trepidation. But this time around I feel safer as the chaperone is the United Nations. And even though not the blue helmets of the peacekeeping force, the United Nations Population Fund grants me enough cover to feel reasonably safe…
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