Speeches
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY H.E. DAVID ROBINSON, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO CARICOM, 27 OCTOBER 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency, Mr. David Robinson, Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Assistant Secretary-General, Other Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen It is with distinct pleasure that I welcome you most warmly, Ambassador, to the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community. Here you will find among our staff what can almost be termed a microcosm of…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE ALLIANCE FOR CIVILISATION SEMINAR, 25 SEPTEMBER 2006, SAINT LUCIA
Prime Minister of St Lucia Dr The Hon Kenny Anthony Hon Rafael Dezcallar, Under-Secretary for Foreign Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Spain The Most Honourable Percival J. Patterson, Former Prime Minister of Jamaica H.E. Jesus Silva and other members of the Diplomatic corps The Honourable Derek Walcott, Noble Laureate Honourable Rex Nettleford Specially invited guests Ladies and Gentlemen It is…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY AMB. IRWIN LAROCQUE ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, REGIONAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE SECOND ROUNDTABLE ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND COORDINATING MECHANISMS FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, 24-25 OCTOBER 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honourable Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce of Guyana, Manniram Prashad; Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite; our Chairman for this Roundtable; Madame President of the Caribbean Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, Senator Sandra Husbands of Barbados; Other Distinguished Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to this our Second Roundtable on Small and Medium Enterprises being held here at our Caribbean…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF SECOND ROUNDTABLE ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND COORDINATING MECHANISMS FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, 24 OCTOBER 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honourable Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce of Guyana, Manniram Prashad; Chairman, Mr. Kyle Jackman; President of the Caribbean Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, Senator Sandra Husbands; Assistant Secretary-General and other Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat; Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the Secretary-General, Dr Edwin Carrington, and my colleagues from the CARICOM…
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OPENING REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASST. SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE FIFTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 19 OCTOBER 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
I welcome you all most sincerely to this Fifteenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development. This Meeting is taking place at a critical juncture in the life of the Community. The CARICOM Single Market was established in January this year. Soon after, a new democratically elected government in Haiti returned to the fold of the Community and…
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ADDRESS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF CARIFESTA IX, 1 OCTOBER 2006, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Mr Chairman Honourable Joan Yuille-Williams Minister of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs and Special Responsibility for CARIFESTA IX and other Ministers of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago Their Excellencies the Heads of State of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the Commonwealth of Dominica Honourable Ministers of Government Members of the Diplomatic Corps Visiting Contingents of Artists and…
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OPENING REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIFORUM, AT THE MEETING OF CARIFORUM STAKEHOLDERS ON 10TH EDF PROGRAMMING, 29 SEPTEMBER 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honourable Ministers, National Authorising Officers, Representatives of Regional Organisations, Representatives of Non-State Actors, Ladies and Gentlemen. I wish to welcome you to this Meeting of CARIFORUM Stakeholders on 10th EDF Programming. As you are aware, the European Union has allocated €132 Million to CARIFORUM for programming under the 10th European Development Fund. You may recall that in recent times CARIFORUM…
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SPEAKING NOTES OF H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARIFORUM/CARICOM AT THE 5TH REGIONAL PREPARATORY TASK FORCE MEETING, 28 SEPTEMBER 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Sipke Brouwer, Director, Caribbean Division of the European Commission, Honourable Ministers of CARIFORUM, Heads of EC Delegations in the Caribbean, Deputy Secretary-General of CARICOM, National Authorising Officers of CARIFORUM, Members of the Regional Preparatory Task Force, Ladies and Gentlemen Let me first extend a special welcome to all of you who have travelled to Guyana to participate in this…
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ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS : ‘A CARIBBEAN VIEWPOINT’ : CLOSING ADDRESS BY THE MOST HONOURABLE P. J. PATTERSON, ON, PC, QC. AT THE SEMINAR ON ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS, 25-26 SEPTEMBER 2006, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
INTRODUCTION Commend Government of Spain and CARICOM Heads to hold this Seminar: Very timely and highly relevant Thank Government of St. Lucia for splendid hospitality and fine arrangements. (This is an area where we excel in a competitive global marketplace) We have all been exposed to learned presentations and stimulating discussions from distinguished Speakers. Applaud contribution of Moderators, Panelists…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE ALLIANCE FOR CIVILISATION SEMINAR, 25 SEPTEMBER 2006, SAINT LUCIA
Prime Minister of St Lucia Dr The Hon Kenny Anthony Hon Rafael Dezcallar, Under-Secretary for Foreign Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Spain The Most Honourable Percival J. Patterson, Former Prime Minister of Jamaica H.E. Jesus Silva and other members of the Diplomatic corps The Honourable Derek Walcott, Noble Laureate Honourable Rex Nettleford Specially invited guests Ladies and Gentlemen It is…
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