Speeches
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STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING OF THE EIGHTEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL, 19 MAY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honourable Knowlson Gift, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and Chairman of the Council Other Honourable Ministers Distinguished Delegates Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Eighteenth Meeting of the Community Council, which is, as you are aware, the second-highest organ of the Community, after…
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STATEMENT BY H.E. JOHN E.D. WILLIAMS, AT THE PRESENTATION OF HIS CREDENTIALS AS AMBASSADOR OF BARBADOS TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 18 MAY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Madam Deputy Secretary-General, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with honour that I present to you Letters accrediting me as Ambassador of Barbados to the Caribbean Community. Allow me to begin by thanking you for the warm welcome which you are extending to me today in these excellent new facilities that now house the CARICOM Secretariat. It is a great honour…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY H.E. JOHN WILLIAMS AS PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF BARBADOS TO CARICOM, 18 MAY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It is my pleasure to welcome Ambassador John Williams to the Caribbean Community Secretariat and to receive him as the Plenipotentiary Representative of Barbados to the Caribbean Community. Ambassador Williams, a former Senator and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, brings with him a wealth of experience in matters pertaining to the Caribbean Community. Ambassador, your country…
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STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, 15 MAY 2006, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Heads of Government, Members of the Board of Governors, Members of the Board of Directors, Mr. President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Directors and Officers of the Bank, Observers, Ladies and Gentlemen: It has always been for me, as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, a great pleasure and a privilege to address the Annual Meeting…
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Address By Dr. The Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister, Grenada, At The Conference On Harnessing Science And Technology For Caribbean Development, 9-13 May 2006, Port-of-spain, Trinidad And Tobago
SALUTATIONS I am very pleased for the invitation to address this gathering. I am very pleased that the forum is addressing the issue of Science and Technology (S&T), and may I add “Innovation”, and their contribution to Caribbean Development. The Conference is covering a number of very important topic areas, such as Regional Priorities, the issues of Partnership and Networking…
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ADDRESS BY DR. HON. ERROL CORT, MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMY, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, AT THE TWENTY-FIRST MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 12-13 MAY 2006, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Mr. incoming Chairman, all hands are on deck and accounted for inclusive of a new quartermaster in the person of Minister Clarke. The vessel is fit for sail. I now turn over the bridge to you. And no captain, the ship is not sinking, but rather, stands in majestic glory ready for any challenge posed by our Caribbean waters. Colleagues,…
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ADDRESS BY HON. KERRIE D. SYMMONDS, MINISTER OF STATE, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN TRADE, BARBADOS, AT THE TWENTY-FIRST MEETING OF THE CARICOM COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 12-13 MAY 2006, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Hon. Kenneth Valley, Minister of Trade and Industry, Trinidad & Tobago, our host Minister, Colleague Ministers, Assistant Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Distinguished Delegates Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen I have the distinct honour, on behalf of the Government and people of Barbados to assume the Chairmanship of…
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STATEMENT BY DR THE HONOURABLE KENNY D. ANTHONY PRIME MINISTER, SAINT LUCIA, ON BEHALF OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE THIRD CARICOM-SPAIN SUMMIT, 10-11 MAY 2006, MADRID, SPAIN
Mr. President of the Government of the Kingdom of Spain, on behalf of my colleague Prime Ministers and other members of the delegation of the Caribbean Community, let me thank your government for the warm and excellent arrangements which have facilitated us in fulfilling the objectives of this our Third CARICOM-Spain Summit. It has been a crowded programme but those…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND THE CARIBBEAN FORUM OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC (ACP) STATES, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF A FINANCING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND CARIFORUM FOR SUPPORT OF THE CARIBBEAN KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING NETWORK (CKLN), 3 MAY 2006, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
For the second time in less than a week, it is a great pleasure for me as Secretary-General of CARIFORUM to be participating in a signing ceremony with a representative of the European Union. Just last Saturday in Barbados, Ambassador Amos Tincani, the European Delegate to that Member State in he Region, and I signed a rider to an agreement…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF AN AGREEMENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION MECHANISM BETWEEN THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 2 MAY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Ambassador H.E. Mr. Soong-chull Shin Deputy Secretary-General Assistant Secretaries General Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen Members of the Media Your Excellency, on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), it is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community Secretariat. This welcome you can be sure is extended to include the Caribbean Community itself.…
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