Speeches
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STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE FREDERICK A. MITCHELL, M.P., MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS AND CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR) OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPEN DEBATE OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL ON THE SITUATION IN HAITI, UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, 27 MARCH 2006
Mr. President, The Caribbean Community appreciates the opportunity to participate in this debate, which is taking place during a critical phase in Haiti’s transition to constitutional rule. On 7 February 2006, after two years of calamitous trials, the people of Haiti in large numbers demonstrated their yearning to be governed by persons of their choice. The tremendous courage, determination, discipline…
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Meeting between CARICOM Foreign Ministers and the US Secretary of State
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)Meeting in Nassau, The Bahamas on 21-22 March 2006, Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), under the Chairmanship of Minister Fred Mitchell of The Bahamas, and the US Secretary of State, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, agreed to strengthen cooperation with a view to enhancing CARICOM-US relations. The Ministers and the Secretary of State recognized the…
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Statement by the Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Honourable Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and TobaGo, on the Planned Shipment of High-Level Radioactive Waste from France through the Panama Canal via the Caribbean Sea
The CARICOM Heads of Government at their 17th Inter-Sessional Meeting held recently in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, expressed strong condemnation of the proposed shipment by France of High-Level Radioactive waste through the Caribbean Sea. The Caribbean Community wishes to reiterate that any accidental or deliberate spill of nuclear or toxic waste in the Caribbean Sea could pose a…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, ON THE OCCASION OF THE FINALS AND AWARDS CEREMONY OF THE SECONDARY AND TERTIARY DEBATE COMPETITIONS ON THE CSME, 10 MARCH 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Salutations: The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Mr. Edwin Carrington, would love to have been here this morning to witness this important activity, but unfortunately, he had another equally important previous commitment. I could not undertake that commitment for him, so it is my pleasure and honour to attend this one. He would have preferred to be here because the…
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STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS OF H.E. ALEJANDRO MARCHANTE CASTELLANOS, AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA, TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (DESIGNATE), March 10, 2006
Your Excellency Señor Alejandro Marchante Castellanos, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba, to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM); Assistant Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community; Representatives of the Embassy of Cuba; Other Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat; Distinguished Guests; Members of the Media; Ladies and Gentlemen; Today I am deeply honoured to welcome His Excellency Ambassador Marchante to the…
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REMARKS BY AMB. LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCHING OF THE CARICOM-UNFPA SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION AGREEMENT, 28 FEBRUARY 2006, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Ms Marisela Padron and other Representatives of the United Nations Population Fund Excellencies, Ambassadors and High Commissioners accredited to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and Plenipotentiary Representatives to CARICOM Other Members of the Diplomatic Corps and representatives of International and Regional Organisations Guest Speaker, Dr. Denis Benn Colleagues of the CARICOM Secretariat…
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STATEMENT BY MS. MARISELA PADRON QUERO, UNFPA DIRECTOR FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCH OF THE CARICOM-UNFPA SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION AGREEMENT, 28 FEBRUARY 2006, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Dr. Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary General CARICOM Secretariat; Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Deputy Secretary-General, CARICOM; Dr. Dennis Benn, Michael Manley Professor, Public Affairs and Public Policy, UWI, Mona Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, colleagues, Current economic international developments triggered by globalization highlight the critical role and contributions of partnerships among developing countries. The regional movement towards the establishment of a CARICOM…
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ADDRESS BY THE HON. PATRICK MANNING, PRIME MINISTER, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE OPENING OF THE SEVENTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE, 9– 10 FEBRUARY 2006, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Mr. Chairman Heads of State and Government The Secretary General of the Caribbean Community, Dr. Edwin Carrington Honourable Ministers Heads and Representatives of Regional Institutions Government Officials Members of the CARICOM Secretariat Members of the Media Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen I wish, first of all, to warmly welcome you to this Seventeenth Inter-sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of…
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UNDERPINNING SHARED VALUES : REMARKS BY DR. THE HON. KENNY D. ANTHONY, PRIME MINISTER, SAINT LUCIA AND OUTGOING CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING OF THE SEVENTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE, 9-10 FEBRUARY 2006, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Colleagues, As you may recall, we met in St Lucia in July 2005 at the commencement of my tenure as Chairman, and by virtue of the decisions which we took, we ensured that the pace of activity would continue to be a frenzied one. After all, we would have just six months to bring about the inauguration of…
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STATEMENT BY H. E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), TO THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 9 FEBRUARY 2006, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Honourable P
Honourable Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Other Distinguished Heads of State and Government of Member States of the Caribbean Community Honourable Ministers of Government Distinguished Delegates Distinguished Guests Representatives of the Media Ladies an Gentlemen It’s a pleasure as Secretary-General, to…
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