Speeches
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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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STATEMENT BY HON. CLEMENT ROHEE, CARICOM MINISTERIAL SPOKESPERSON ON SUGAR, TO THE THIRD MEETING OF CARICOM STAKEHOLDERS ON SUGAR, 6 FEBRUARY 2006, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Colleagues, Like all previous meetings of CARICOM Stakeholders on Sugar, our Third Meeting comes at another critical juncture in the ongoing Sugar Reform process, that is, on the eve of an important meeting of the EU Agricultural Council scheduled to be held on 20-21 February 2006. That meeting is likely to deliberate on the level of financial support that will…
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STATEMENT BY MOST HON. P.J. PATTERSON, PRIME MINISTER, JAMAICA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE FORMAL LAUNCH OF THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET, 20 JANUARY 2006, KINGSTON, JAMAICA
When you my colleagues conferred on Jamaica the singular privilege of hosting this ceremony, I had no hesitation in selecting as our venue the Mona Campus. There could be no more fitting location for this historic occasion, since this is indeed Caribbean soil. For nearly six decades now, the University of the West Indies has served as the fountainhead for…
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STATEMENT BY HON. PATRICK MANNING, PRIME MINISTER, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE FORMAL LAUNCH OF THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET, 30 JANUARY 2006, KINGSTON, JAMAICA
I welcome the opportunity to speak to you at the official launch of the CARICOM Single Market. This is my first address as Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government; and I wish to start by saying that Trinidad and Tobago is honoured and especially privileged to be in the Chair at this momentous time. We aim to do…
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