Speeches
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Welcome Remarks By H.e. Edwin W. Carrington Secretary-General of The Caribbean Community at The CROSQ Seminar On Supporting The Competitiveness of CARICOM Goods And Services, 28 September 2005, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown
Mr. Chairman Assistant Director-General of Health of Canada Members of the Diplomatic Corps Executive Secretary, CROSQ Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community it gives me very special pleasure to welcome you to our new Headquarters here at Turkeyen, and I hope that your deliberations will not only be enjoyable but…
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REMARKS BY AMB. LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FORUM ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE, 5 SEPTEMBER 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Salutations When the first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) concluded in Geneva in December 2003, there were agreements on many important issues, including freedom of expression and enabling environment. There were however two unresolved issues at the summit: one was financing and the other Internet governance, which were left to be debated, analysed and solved…
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ADDRESS BY THE HON. CLEMENT J. ROHEE, MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, GUYANA, ON THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY (CSME), AT A LUNCHEON OF THE GEORGETOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, 23 AUGUST 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman, I wish to thank the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the invitation to join you at this luncheon and to share some perspectives and information on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The CSME has been long in the making, since 1989 – some say too long while others believe we are moving too…
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REMARKS BY THE HON. KENNETH VALLEY, MINISTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY AND MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AT THE CARICOM/INDIA ECONOMIC FORUM: MINISTERIAL DIALOGUE SESSION, 8 AUGUST 2005, TRINCITY, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Honourable E.V.K.S. Elangovan, Minister of State for Commerce, India; Hon. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General, CARCIOM; Colleague CARICOM Trade Ministers; Your Excellency. Virendra Gupta, High Commissioner of India to Trinidad and Tobago; Members of the Indian Delegation; Members of the Media; Ladies and Gentlemen On behalf of the Governments and peoples of the CARICOM region, I welcome our special guests…
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TOAST DELIVERED BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE COMMEMORATION OF CARICOM DAY 2005, 6 AUGUST 2005, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN
Hon. Samuel Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana Hon. Mr. Justice Carl Singh, Chancellor of the Judiciary Hon. Ralph Ramkarran, Speaker of the National Assembly Hon. Samuel Insanally, Minister of Foreign Affairs and of CARICOM Affairs Other Distinguished Ministers of Government Members of the Diplomatic Corps Other Distinguished Guests Residents of Turkeyen Staff of the Secretariat Members of the Media Ladies…
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE FORMAL OPENING OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CLIMATE CHANGE CENTRE (CCCCC), 2 AUGUST 2005, BELMOPAN, BELIZE
Hon Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize Ministers of Government of Belize His Excellency Dr. John Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Dr. Kenrick Leslie, Executive Director of the Climate Change Centre and his Staff Distinguished Representative of the Government of…
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OPENING REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIFORUM, ON THE OCCASION OF THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF MINISTERS OF CARIFORUM, 14 JULY 2005, SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Your Excellency, Dr. Rafael Alburquerque, VicePresident of the Dominican Republic, Hon. Keremchend Raghoebarsing, Outgoing Chairman of CARIFORUM, Hon. Knowlson Gift, Incoming Chairman of CARIFORUM, Hon. Carlos Morales Troncoso, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, Hon. Dr. Onfre Rojas, Minister of ONFED, The Dominican Republic, Hon. Ministers, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, The Delegate of the European Union, Distinguished…
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ADDRESS BY H.E. DRS. RUNALDO RONALD VENETIAAN, PRESIDENT, REPUBLIC OF SURINAME AND OUTGOING CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE, 3-6 JULY 2005, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
Your Excellencies Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community Your Excellency Dr. Leonel Fernandez, President of the Dominican Republic Your Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Your Excellency Enrique Iglesias, outgoing President of the Inter- American Development Bank Your Excellency Dr. Jose Miguel Insulza, Secretary- General of the Organisation of American States Distinguished Ministers Members…
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MESSAGE FROM THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) TO THE AFRICAN UNION (AU) ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIFT
The Caribbean Community conveys warm and fraternal wishes to the African Union (AU). It is with great pleasure that the kind invitation to our Secretary-General to be a specially invited guest to the Fifth Ordinary Session of Assembly of the African Union and to address the Opening Session was received. We were honored by this gesture and deeply regret that…
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ADDRESS BY H.E. DRS. RUNALDO RONALD VENETIAAN, PRESIDENT, REPUBLIC OF SURINAME AND OUTGOING CHAIRMAN
Your Excellencies Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community Your Excellency Dr. Leonel Fernandez, President of the Dominican Republic Your Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Your Excellency Enrique Iglesias, outgoing President of the Inter- American Development Bank Your Excellency Dr. Jose Miguel Insulza, Secretary- General of the Organisation of American States Distinguished Ministers Members…
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