Speeches
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SPEECH DELIVERED BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NINTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) [HEALTH], 8 JUNE 2005, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
The idea of the Commission for Health and Development arose out of the concern that the Report of the WHO Commission on Macro-economic and Health, though it provided a dynamic frame of reference did not adequately portray the Caribbean situation. Hence the Ministers of Health at COHSOD VII in April 2002 recommended that a task Force be established and the…
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STATEMENT BY HON. DAME BILLIE MILLER, OUTGOING CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR) AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN TRADE, BARBADOS, AT THE OPENING OF THE EIGHTH MEETING THE COFCOR, 1 JUNE 2005, FREEPORT, THE BAHAMAS
Chairman, the Hon Fred Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas Colleague Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean Community Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Excellencies Senior Officials Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen Let me begin by thanking the Government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas for their warm hospitality in hosting us for this…
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REMARKS BY AMB. LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE PRESENTATION OF THE ICT PROJECT BY TATAINFOTEC TO THE VISITING INDIAN PARLIAMENTARY GROUP, 31 MAY 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Salutation Welcome This project that we will see presented today marks the culmination of discussions begun just one and a half years ago. In November 2003 the CARICOM Secretary-General, Mr. Edwin Carrington, accompanied the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica, the Hon. K.D. Knight, on a six-day visit to India in response to an invitation from that…
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OPENING REMARKS BY H. E. EDWIN W CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FINANCE AND PLANNING (COFAP), 21 MAY 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman The Hon Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr. The Hon Denzil Douglas, Chair Of the Council for Finance and Planning The Right Honourable Owen Arthur Prime Minister of Barbados Other Distinguished Ministers Central Bank Governors Representatives of International and Regional Institutions Distinguished Delegates and Officials Staff of the Caribbean Community Secretariat Members of the Media Ladies…
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STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (CDB), 19 MAY 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman Distinguished Heads of Government Other Members of the Board of Governors Members of the Board of Directors Mr. President of the CDB Directors and Officers of the Bank Observers Ladies and Gentlemen I am indeed pleased to be afforded the opportunity to address this 35th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank…
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MESSAGE FROM HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD TELECOMMUNICATIONS DAY, 17 MAY 2005
Theme: “Creating an Equitable Information Society-Time for Action” Over the past few centuries the world watched as we made the tremendous leap from the birth of the telegraph through the development of radio, and television and its attendant broadcasting successes to the present Internet revolution. Never before in the history of mankind has any revolution been as singularly important as…
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FEATURE ADDRESS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, (CARICOM) AT THE FORTY-NINTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING BREAKFAST OF THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MANUFACTURERS’ ASSOCIATION, 12 APRIL 2005, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Mr. Chairman Hon. Kenneth Valley, Minister of Trade and Industry Mr. Anthony Aboud, Outgoing President of the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association Mr. Paul Quesnel, newly elected President of the TTMA Ambassador Jerry Narace, Trinidad and Tobago Ambassador Other Members of TTMA Members of Media Staff Members of the CARICOM Secretariat Distinguished Ladies and Gentleman Ladies and Gentlemen, it is…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY HON. JARETTE NARINE, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, LAND AND MARINE RESOURCES, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AT THE OPENING OF THE NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 11 MAY 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honourable Secretary-General of CARICOM, Mr. Edwin Carrington, Honourable Minister of Agriculture, Guyana, Mr. Satyadeow Sawh Fellow Ministers of Member States, Colleague Ministers of Agriculture Senior Technical Officers of the Respective Caribbean Member States Members of the Media, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, Good Afternoon. It is indeed a pleasure and privilege for me to be here, and to be participating in…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY HON. CLEMENT ROHEE, MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, GUYANA, AT THE OPENING OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SUGAR STAKEHOLDERS’ MEETING, 10 MAY 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Dear Colleagues, If there is anyone in our midst who is of the belief that when we met in September 2004 at our First Stakeholders’ Meeting, that that meeting took place in a backdrop of uncertainty, today as we meet at this Second Stakeholders’ Meeting, the circumstances are even more ominous. The dark cloud hovers over us as a result…
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Remarks Delivered By Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Deputy Secretary- General OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), At the Opening Of The Twelfth Meeting Of The Council For Human And Social Development (COHSOD), 27 APRIL 2005, Georgetown, Guyana
Salutation It is my pleasure to bring you greetings on behalf of the CARICOM Secretary-General and the staff of the Secretariat, and to thank you for attending this the Twelfth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD). This meeting is particularly significant as it convenes for the first time, Ministers with responsibility for Gender Affairs in the…
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