Speeches
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY RUNALDO RONALD VENETIAAN, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE, 16 APRIL 2005, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Your Excellency President Max Richards and Mrs. Richards Your Excellencies, Members of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Justice Michael de la Bastide, President of the Caribbean Court of Justice and Mrs. de la Bastide Judges of the Caribbean Court of Justice Heads of Judiciary Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen The people of the Caribbean…
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SPEECH BY THE RT. HON. MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL DE LA BASTIDE, PRESIDENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE (CCJ), AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE COURT, 16 APRIL 2005, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Background Today we celebrate the birth of a new Caribbean institution – the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). The period of gestation has been protracted – some thirty-five years, in fact, and the birth has not been without complications. It was at a meeting in Jamaica in March 1970, that the Organisation of Commonwealth Caribbean Bar Associations (OCCBA) recognised the…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE (CCJ), 16 APRIL 2005, QUEEN’S HALL, ST. ANN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Your Excellency Professor George Maxwell Richards, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and Dr. Jean Ramjohn Richards; Your Excellency President Ronald Runaldo Venetiaan, President of the Republic of Suriname and Chairman of CARICOM; Your Excellency, President Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Republic of Guyana; Hon. Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Other Heads of Government of…
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FEATURE ADDRESS BY HON. PATRICK MANNING, PRIME MINISTER, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, ON THE OCCASION OF THE
Permit me to begin by congratulating the truly impressive gathering of legal luminaries behind me on this stage today who, from the introductions and accomplishments we heard earlier, can certainly stand head to head with any team of jurists anywhere in the world. It is with great pride that I stand here this morning, on this truly momentous and historic…
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ADDRESS BY THE HON. ROOSEVELT SKERRIT, PRIME MINISTER OF DOMINICA, TO THE 17TH ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS, 12 APRIL 2005, ROSEAU, DOMINICA.
Salutations: Ladies and Gentlemen: “A New Horizon A Whole New World” is a fitting theme for us as Dominicans and Caribbean people at this time to observe such an occasion. The many changes taking place in both the regional and international sphere provide an ideal opportunity for all of us to chart a course of development for this region which…
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Ladies and Gentlemen, it is indeed a pleasure to be with you this morning at this breakfast session of the 49th Annual General Meeting of the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association and to be given the opportunity to address you on a topic of such importance to us all – The CSME, FTAA and their Implications for Trinidad and Tobago and the Region as a whole. Before doing so however, allow me
Salutation When in 1985, the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community decided to create a single economic space within the Community by implementing the CARICOM Single Market & Economy (CSME), the international information retrieval and supply services industry, impacting across sectors, was radically different, but already rapidly evolving as a result of technology convergence. That change in…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY DR. PHILOMEN HARRISON, PROGRAMME MANAGER, STATISTICS, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT OPENING OF THE REGIONAL STATISTICAL WORKSHOP, 4 APRIL 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
On behalf of the CARICOM Secretariat, let me welcome you to this CARICOM Workshop on “Strengthening Capacity of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems in CARICOM Member States- Focusing on the Improvement of Statistics on Fertility and Mortality.” For those who are visiting from outside Guyana, I would also like to welcome you to Guyana, the location of the headquarters…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY DR. PHILOMEN HARRISON, PROGRAMME MANAGER, STATISTICS, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT OPENING OF THE REGIONAL STATISTICAL WORKSHOP, 4 APRIL 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
On behalf of the CARICOM Secretariat, let me welcome you to this CARICOM Workshop on “Strengthening Capacity of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems in CARICOM Member States- Focusing on the Improvement of Statistics on Fertility and Mortality.” For those who are visiting from outside Guyana, I would also like to welcome you to Guyana, the location of the headquarters…
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OPENING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE USAID GUYANA TRADE AND INVESTMENT SEMINAR ON “TRADE AND LABOUR: THE RIGHT TO DECENT WORK”, 17 MARCH 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Salutation “Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment. Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work. Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY MS. YVONNE HOLDER, TECHNICAL COORDINATOR, TECHNICAL ACTION SERVICES UNIT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE OPENING OF THE CARICOM FORUM OF DIRECTORS OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, 16 MARCH 2005, KINGSTON, JAMAICA
The convening of this Forum is a tangible expression of the commitment of the CARICOM Secretariat to providing support to Member States in the discharge of their obligations under the Revised Treaty. We in the Secretariat, as I’m sure you in your various capacities in the public and private sectors, are constantly assailed by public criticism, that not enough is…
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