Speeches
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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 dignity,…
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MESSAGE BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) , ON THE OCCASION OF COMMONWEALTH DAY, 14 MARCH 2005
Commonwealth Day provides an opportunity for the people of the Member States of the Commonwealth to reflect on a range of global issues and on the international cooperation that has been undertaken, and continues to be pursued, among the 53-nation Commonwealth, for the benefit of its 1.8 billion citizens. Twelve Member States of the Caribbean Community are members of the…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), TO THE JOINT MEETING OF THE CARICOM DIRECTORS OF FISHERIES/CHIEF FISHERIES OFFICERS AND JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) STUDY TEAM, 4 MARCH 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Raymond Ryan, Chairman of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum Mr. Juichiro Sasaki, Leader of the Government of Japan/ Japan International Cooperation Agency Study Team Other members of the Japanese delegation Mr. Hugh Saul, Executive Director, Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Directors of Fisheries and Chief Fisheries Officers of CARICOM Other Members of the CARICOM team Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), TO THE JOINT MEETING OF THE CARICOM DIRECTORS OF FISHERIES/CHIEF FISHERIES OFFICERS AND JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) STUDY TEAM, 4 MARCH 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Raymond Ryan, Chairman of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum Mr. Juichiro Sasaki, Leader of the Government of Japan/ Japan International Cooperation Agency Study Team Other members of the Japanese delegation Mr. Hugh Saul, Executive Director, Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Directors of Fisheries and Chief Fisheries Officers of CARICOM Other Members of the CARICOM team Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Ladies…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE CARICOM-CUBA JOINT COMMISSION, 3-4 MARCH 2005, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Hon. Kerrie Symmonds, CARICOM Chairman of this Meeting of the Seventh CARICOM-Cuba Joint Commission, Hon. Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, Minister of Government, Cuba, Other Honourable Ministers of Member States of the Caribbean Community and of Cuba, Mrs Yvonne Gittens-Joseph, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago, Distinguished Delegates, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen. Good morning…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY H.E. MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE EMERGENCY MEETING ON THE HEALTH SITUATION AS A RESULT OF THE FLOODS IN GUYANA, 28 FEBRUARY 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It is with pleasure that I welcome you to this Special Emergency Meeting and thank, in particular, the representatives from CARICOM institutions that have traveled at short notice to be with us today. While welcoming you, I regret, however, the reasons, which give rise to this Meeting. I am also most grateful to the representatives of Civil Defence Commission (CDC),…
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OPENING REMARKS BY DR. WINSTON ANDERSON, GENERAL COUNSEL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LAUNCH OF INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL, 23 FEBRUARY 2005, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Good morning. Please permit me to say how delighted and excited I am to be here in Trinidad and Tobago at this National Launch of Informational Material by the Environmental Commission. The Secretary-General of the Community, H.E. Edwin Carrington, a son of the soil, has asked that I convey his personal regards to you, Mr. President, and also his best…
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SPEECH BY H.E. RUNALDO RONALD VENETIAAN, PRESIDENT, REPUBLIC OF SURINAME AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING OF THE CARICOM SECRETARIAT, 19 FEBRUARY 2005, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana Colleague Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Your Excellency Ricardo Lagos, President of Chile Your Excellency Madam Jagan Your Excellency Samuel Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana, Your Excellency, Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Your Excellencies and Honorable Ministers of Government, Distinguished Members of Parliament, Distinguished Representatives of the Diplomatic Corps,…
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STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE CARICOM SECRETARIAT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, 19 FEBRUARY 2005, LILIENDAAL, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Republic of Guyana His Excellency, Runaldo R. Venetiaan President of the Republic of Suriname and Chairman of the Caribbean Community Other Heads of State and Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community His Excellency Ricardo Lagos Escobar, President of the Republic of Chile Prime Minister Samuel Hinds Ministers of Government Mr Speaker and…
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ADDRESS BY H.E. BHARRAT JAGDEO, PRESIDENT, GUYANA, AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, 19 FEBRUARY 2005, LILIENDAAL, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Excellencies Today, we gather to inaugurate the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters Building at Liliendaal. This is indeed a proud moment for all Guyanese, especially for me as it represents the fulfilling of a promise made more than 30 years ago when the regional integration process began. The event must certainly rank among the more significant occasions in the life of our…
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