Speeches
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 28-29 OCTOBER 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Salutations It is my pleasure to bring you greetings on behalf of the Secretary-General and to welcome you to the Eleventh Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development. This meeting of COHSOD is the culmination of a series of consultations on accreditation and technical and vocational education, the recommendations from which form part of your impressive agenda. The…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY SEN. THE HON. HAZEL MANNING, MINISTER OF EDUCATION , TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AND OUTGOING CHAIRMAN, COHSOD, AT THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 28-29 OCTOBER 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Salutations On March 30, 2003 when the Special Meeting of Education – COHSOD was held in Trinidad and Chaired by Suriname, I was delighted to welcome Ministers of Education to Trinidad and Tobago. I also emphasised the importance of COHSOD as a mechanism that allows us to come together to learn from each other to plan for our education systems…
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ADDRESS BY DR. THE HONOURABLE DENZIL DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS TO THE FOURTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), 21-22 OCTOBER 2004, BARBADOS.
THEME: LEADERSHIP THROUGH PARTNERSHIP It is my pleasure to bring greetings to the Chairman and delegates at the Opening Ceremony of the Fourth Annual General Meeting of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP). I regret that I cannot be physically present, but this is largely due to the fact that St. Kitts and Nevis is in the terminal stages…
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ADDRESS BY DR. THE HONOURABLE DENZIL DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS TO THE FOURTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), 21-22 OCTOBER 2004, BARBADOS
THEME: LEADERSHIP THROUGH PARTNERSHIP It is my pleasure to bring greetings to the Chairman and delegates at the Opening Ceremony of the Fourth Annual General Meeting of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP). I regret that I cannot be physically present, but this is largely due to the fact that St. Kitts and Nevis is in the terminal stages…
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OPENING REMARKS BY DR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE MEETING OF CARICOM STAKEHOLDERS ON THE PROPOSALS FOR THE REFORM OF THE EU SUGAR REGIME, 28 SEPTEMBER 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honoourable Ministers, Distinguished Ambassadors and other Representatives of Governments Representatives of the Sugar Industry Representatives of Cane Farmers and Sugar Workers Members of the Trade Union Movement Colleagues Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen: Good Morning , and welcome to this meeting of CARICOM Stakeholders on the Proposal for the Reform of the European Union Sugar Regime, with particular…
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OPENING REMARKS BY DR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE MEETING OF CARICOM STAKEHOLDERS ON THE PROPOSALS FOR THE REFORM OF THE EU SUGAR REGIME, 28 SEPTEMBER 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Hon. Ministers, Distinguished Ambassadors and other Representatives of Governments Representatives of the Sugar Industry Representatives of Cane Farmers and Sugar Workers Members of the Trade Union Movement Colleagues Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen: Good Morning , and welcome to this meeting of CARICOM Stakeholders on the Proposal for the Reform of the European Union Sugar Regime, with particular…
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ICTs – CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROGRESS : ADDRESS BY AMB. LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE SEVENTH GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE CARIBBEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION (CTU), 17 SEPTEMBER 2004, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
Salutations First, I want to express the sympathy, solidarity and support of the Secretary-General and staff of the CARICOM Secretariat for our sister nations of the Region who have suffered such loss of life and damage at the hands of recent hurricanes, especially Hurricane Ivan. I want to thank the CTU for once again inviting me to address your Executive…
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REMARKS BY AMB. LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRD MEETING OF DIRECTORS OF YOUTH AFFAIRS, 3 AUGUST 2004, BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
Salutations Let me start by saying something you already know: That change is taking place all around us; global changes in the form of liberalisation and new technologies are taking place at a rate that is unprecedented; That young people are among those increasingly vulnerable to poverty, social and economic marginalisation, alienation and a number of other social ills; That…
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PREPARED TEXT FOR ADDRESS BY DR. THE RT. HON. KEITH MITCHELL, PRIME MINISTER OF GRENADA AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE AWARD OF MATCHES CEREMONY, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA, 13 JULY 2004
Ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honour to share this historic occasion with members of the International Cricket Council, World Cup Committees, the West Indies Cricket Board, the Venue Assessment Team, and cricket lovers throughout the Caribbean listening to and watching the activities here in Montego Bay. I take this opportunity, as Chairman of the Caribbean Community and as…
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STATEMENT BY HON. SAID MUSA, PRIME MINISTER, BELIZE AND LEAD HEAD FOR ISSUES RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CARICOM QUASI-CABINET, AT THE TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 4-7 JULY 2004, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
Mr. Chairman, thank you for affording me the opportunity to speak today on Belize’s fulfillment of its Quasi-Cabinet responsibility as it relates to sustainable development issues within the Region. Mr. Chairman, it can be argued that the Region is more vulnerable now than we were ten years ago to economic pressures, a declining social fabric and environmental degradation. I do…
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