Speeches
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OPENING REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 4 JULY 2004, GRAND ANSE, GRENADA
His Excellency, the Governor-General of Grenada, Sir Daniel Williams and Lady Williams Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Their Excellencies the Presidents of Guyana and of Suriname Other Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Hon. Ministers Members of the Diplomatic Corps Members…
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ADDRESS BY THE MOST HON. P.J. PATTERSON ON, PC, QC, MP PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA AT THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY , 4 JULY 2004, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
Mr. Chairman Colleague Heads of State and Government Honourable Ministers Secretary General Delegates Specially Invited Guests of International Organisations Members of the Diplomatic Corps Ladies and Gentlemen: Introduction Let me first thank the Government and people of Grenada for their cordial welcome and gracious hospitality. I extend warm congratulations to the Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith…
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OPENING ADDRESS BY THE HON. BALDWIN SPENCER, PRIME MINISTER, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, AND OUTGOING CHAIRMAN, CARICOM, AT THE TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 4 JULY 2004, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
Mr. Chairman; Colleague Heads of Government; Distinguished Members of the Legislative, Judicial and Executive Authorities of Grenada; Esteemed Secretary General of the Commonwealth; Esteemed Secretary General of the Organisation of American States; Excellencies of the Diplomatic Corps; Distinguished Delegates; Specially Invited Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen; Brothers and Sisters: Prime Minister Mitchell and the Grenadian people have succeeded in making the…
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ADDRESS BY H.E. MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), TO THE GRADUATION EXERCISE AT THE BISHOP’S HIGH SCHOOL, 30 JUNE 2004, TOBAGO
Acting Principal, Mr. Sebro Members of the School Board Teachers and other members of staff Distinguished Guests The Graduating Class of 2004 Ladies and gentlemen It gives me very special pleasure to have been invited to address today’s Graduation Exercise. Notwithstanding the fact that the Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government to which I am en route,…
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WORLD TRADE CENTRE/CARIBBEAN CENTRAL AMERICA ACTION/CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT – FLORIDA-CARIBBEAN COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES: POSITI0NING CARIBBEAN BUSINESSES TO COMPETE IN AN FTAA ERA – THE FLORIDA-CARIBBEAN RELATIONSHIP: A CARIBBEAN PERSPECTIVE PRESENTED BY MR. BYRON W. BLAKE, CONSULTANT, TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT, 23-24 JUNE 2004
Introduction The Florida-Caribbean relationship is both historical and strategic. The Caribbean benefitted in the World War II and post-World War II periods as significant numbers of Caribbean farm workers found employment building the Florida Sugar and Citrus Industries. The strong agrarian Florida economy laid the base for its current dynamic industrial and service-based economy. The new economy has attracted more…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY SEN. THE HON. KNOWLSON GIFT, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 18 JUNE 2004, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Chairman, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tourism, International Trade and Transport of Antigua and Barbuda Honourable Ministers, Secretary General, Representatives of the CARICOM Secretariat, Distinguished Delegates, Members of the Media. On behalf of the Government and people of Trinidad and Tobago, it gives me great pleasure to welcome delegates to Port of Spain and to the Fourteenth Meeting of the Community…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY SEN. THE HON. KNOWLSON GIFT, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 18 JUNE 2004, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.
Chairman, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tourism, International Trade and Transport of Antigua and Barbuda Honourable Ministers, Secretary General, Representatives of the CARICOM Secretariat, Distinguished Delegates, Members of the Media. On behalf of the Government and people of Trinidad and Tobago, it gives me great pleasure to welcome delegates to Port of Spain and to the Fourteenth Meeting of the Community…
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CARICOM MINISTERS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH AGRICULTURE AND ITS LINKAGES TO OTHER SECTORS
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers of Agriculture and Trade participated in the Seventeenth Meeting of the Council For Trade and Economic Development (COTED), at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on 16-17 June 2004, under the chairmanship of Hon. Montgomery Daniel, Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The main focus…
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OPENING REMARKS BY H.E. MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), TO THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 18 JUNE 2004, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Mr. Chairman, Hon. Harold Lovell, Minister of Tourism, Foreign Affairs, International Transportation and Trade of Antigua and Barbuda Other Honourable Ministers Other Distinguished Delegates Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, it is my pleasure this morning in making these brief opening remarks to welcome you all to this Fourteenth Meeting of the…
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REMARKS BY H.E. MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE OPENING OF THE SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 16 JUNE 2004, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Honourable Ministers Other Distinguished Delegates Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is with special pleasure that I welcome you to this Seventeenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). The welcome is particularly warm for the number of new Ministers who are with us for the very first time. I…
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