Speeches
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, ON THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY THE CHILEAN PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE TO CARICOM, 27 APRIL 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Members of staff Members of the Media I look forward to receiving today, the letter of introduction from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile naming, Ambassador Alfonso Silva as Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Chile to the Caribbean Community. I will accept that letter with pleasure, knowing that I do so from a country which has steadily increased…
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REMARKS BY HON DR. DENZIL L. DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER, ST. KITTS/NEVIS, AND PRIME MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR HEALTH IN THE QUASI CABINET OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE US/CARIBBEAN HIGH LEVEL MEETING ON HIV/AIDS, 20 APRIL 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
H.E. President Jagdeo, Hon Tommy Thompson, Hon Dr Douglas Slater, Chairman of the Council for Human and Social Development of the Caribbean Community and other Ministers of Health, Dr Peter Piot of UNAIDS, Ambassador Godard, and other Member of the Diplomatic Corps and Representatives of Regional and International Institutions, Delegates to this Conference, Members of the Press. It gives…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY H.E. JESUS SILVA, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN TO CARICOM, 17 APRIL 2007, TURKEYEN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Ambassador Jesus Silva, Plenipotentiary Representative (Designate) of the Kingdom of Spain to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite Assistant Secretaries-General Other Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Other distinguished Guests Representatives of the Media I bid you a hearty welcome, Excellency. This moment has been long in the making; perhaps over many Centuries. Indeed,…
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OPENING REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARIFORUM AT THE LAUNCH OF THE CARIBBEAN-EUROPEAN COMMISSION ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS, 16 APRIL 2004, KINGSTON, JAMAICA
The Most Hon. Percival J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica; The Prime Minister of Dominica, The Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit; Distinguished Commissioners Poul Nielson and Pascal Lamy of the European Union; Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Barbados, Dame Billie Miller; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Special Invitees: Ambassadors to Brussels, The Esteemed Secretary-General of the ACP Group of…
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PRESENTATION OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) DELIVERED BY DR. WINSTON ANDERSON, GENERAL COUNSEL, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, TO THE REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON LOCAL DEMOCRACY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN THE CARIBBEAN, 19-21 APRIL 2004, KINGSTON, JAMAICA
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is delighted to extend warm and sincere congratulations to the Government of Jamaica and to the Commonwealth Local Government Forum for taking the timely initiative of convening this Regional Symposium on Local Democracy and Good Governance in the Caribbean. I bring you greetings on behalf of the Secretary General, His Excellency, Edwin Carrington, who very much…
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OPENING REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARIFORUM AT THE LAUNCH OF THE CARIBBEAN-EUROPEAN COMMISSION ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS, 16 APRIL 2004, KINGSTON, JAMAICA
The Most Hon. Percival J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica; The Prime Minister of Dominica, The Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit; Distinguished Commissioners Poul Nielson and Pascal Lamy of the European Union; Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Barbados, Dame Billie Miller; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Special Invitees: Ambassadors to Brussels, The Esteemed Secretary-General of the ACP Group of…
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ADDRESS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRTIETH COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE (CAREC), 5 APRIL 2004, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Hon. John Rahael, Minister of Health of Trinidad and Tobago Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne Chairman of the Governing Council of the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC), Dr. Bhoe Tewarie and Members of the CAREC Council Director of CAREC, Dr. James Hospedales and his Management team and staff Members of the Diplomatic Corps Members…
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REMARKS BY HON. SAID MUSA, PRIME MINISTER, MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE, BELIZE, AT THE OPENING OF THE SIXTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 4 MARCH 2004, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
Hon. Julian Hunte, President of the United Nations General Assembly, and Chair of COTED; Ministers of Foreign Trade and other Heads of Delegations; Dr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community; Amb. Richard Bernal, Director General, Regional Negotiating Machinery; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Delegates and Friends, To visiting delegates I wish you a very warm welcome to Belize!…
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REMARKS BY H. E. AMB. ROLAND BULLEN, AMBASSADOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO GUYANA, AT THE PRESENTATION OF HIS CREDENTIALS AS PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 2 APRIL 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Secretary-General, it is an honor for me to be here today to present my credentials as United States Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community. The United States enjoys good relations with the countries of the Caribbean Community, so it is appropriate that the U.S. Government have direct representation with the CARICOM Secretariat. The countries of CARICOM collectively constitute the…
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