Speeches
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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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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE CEREMONY FOR THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY ROLAND BULLEN, AMBASSADOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO GUYANA, AS PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE TO CARICOM, 2 APRIL 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It is with great pleasure that I receive this letter from Secretary of State Colin Powell, designating you as Plenipotentiary Representative of the United States of America to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). As noted in Secretary Powell’s letter, you Ambassador Bullen, are a career member of the Foreign Service of the USA and assumed duties in Guyana in August of…
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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 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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FEATURE ADDRESS BY OWEN ARTHUR, PRIME MINISTER, BARBADOS, TO THE AMERICAN BUSINESS AND CONSULTING GROUP SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM ON “IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY, AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR US-CARICOM ECONOMIC RELATIONS”, 2 APRIL 2004, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Mr. Chairman, Elected Officials of New York State and New York City, Distinguished Members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps, The Hon. Sylvia Radix, Dr. Edison Jackson, Assistant Secretary-General of the CARICOM Secretariat, Specially Invited Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, We share a world that is caught up in dramatic change, much of which have to do with the supplanting of…
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ADDRESS BY THE MOST HON. P.J. PATTERSON, PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA AND OUTGOING CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) TO THE FIFTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 25 MARCH 2004, BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
Mr. Chairman, Colleague Heads of State and Government, Honourable Ministers, Secretary General of CARICOM, Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Introduction Let me first express appreciation to the Government and people of St. Kitts/Nevis for so graciously accepting to host this important session of Conference at short notice, for the excellent arrangements and for the kind hospitality extended to us all. Prime…
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