Speeches
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STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR COLIN GRANDERSON ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF CARIFESTA VIII, 30 AUGUST 2003, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
Your Excellency the President of Suriname and Mrs Venetiaan-Vanenburg The Vice-President of Suriname Speaker of the National Assembly Honourable Ministers Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Artists Participants Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen We have come to the end of another shining exhibition of Caribbean creativity. Over the past seven days, at CARIFESTA VIII here in Suriname, the…
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STATEMENT BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASST. SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE CARIFESTA VIII SYMPOSIUM TITLED “CARIBBEAN CULTURE AND ARTS : OUT FUTURE, OUR STRATEGY, 26 AUGUST 2003, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
It is my pleasure to bring you greetings on behalf of the Secretary-General and staff of the Caribbean Community Secretariat and indeed the entire CARICOM family. This Eighth CARIFESTA has already brought its fair share of excitement and expectations, challenges and creative adaptations, frustrations and a spirit of accommodation and understanding. After all, this festival is taking place in the…
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STATEMENT BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASST. SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE CARIFESTA VIII SYMPOSIUM TITLED “CARIBBEAN CULTURE AND ARTS : OUT FUTURE, OUR STRATEGY, 26 AUGUST 2003, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME .
It is my pleasure to bring you greetings on behalf of the Secretary-General and staff of the Caribbean Community Secretariat and indeed the entire CARICOM family. This eighth CARIFESTA has already brought its fair share of excitement and expectations, challenges and creative adaptations, frustrations and a spirit of accommodation and understanding. After all, this festival is taking place in the…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY AMB. LOLITA APPLEWAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, TO PARTICIPANTS OF THE SATELLITE CARIFESTA VIII SYMPOSIUM, 25 AUGUST 2003, SURINAME
Salutations: The juncture of the celebration of CARIFESTA VIII here in Suriname, and the 30th Anniversary year of the Caribbean Community, is an ideal time for the CARICOM Secretariat and our private sector partner, TELESUR to join resources in exploring the rich potential of mind, technology and the impact on art and culture in the Caribbean. Certainly, there is no…
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THE IMPORTANCE OF, AND STATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CSME
Mr. Chairman, Dr. Clarence Henry Prime Minister, Hon. Lester Bird Hon. Gaston Browne, Minister of Planning, Trade, Industry, Commerce and Public Service Affairs Father Charles Willock Ambassador Lionel Hurst Mr. John C. Charles and colleagues of the Secretariat Members of the media Ladies and Gentlemen Let me begin by complimenting the CSME Unit of Antigua and Barbuda and the Ministry…
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Welcoming statement by the Honourable Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community at the Opening of the Exhibition of Distinguished Caribbean Artists at the Presidential Palace, 25 August 2003, Suriname
SALUTATIONS! I am proud today as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community to welcome you all to CARIFESTA VIII in Suriname. This pride is heightened by the fact that this is the first time since my assumption of office in 1992 that this major Community event is being held in a non-English speaking country. Indeed it is only the second time…
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REMARKS BY H.E. MR EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS OF H.E. MRS ELISABETH HARPER OF GUYANA AS AMBASSADOR TO CARICOM
Your Excellency Ambassador Elisabeth Harper Deputy Secretary-General Assistant Secretaries-General Distinguished guests Ladies and gentlemen Members of the Media It is with great pleasure and delight that I welcome H.E. Mrs Elisabeth Harper to the Secretariat today to receive her Credentials accrediting her as Guyana’s Ambassador to the Caribbean Community. Not only is she not a stranger to the Secretariat but…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY AMB. LOLITA APPLEWAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, TO PARTICIPANTS OF THE SATELLITE CARIFESTA VIII SYMPOSIUM, 25 AUGUST 2003, SURINAME
Salutations: The juncture of the celebration of CARIFESTA VIII here in Suriname, and the 30th Anniversary year of the Caribbean Community, is an ideal time for the CARICOM Secretariat and our private sector partner, TELESUR to join resources in exploring the rich potential of mind, technology and the impact on art and culture in the Caribbean. Certainly, there is no…
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MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE SENT TO UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION ON THE BOMBING OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICES IN BAGHDAD, IRAQ.
The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat presents his compliments to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Organisation and wishes to express his shock at the bombing of the United Nations offices in Baghdad, and the death of Special Envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello and other United Nations officials who lost their lives or were injured in pursuit of…
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MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE TO BRAZIL ON DEATH OF UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL ENVOY MR. SERGIO VIEIRA DE MELLO
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federative Republic of Brazil and has the honour to convey the following message. “The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat expresses its deepest condolences on the tragic passing of United Nations Special Envoy Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, who died in service for humanity. …
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