Speeches
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REMARKS BY HONOURABLE WALTER T. SANDRIMAN, MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, SURINAME, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SIXTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 31 MARCH 2003, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Honourable Ministers Ms. Jacqulyn Joseph and other members of the CARICOM Secretariat Permanent Secretaries Representatives of Ministers Representatives of Regional and International Institutions Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen. Since assuming the Chairmanship of the COHSOD in October 2002 I have come to appreciate that the development of the human resources of the Community is a complex task. It requires more…
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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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THE CARIBBEAN’S CREATIVE DIVERSITY : THE DEFINING POINT OF THE REGION’S HISTORY – LECTURE DELIVERED BY PROF. REX NETTLEFORD, VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, 21 MARCH 2003, UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA, GUYANA SECOND LECTURE IN THE DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES COMMEMORATING THE THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY
An appreciation of the history of this region is critical to a fuller understanding of contemporary realities and future challenges. For the Caribbean shares in the great drama of the Americas of which it is an integral part, whereby new societies are shaped, new and delicately tuned sensibilities are honed, and appropriate designs for social living are crafted through the…
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REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING OF THE FOURTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 14 FEBRUARY 2003, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Press release 30/2003 (14 February 2003) Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen Hon Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Other Heads of Government Hon. Ministers of Government Distinguished Delegates to the 14th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference Members of Parliament Your Excellencies, the Ambassadors to CARICOM and other Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Invitees Members of the MediaLadies and gentlemen …
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THE CARIBBEAN SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY: IS IT REALISTIC WITHOUT COMMITMENT TO POLITICAL UNITY? Havelock R. Brewster
A. From Common Market to Single Market and Economy A ‘single market’ is a space within which goods and services, people, capital and technology freely circulate. When created among States, it involves, so far as market transactions are concerned, the complete removal of physical, technical and fiscal frontiers. Thus, for example, moving goods or services, capital or people from Trinidad…
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STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND STAFF OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE CONTINUING VIOLENT LOSS OF LIFE IN GUYANA
The Secretary-General and staff of the Caribbean Community have been deeply concerned by the difficult times which our Member States have recently been enduring. No issue has concerned us more than the rising crime wave which threatens to envelop the Region. And in this regard, no situation has disturbed us more than that in Guyana, the Headquarters of the Community,…
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MESSAGE BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARICOM ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, 8 MARCH 2003
Once again, as Secretary General of CARICOM, I extend best wishes to the women of the Caribbean Community on the occasion of International Women’s Day, 2003. Since my last message in 2002, the world has continued to exist in a state of uncertainty, with the threat of war now ominously in the air. Women around the world have formed a…
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ADDRESS BY SENATOR THE HON. JULIAN R. HUNTE, OBE, MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND CIVIL AVIATION, SAINT LUCIA, TO THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE ACP/EU JOINT MINISTERIAL TRADE COMMITTEE, 1 MARCH 2003, GROS ISLET, SAINT LUCIA
Co-presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Ministerial Trade Committee Hon. Prime Minister, Hon. Ministers, Delegates, Invited guests, Ladies and gentlemen. I wish to thank you all for being here today ; I wish also, on behalf of the Government and people of St. Lucia, to extend a special welcome to the European delegations, especially Commissioner Pascal Lamy, for whom I know this…
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ADDRESS BY DR. THE HON. KENNY D. ANTHONY, PRIME MINISTER, SAINT LUCIA, TO THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE ACP/EU JOINT MINISTERIAL TRADE COMMITTEE, 1 MARCH 2003, GROS ISLET, SAINT LUCIA
INTRODUCTION European Union Trade Commissioner, Pascal Lamy, Chairman of ACP Ministerial Trade Committee, Ministerial Chairman of the European Union, Minister for External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation, Hon. Julian R. Hunte, Excellencies, Invited Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good Morning. The Government of Saint Lucia is very pleased to be hosting this Fourth Meeting of the ACP/EU Joint Ministerial Trade…
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STATEMENT BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE LAUNCH OF CARICOM’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS, 13 FEBRUARY 2003, LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE, ST. AUGUSTINE CAMPUS, UWI, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Integration, our Key to Prosperity. We may not be a Federation but we are definitely integrating. Hon Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Other Prime Ministers Hon. Ministers of Government Members of the Diplomatic Corps Registrar of the UWI St Augustine Campus Mrs. Tewarie Specially Invited Guests Students We are gathered here tonight in celebratory cause. The Caribbean Family has…
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