Speeches
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Welcome Remarks delivered by Dr. Carla Barnett, Deputy Secretary-General, CARICOM, to the Seventh Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (cohsod), 23 October 2002, Georgetown, Guyana
Mr. Chairman, Honourable Ministers, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Officials of Member States Representatives of Regional and International Organisations Distinguished guests Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen: Good Morning. It is my pleasure to welcome you all on behalf of the Secretary-General and on behalf of the Secretariat as a whole. My welcome to you to the Headquarters…
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SPEECH DELIVERED BY DR. EDWARD GREEN, ASST. SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT SPECIAL COSHOD SESSION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD IN THE CARIBBEAN, 22 OCTOBER 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It is my pleasure to welcome you to this important meeting which is essentially a follow up to the UN General Assembly Special Session on the Rights of the Child held in New York in May this year. It also provides an opportunity for the Caribbean to continue the process of building on the previous proposals for a Regional Framework…
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STATEMENT DELIVERED BY MR. ALFREDO R. MISSAIR, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, UNICEF, AT SPECIAL COHSOD SESSION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD IN THE CARIBBEAN, 22 OCTOBER 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
ASG, Dr. Edward Greene Minister Shaddik Director, Jacqulyn Joseph Excellencies and Distinguished Participants As organizers of the V Ministerial Meeting held in Jamaica in the year 2000, the Caribbean countries lead the process that concluded the decade of the World Summit for Children and paved the way, with the Kingston Consensus, to the 2002 United Nations General Assembly first Special…
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ADDRESS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY FOR CREDIT UNION WEEK BY THE TOBAGO REGIONAL CHAPTER OF CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION LEAGUES, 10 OCTOBER 2002, TOBAGO
CREDIT UNIONS- TOWARDS A BETTER TOMORROW Salutations It is always with great pleasure that I seize opportunities to return home when my schedule allows. All the more so today when that opportunity involves contributing to the development of a people-based institution such as the credit union movement. The importance of bringing people together, particularly those that are not…
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ADDRESS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY FOR CREDIT UNION WEEK BY THE TOBAGO REGIONAL CHAPTER OF CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION LEAGUES, 10 OCTOBER 2002, TOBAGO
CREDIT UNIONS- TOWARDS A BETTER TOMORROW Salutations It is always with great pleasure that I seize opportunities to return home when my schedule allows. All the more so today when that opportunity involves contributing to the development of a people-based institution such as the credit union movement. The importance of bringing people together, particularly those that are not…
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STATEMENT BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, CARICOM SECRETARY GENERAL AT THE OPENING OF THE CSME UNIT OFFICE IN BARBADOS, 14 OCTOBER 2002
Honourable Prime Minister His Lordship the Chief Justice Ministers of Government Members of Parliament Former Prime Minister Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Members of the Diplomatic Corps President of the Caribbean Development Bank Professor Bourne and past President Sir Neville Nicholls Representatives of National, Regional and International Agencies ASG Regional Trade and Economic Integration and other members of Staff of the…
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ADDRESS BY THE RT. HON OWEN ARTHUR, PRIME MINISTER OF BARBADOS, AT THE OPENING OF THE CSME UNIT OFFICE, CENTRAL BANK OF BARBADOS, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
The event which we celebrate this evening will hopefully come to be regarded not so much as a small step in the creation of a Unit, but a giant step in our support of a cause. For it ushers in the formal commencement of the new economic arrangement for our region which hopefully will create for us a future which…
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FEATURE ADDRESS BY MS LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE NATIONAL AWARD CEREMONY FOR OUTSTANDING STUDENTS, 9 OCTOBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Chairman Hon. Samuel Hinds, Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Henry Jeffrey, Minister of Education Permanent Secretary Chief Education Officer Distinguished guests Senior Government and other Officials Principals, Teachers, Parents Awardees, Students Members of the media It is an honour for me to be present here today, as we celebrate the accomplishments of our outstanding young academics, in whose hands the…
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MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY- GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE DEATH OF THE MINISTER OF TOURISM OF BERMUDA
It is with deep sorrow that I have learned of the passing of the Hon. David Allen, Minister of Tourism. The Government and People of Bermuda have lost a dynamic and committed representative. The Region's Tourism Sector will sorely miss the energy and leadership which he so passionately displayed during his tenure as a member of the Board of Directors…
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FEATURE ADDRESS BY DR. CARLA BARNETT, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM AT THE NATIONAL AWARD CEREMONY FOR OUTSTANDING STUDENTS, 2 OCTOBER 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
His Excellency the President Bharat Jagdeo Hon Minister of Education, Dr Henry Jeffrey Senior Government and other Officials Distinguished Guests Principals and Teachers, Students, and, most importantly, the students we are recognizing and awarding today for your high achievements: It is indeed my pleasure to be able to address this audience of young brilliant minds and well-wishers this afternoon. First,…
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