Speeches
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MESSAGE FROM CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL, MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, 8 March 2001
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) once again joins with the rest of the international community in commemorating the United Nations designated International Women's Day. This occasion provides an opportunity to recognize the significant role women have played in the life, livelihood and sustainability of our Region and indeed, in other parts of the world and to record our appreciation therefor. During…
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STATEMENT BY MS. JACQULYN JOSEPH, DIRECTOR, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT AT LAUNCH OF 2001
As we meet to launch the 2001 Report of the International Narcotics Control Board I wish to acknowledge the high level of collaboration and cooperation we in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have had with the United Nations Drugs Control Programme (UNDCP) as we worked together on meeting international commitments. The launching of the Report is taking place at a time…
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MESSAGE FROM THE CARICOM SECRETARY GENERAL ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, MARCH 8, 20
Happy International Women's Day 2002 to the women of the Caribbean Community. One of the major issues which arose during the war in Afghanistan was the plight of the women of that country. Their sisters in the Caribbean Community, as well as the men, were astonished and distressed by the details of the hardship and discrimination suffered by the Afghan…
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STATEMENT BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON AT THE PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK “ETERNAL SPRING: LIVING WITH ENOUGH IN A WORLD OF ABUNDANCE” GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 3 APRIL 2002
Members of the Diplomatic Corps Dr Edmunds and Party Deputy Secretary-General Members of Staff of the Secretariat Members of the MediaLadies and Gentlemen It is not very often during my tenure in this Office that I have been the recipient of a book – many papers and briefs yes, a lot of them the size of books, but actual books…
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STATEMENT BY THE HON. ASSAD SHOMAN, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, BELIZE, ON BEHALF OF CARICOM AT THE MEETING OF CARICOM FOREIGN MINISTERS WITH US SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL, 7 FEBRUARY 2002, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS terrorism
Mr. Secretary: I have been asked to address the political and security issues resulting from post-September 11, 2001. The Bridgetown Declaration of Principles of the Summit of CARICOM States and the USA, of 10 May 1997, pledged to strengthen our cooperation in responding to the challenges of the coming millennium, in a spirit of partnership and mutual respect. Well, the…
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STATEMENT BY THE RT. HON. HUBERT INGRAHAM, PRIME MINISTER OF THE BAHAMAS, AT THE OPENING OF THE THIRTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 4 FEBRUARY 2002, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE,
Salutations We are today convened for the fourth time in seven months; the frequency of our meetings a clear indication of the ever increasing intensity and complexity of the challenges facing our region today. We all welcomed the opportunity yesterday, in the serenity of Caye Chapel, to sit back and deliberate at length on one of the key issues affecting…
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OPENING REMARKS BY PRIME MINISTER SAID MUSA AT THE CARICOM/SICA SUMMIT, 5 FEBRUARY 2002, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
Su Excelencia, Enrique Bolanos Gier, Presidente Pro-Tempore del Sistema de Integracion Economica (SICA), y Co-presidente de esta Cumbre Excellencies, Heads of State and Government Excellencies, Foreign Ministers and Ministers of Government Excellencies, Secretaries General of the Organization of American States, the Association of Caribbean States, CARICOM and SICA Members of the Diplomatic Corps Honorable Members of Delegations Special Invited…
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OPENING REMARKS BY PRIME MINISTER SAID MUSA AT THE CARICOM/SICA SUMMIT, 5 FEBRUARY 2002, BELIZE CITY
Su Excelencia, Enrique Bolanos Gier, Presidente Pro-Tempore del Sistema de Integracion Economica (SICA), y Co-presidente de esta Cumbre Excellencies, Heads of State and Government Excellencies, Foreign Ministers and Ministers of Government Excellencies, Secretaries General of the Organization of American States, the Association of Caribbean States, CARICOM and SICA Members of the Diplomatic Corps Honorable Members of Delegations Special Invited Guests…
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OPENING REMARKS BY THE HON. SAID MUSA, PRIME MINISTER OF BELIZE, AT THE 13TH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 4 FEBRUARY 2002, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
Colleague Heads of Government and Heads of Delegation, Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community, Honourable Ministers of Government and other Government Officials, Delegates, Members of the CARICOM Secretariat and Representatives of Caribbean Institutions, Ladies and Gentlemen. This 13th Inter-Sessional meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government has been preceded by a flurry of activity over the…
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STATEMENT BY THE RT. HON. HUBERT INGRAHAM, PRIME MINISTER OF THE BAHAMAS, AT THE OPENING OF THE THIRTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 4 FEBRUARY 2002, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
Salutations We are today convened for the fourth time in seven months; the frequency of our meetings a clear indication of the ever increasing intensity and complexity of the challenges facing our region today. We all welcomed the opportunity yesterday, in the serenity of Caye Chapel, to sit back and deliberate at length on one of the key issues affecting…
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