Speeches
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OPENING REMARKS BY HON LESTER B BIRD MP., PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA TO FOURTH JOINT MEETING OF THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL TASK FORCE ON DRUGS AND MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY 13 JUNE 2001, ST. JOHN’S ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA.
Mr Chairman, Prime Ministers, Ministers, Delegates Let me first welcome you to Antigua and Barbuda. It is a great pleasure to see you all here. Remember this is your second Caribbean home. Antigua, after all, is the place where the Caribbean Free Trade Area was conceived at Dickenson Bay in 1965; the location for the creation of the Regional Negotiating…
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INTRODUCTORY REMARKS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH JOINT MEETING OF IGTF ON DRUGS AND MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY IN ST JOHN’S ANTIGUA 13 JUNE 2001 BY EDWARD GREENE ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CARICOM SECRETARIAT
Hon Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Hon Prime Minister and Minister of National Security of Trinidad and Tobago Hon Ministers of Government Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is my pleasure to bring you greetings from the Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Secretariat and to welcome you all to…
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An Information And Communication Strategy : Prepared Text For Opening Address By Prime Minister Keith Mitchell, June 11, 2001, St. George’s, Grenada
The Government of Grenada is pleased that so many busy professional persons have responded to our call for help to address the crucial issue of strategic exploitation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for the benefit of our peoples and the Region. The Government is very pleased that you have taken the time and trouble to come and to add…
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PREPARED TEXT FOR ADDRESS BY PRIME MINISTER DR. KEITH MITCHELL TO THE E-COMMERCE SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE GRENADA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND NORTEL NETWORKS LTD., 11 JUNE 2001, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
Mr. Noel, Chairman of today’s Proceedings, Chairman of the GIDC, Mr. Anthony Joseph, General Manager of the GIDC, Mrs. Sonia Roden President of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Mr. Christopher DeAllie Mr. Stan Phillip, representative of Nortel Networks Ltd Distinguished Guests Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen The Government is very pleased with this initiative. We support the…
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ADDRESS TO 2001 CONFERENCE OF THE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF THE CARIBBEAN BY HONOURABLE LESTER B. BIRD M.P. PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ON MONDAY, 4TH JUNE 2001
Mr Chairman, Distinguished Delegates. Let me first thank you for giving me the privilege of addressing your Conference. As they say in the airline business, I know you have choices. I’m flattered you opted for me. I promise to return the favour by making this part of your Conference mercifully short. Mr Chairman, I was intrigued with the theme of…
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Reforming The OECS : A Paper From The Government Of Antigua And Barbuda, Presented By Hon. Lester B. Bird, Prime Minister Of Antigua And Barbuda To A Meeting Of The Authority Of The OECS, Grenada, Saturday, 28 April, 2001
INTRODUCTION The Government of Antigua and Barbuda is a founder member of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Lester B. Bird, is the only survivor in Government of those persons who signed the Treaty of Basseterre on 18th June 1981 bringing the Organisation into existence. Indeed, the conceptualization of the Organisation originated…
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PREPARED TEXT FOR FEATURE ADDRESS BY PRIME MINISTER DR. KEITH MITCHELL SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND TRADE EXHIBITION OF THE CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION ORGANISATIONS (CANTO) , 28 MAY 2001, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
I am pleased to be here at the 17th Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition in San Juan, Puerto Rico and to share with you my thoughts on the theme of this Conference “The Technology Explosion – Extending our Reach”. I believe that we in the Caribbean must extend our reach into the new vista that the technologies are offering. I…
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ADDRESS BY HON. DR. KEITH MITCHELL, PRIME MINISTER, GRENADA, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH ANNUAL CARIBBEAN MEDIA CONFERENCE, 25 MAY 2001, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
The Role of a Free Press in a Small Island State – Size, Politics and a Free Press Mr. Chairman, Leslie Pierre, Rev. Andrew Baker, Chairman of the Conference of Churches of Grenada, Ms. Jocelyne Josiah, Regional Communications Advisor for UNESCO, Mr. Wayne Modeste, President of the Media Workers Association of Grenada, Sir Fred Gollop, Hon. Ralph Maraj, Other Parliamentarians,…
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REFLECTIONS ON DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE IN OUR AMERICA: SPEECH DELIVERED BY HON. DR. KENNY D. ANTHONY, PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT LUCIA TO THE ARGENTINE COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (CARI), 24 APRIL 2001, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
INTRODUCTION Students, staff, and members of the Argentine Council for International Relations, Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina, It is with a very special sense of honour and privilege that I have come to this great land of the Americas, the land of Jose de San Martin. What fuels this inestimable sense of pride is the opportunity…
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REFLECTIONS ON DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE IN OUR AMERICA: SPEECH DELIVERED BY HON. DR. KENNY D. ANTHONY, PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT LUCIA TO THE ARGENTINE COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (CARI), 24 APRIL 2001, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
INTRODUCTION Students, staff, and members of the Argentine Council for International Relations, Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina, It is with a very special sense of honour and privilege that I have come to this great land of the Americas, the land of Jose de San Martin. What fuels this inestimable sense of pride is the opportunity…
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