Speeches
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OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CARICOM OFFICE IN HAITI,12 JULY 2001
His Excellency Jean Bertrand Aristide, President of the Republic of Haiti and Mrs. Aristide, The Honorable Jean Marie Cherestal, Prime Minister, The Honorable Yvon Neptune, President of the Senate, The Honorable Pierre Paul Cottin, President of the Chamber of Deputies, His Excellency Cesar Gaviria, Secretary General of the Organisation of American States, Esteemed Members of the Senate and the Chamber…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S CARICOM DAY MESSAGE 2001
Fellow Citizens of the Caribbean Community, it is indeed an honour and privilege for me, as Secretary-General of CARICOM, to greet you as we celebrate today, 4 July, CARICOM Day 2001, the Twenty-Eighth Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, establishing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). As we celebrate this Anniversary and prepare for the future, we look back…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S CARICOM DAY MESSAGE 2001
Fellow Citizens of the Caribbean Community, it is indeed an honour and privilege for me, as Secretary-General of CARICOM, to greet you as we celebrate today, 4 July, CARICOM Day 2001, the Twenty-Eighth Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, establishing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). As we celebrate this Anniversary and prepare for the future, we look back…
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OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3 JULY 2001, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
His Excellency the Governor-General of The Bahamas Sir Orville Turnquest and Lady Turnquest The Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community and Mrs. Ingraham Their Excellencies the Presidents of Guyana, Suriname and of the Dominican Republic Other Distinguished Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community…
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OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY 3 JULY 2001, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
His Excellency the Governor-General of The Bahamas Sir Orville Turnquest and Lady Turnquest The Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community and Mrs. Ingraham Their Excellencies the Presidents of Guyana, Suriname and of the Dominican Republic Other Distinguished Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community…
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SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY RUNALDO RONALD VENETIAAN, PRESIDENT, REPUBLIC OF SURINAME, AT THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3-6 JULY 2001, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
In the Caribbean we see the future rushing at us as the high, to our eyes, impenetrable wall of the tidal wave bearing many developments under beautiful acronyms such as: WTO, FTAA and CSME: the Caribbean Single Market and Economy. We, the leaders of the Caribbean bear the responsibility for not letting our nations go down in this tidal wave,…
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ADDRESS BY THE RT. HON. OWEN ARTHUR, PRIME MINISTER OF BARBADOS TO THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 22ND CONFERENCE OF THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3 JULY 2001, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
Your Excellency, The Governor General of the Bahamas, Prime Minister Ingraham and fellow Heads of Government, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen: I am delighted to return to Nassau to enjoy once more the excellent company of my good friend and colleague, Prime Minister Ingraham and the hospitality of his beautiful country, while doing the region’s work. I am especially pleased that…
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ADDRESS BY THE RT. HON. OWEN ARTHUR, PRIME MINISTER OF BARBADOS TO THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3 JULY 2001, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
Your Excellency, The Governor General of the Bahamas, Prime Minister Ingraham and fellow Heads of Government, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen: I am delighted to return to Nassau to enjoy once more the excellent company of my good friend and colleague, Prime Minister Ingraham and the hospitality of his beautiful country, while doing the region’s work. I am especially pleased that…
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FORWARD, TOGETHER NOW : SPEECH BY DR. THE HON. RALPH GONSALVES, PRIME MINISTER, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3 JULY 2001, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Barbados, Outgoing Chairman of CARICOM The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Bahamas, Mr. Hubert Ingraham, the Incumbent Chairman of CARICOM and our wonderful host; Other distinguished Heads of State and Government; The Secretary-General of CARICOM, His Excellency Mr. Edwin Carrington; Ministers of Government of member countries of CARICOM; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Other…
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SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY RUNALDO RONALD VENETIAAN, PRESIDENT, REPUBLIC OF SURINAME, AT THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3-6 JULY 2001, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
In the Caribbean we see the future rushing at us as the high, to our eyes, impenetrable wall of the tidal wave bearing many developments under beautiful acronyms such as: WTO, FTAA and CSME: the Caribbean Single Market and Economy. We, the leaders of the Caribbean bear the responsibility for not letting our nations go down in this tidal wave,…
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