Speeches
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ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME, H.E. RUNALDO RONALD VENETIAAN, IN THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH CELEBRATION OF THE INDEPENDENCE DAY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME ON SATURDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2000
Mr. Chairman, Members of the National Assembly, Allow me, Mr Chairman, to extend a word of welcome to: His Excellency, President Hugo Chavez of the Republic of Venezuela and delegation;Prime Minister Hinds of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and delegation;Prime Minister Pourier of the Netherlands Antilles and delegation;Vice Prime Minister Borst of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and delegation;Minister Chen…
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OPENING REMARKS BY DR CARLA BARNETT, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE SECOND MEETING OF THE COLLABORATIVE NETWORK TO SUPPORT THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET & ECONOMY, 27 NOVEMBER 2000, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It is always a pleasure to welcome representatives of CARICOM Member States to the Community’s Headquarters here in Georgetown. It is especially so today because you represent an interest group which is in a key position to influence both the direction and the pace of future development of our Region. Coming as you do from Government Information Services, regional media…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE SECOND MEETING OF THE COLLABORATIVE NETWORK TO SUPPORT THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY, 27 NOVEMBER 2000, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media Distinguished Guests Members of Staff of the Secretariat It is indeed a very great pleasure for me to welcome you to this the Second Meeting of the Regional Collaborative Network in Support for the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSM&E) Public Education Programme. The task is particularly pleasing because today I address you Members…
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OPENING REMARKS BY DR CARLA BARNETT, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE SECOND MEETING OF THE COLLABORATIVE NETWORK TO SUPPORT THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY, 27 NOVEMBER 2000, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It is always a pleasure to welcome representatives of CARICOM Member States to the Community’s Headquarters here in Georgetown. It is especially so today because you represent an interest group which is in a key position to influence both the direction and the pace of future development of our Region. Coming as you do from Government Information Services, regional media…
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STATEMENT BY MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE OCCASION OF THE THIRD SITTING OF THE ASSEMBLY OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY PARLIAMENTARIANS (ACCP), 17 NOVEMBER 2000, BELIZE
Your Excellency Sir Colville Young, Governor General of Belize, Honourable Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize Madame Speaker of the Assembly Honourable Ministers Members of the Assembly Member of the Diplomatic Corps Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community Distinguished Guests Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is indeed an honour and a pleasure…
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ADDRESS BY PRIME MINISTER SAID MUSA TO THE THIRD SITTING OF THE ASSEMBLY OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY PARLIAMENTARIANS, 17 NOVEMBER 2000, BELMOPAN, BELIZE
Madam/Mr. Speaker, allow me on behalf of the Government and People of Belize to warmly welcome to Belize this Assembly of distinguished Caribbean Community Parliamentarians, the Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), observers, and other distinguished guests. Madam/Mr. Speaker, it was some six years ago in 1994 that the Inter-Governmental Agreement establishing the Assembly of Caribbean Community Parliamentarians (ACCP)…
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STATEMENT BY DR CARLA BARNETT, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 7 NOVEMBER 2000, NEW YORK
Mr President It is an honour to participate in this debate on cooperation between the UN and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in this Millennium year. Member States of this august organisation have already marked the year with some major activities, the primary one being the Millennium Summit last September. In this year also, in March the United Nations and its…
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STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, MR EDWIN CARRINGTON, AT THE LUNCHEON HOSTED BY THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME, H.E. MARIA E LEVENS, FOR FOREIGN MINISTERS, RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT HEAD OF MISSIONS AND SPECIAL GUESTS
Your Excellency Madame Minister Maria Elizabeth Levens, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Distinguished Heads of International and Regional Organisations, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Madam Minister, It is an honour, which is deeply appreciated, to have been invited to respond on behalf of the diplomatic community to your kind expression of welcome to this luncheon in celebration of the 25th…
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STATEMENT ON HAITI BY H.E. KINGSLEY C.A. LAYNE, C.M.G., AMBASSADOR/ PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES ON BEHALF OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANISATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS), 5 SEPTEMBER 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C., USA
Mr. Chairman,Mr. Secretary-General.Mr. Assistant Secretary-General,Distinguished Colleagues,Delegates,Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my pleasure to present on behalf of the Caribbean Community, CARICOM, the following statement on the region’s position on Haiti following recent political developments in that country. I would like to start thanking the Secretary General for the presentation of the report on the OAS Mission to Haiti and remarks…
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ADDRESS BY HON. JACINTH HENRY-MARTIN, MINISTER OF CULTURE, YOUTH AND SPORTS, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, AT THE OPENING OF CARIFESTA VII, 17 AUGUST, 2000
Welcome again to the smallest country to host this Region’s greatest exposition of Arts and Culture! This reference to our size is not an excuse by any means … please feel free to consider it a boast that small as we are… our pride and joy at having you here cannot be surpassed. Over the next ten days, you will…
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