Speeches
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Address by The Hon. Colin Riley, Minister of Health and Social Development, Montserrat Chairman of COHSOD to the Opening Session Of the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of The Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD)
It is indeed a privilege for me to address this opening session of the Twenty- Sixth Meeting of COHSOD in my capacity as Chairman of the Council. We are gathered here over the next two days to consider important matters related to the development of our region. The focus of the Meeting is on Labour and Gender Issues, issues which…
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Remarks by Secretary-General Of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque at the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council For Human and Social Development (COHSOD) On Labour and Gender 14-15 May 2014
It is indeed a pleasure to welcome you to this Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) and to the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters. I wish to welcome, in particular, those Ministers participating in this Council for the first time. This Meeting of the COHSOD comes at a time when, at the national level, we are assessing the…
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STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF ST KITTS AND NEVIS ON THE ABDUCTION OF 200 NIGERIAN SCHOOL GIRLS
The Government of St Kitts and Nevis expresses its profound concern at the abduction of over 200 innocent Nigerian school girls while they were asleep in their dormitories at their secondary school in the village of Chibok on April 14. This attack has devastated an entire village, where families are forced to cope with the daily anguish of not knowing…
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Statement by the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on US non-compliance with WTO DSB Decision
The CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), at its Thirty-Eighth Meeting held in Georgetown, Guyana 9-10 May, 2014, urged the United States (US) to become compliant with the decision of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body in the matter of Antigua and Barbuda and the US with respect to Online Gaming. The Council noted that the…
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Statement by the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on US non-compliance with WTO DSB Decision
The CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), at its Thirty-Eighth Meeting held in Georgetown, Guyana 9-10 May, 2014, urged the United States (US) to become compliant with the decision of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body in the matter of Antigua and Barbuda and the US with respect to Online Gaming. The Council noted that the…
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Opening Remarks by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque Secretary-General Caribbean Community At The Thirty -Eighth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED)
From the outset I want to thank Minister Baptiste for so graciously accepting to chair this meeting at short notice. Unfortunately our chairman, the Honourable Wilson Laleau of Haiti, could not be here due to the death of someone close to him. Also I wish to welcome His Excellency Don Tosendjojo, Minister of Trade and Industry of Suriname to his…
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Opening Remarks By The CARICOM Co-Chair Rt. Honourable Freundel Stuart, Q.C, M.P. Prime Minister Of Barbados at The Third CARICOM-Mexico Summit April 29,2014
It is my privilege, on behalf of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), to address this opening session. Mr President, at the outset let me express on behalf of all delegations both our gratitude for the generosity of your Government which has made splendid arrangements for us to participate in this Summit, and our pleasure at the…
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Remarks the Secretary-General Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque at the Opening Ceremony of the third CARICOM-MEXICO SUMMIT MERIDA, YUCATAN, MEXICO 29 APRIL 2014
It is my pleasure to address the Opening Ceremony of this the Third Summit between the Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Mexico. Forty years ago a foundation was laid for the building of a strong and mutually beneficial relationship, formally underpinned by instruments such as Technical Co-operation Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding. Significantly, Mexico…
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BRIEF ADDRESS TO HIS EXCELLENCY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE CEREMONY OF ACCREDITATION OF HIS EXCELLENCY JOSÉ MARÍA FERNÁNDEZ LÓPEZ DE TURISO, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE (DESIGNATE) OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN TO CARICOM GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, APRIL 24, 2014
Your Excellency, it is my honor to present to you the letter from my Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation by which I have been designated Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary / Permanent Representative of Spain to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Spain and the nations of the Caribbean have a common history dating back many centuries. This shared history provides a…
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Remarks by the SECRETARY-GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque On the Occasion Of the PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY H.E. Mr. JOSE MARIA FERNANDEZ LOPEZ DE TURISO PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE (DESIGNATE) OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY
Excellency, it is truly my pleasure and honour to welcome you on the occasion of the presentation of your credentials as the Kingdom of Spain’s Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community. Your predecessor, Ambassador Joaquin Maria de Aristegui, did a most commendable job in enhancing the already excellent relations between CARICOM and Spain. Given your wealth of diplomatic experience, Excellency,…
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