Speeches
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SEVENTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) ON SPORT, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 9 OCTOBER 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) There can be no better time to discuss the issue of sport than in the current atmosphere of Caribbean success. The 27th Olympiad memories of the sterling performances and monumental achievement of the Region’s athletes remain fresh in our hearts and minds. And now the Region’s cricketers have added to this sense of euphoria…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE CARIBBEAN WELLNESS DAY OBSERVANCES, NATIONAL PARK, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 8 SEPTEMBER 2012: LOVE THAT BODY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Today across the Caribbean Community we observe Caribbean Wellness Day under the theme ‘Love that Body – Building the Foundation for Healthy Lifestyles'. For 2012 we are focusing on addressing the prevention and control of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) among the Regions’ children. Similar activities, such as the walk today and the ‘Know Your…
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STATEMENT FROM THE CARICOM SECRETARIAT ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIFTH OBSERVANCE OF CARIBBEAN WELLNESS DAY, 8TH SEPTEMBER 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat sounds its annual call to the people of the Caribbean Community to join Caribbean Wellness Day (CWD) celebrations under the theme ‘Love that Body – Building the Foundation for Healthy Lifestyles’ with a focus on addressing the prevention and control of NCDs among the Regions children. Caribbean Wellness Day,…
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REMARKS BY THE HON. DR. FLORENCE DUPERVAL GUILLAUME MINISTER OF HEALTH HAITI TO THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE 19TH MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF PANCAP HAITI 5 SEPTEMBER 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As we commence this Nineteenth Ordinary Meeting of the Executive Board in the resilient land of Haiti, I greet you warmly on behalf of the 65 members that comprise the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) established Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP). I wish to join the First Lady of Haiti, Madam Sophia Martelly,…
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MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, ON THE OCCASION OF CARIBBEAN STATISTICS DAY 15 OCTOBER 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Monday, 15 October 2012 marks the fourth observance by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) of Caribbean Statistics Day, which is aimed not only at raising the profile of statistics and statisticians across the Region but also at recognising the crucial role of statistics in the advancement of the daily lives of the people of our…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE SECOND HIGH-LEVEL FORUM ON KOREA-CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, 31 JULY 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is a distinct pleasure for me to address this Second High Level Forum on Korea-Caribbean Partnership between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Korea. It is a pleasure both because of the warm and friendly relations between the two sides and also because of the generous hospitality extended to us since…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE CARICOM DAY CELEBRATIONS IN KOREA, 30 JULY 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is an honour and pleasure, to address you on behalf of the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) participating in Yeosu Expo 2012 here in the Republic of Korea. It is gratifying that I am doing so on this special occasion of CARICOM National Day. The friendly relations between the Caribbean Community and…
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PIVOTAL MEETING OF REGIONAL EPA FUNCTIONARIES TO BE CONVENED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is convening a meeting of National coordinators and heads of national implementation units of the fifteen Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific (CARIFORUM) States under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union. The Meeting, on 2 and 3 August in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, will allow…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE SECOND HIGH-LEVEL FORUM ON KOREA-CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, 31 JULY 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is a distinct pleasure for me to address this Second High Level Forum on Korea-Caribbean Partnership between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Korea. It is a pleasure both because of the warm and friendly relations between the two sides and also because of the generous hospitality extended to us since…
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EXPO 2012 YEOSU CELEBRATE CARICOM DAY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has underscored the importance of its participation in, and expectations of the Exposition 2012 now underway in the Republic of Korea under the theme `The Living Ocean and Coast’. Ambassador Irwin laRocque, Secretary-General of CARICOM, who is in Korea on an official visit, addressed CARICOM Day celebrations at the Exposition…
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