Speeches
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY KEMAL SIDDIQUE AT THE CEREMONY FOR THE PRESENTATION OF HIS CREDENTIALS TO THE CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL, AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, AT THE CARICOM SECRETARIAT HEADQUARTERS, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 14 MARCH 2012
Thank you, Secretary General Larocque, for your kind words. It is a great honour, and a great pleasure as well, to be visiting the region again. I will keep my remarks brief. Let me simply point out that Singapore has always and continues to value our relationship with the countries of the Caribbean. Our relations with the region date back…
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STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE,SECRETARY-GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 8 MARCH 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is an honour and a privilege for me to recognize and celebrate the women and girls of the Caribbean Community on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2012, with this statement. This annual celebration gives us a special opportunity to reflect on the achievements, and on ways of overcoming the challenges we face, as…
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL WANTS A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RURAL WOMEN IN CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, has called for a recommitment of efforts to provide the enabling environment that would improve the quality of life of rural women. In statement to mark International Women’s Day 2012, Ambassador LaRocque stressed the importance of addressing the special needs of rural women and girls as this…
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SPEECH BY H. E. DESIRÉ D. BOUTERSE, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME AT THE TWENTY-THIRD INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME, 8 MARCH 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Honourable Heads of Government, High Officials and Dignitaries of State Officers of CARICOM Friends, it is my honour and pleasure to welcome you to the Republic of Suriname. Today is March 8, International Women’s Day and also the Celebration of Holi Phagwah, both auspicious occasions for us in this Region. Let me begin by…
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OPENING REMARKS DELIVERED BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME, 8 MARCH 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is my privilege and honour to welcome you all to the Twenty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community. In extending that welcome, I do so especially to His Excellency Donald Ramotar, President of Guyana, who is attending his first Meeting of the Conference, and to the…
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STATEMENT BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE DR. DENZIL DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS AT THE TWENTY-THIRD INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), PARAMARIBO SURINAME, 8-9 MARCH 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I am pleased to join my distinguished colleagues, our Secretary General LaRocque and the other members of the CARICOM delegations who have all converged here in Suriname in conveying profound gratitude to Your Excellency, President Desi Bouterse, your Government and people of the Republic of Suriname for the unique hospitality extended to us here…
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SPORTS ACADEMY LAUNCH FOR CARICOM SUMMIT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Regional Sports Academy will be launched at the Twenty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) which begins in Paramaribo, Suriname on Thursday 8 March 2012. The inaugural group of students to the Academy, which will be in Suriname, will be presented to the Bureau of…
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ADDRESS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE GUYANA MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATION LTD BUSINESS LUNCHEON 29 FEBRUARY 2012 GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown) Thank you for this invitation to speak at your quarterly Luncheon. This Luncheon affords me the first opportunity, since assuming office as Secretary-General some six months ago, to address a forum in Guyana outside of the confines of Secretariat’s Headquarters or a Secretariat organized event. The time could not be more appropriate for me to…
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ADDRESS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE GUYANA MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATION LTD BUSINESS LUNCHEON 29 FEBRUARY 2012 GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown) Thank you for this invitation to speak at your quarterly Luncheon. This Luncheon affords me the first opportunity, since assuming office as Secretary-General some six months ago, to address a forum in Guyana outside of the confines of Secretariat’s Headquarters or a Secretariat organized event. The time could not be more appropriate for me to…
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GEORGETOWN MEETING REVIEWS CaribVET CHARTER, TACKLES SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Coordinating Unit and Chairs of the Working Groups of the Caribbean Animal Health Network (CaribVET) met at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, 14-15 February and revised the network’s Charter Document. The revised Charter, which outlines the principles, organisation and functions of the Network, will be presented for ratification when CaribVET’s…
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