Speeches
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CARICOM WANTS STRONGER RELATIONS WITH UK
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) opened talks with the United Kingdom on Saturday morning IN Grenada with further calls for stronger partnerships to mitigate what it described as “the insidious global challenges confronting the Community.” Co-Chair of the 7th UK-Caribbean Forum, the Honourable Sam Condor, Foreign Minister of St Kitts and Nevis and Chairman of…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY THE RT HON. WILLIAM HAGUE, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS AT THE OPENING PLENARY OF THE SEVENTH UK-CARIBBEAN MINISTERIAL FORUM SATURDAY, 21 JANUARY, 2012 GRENADIAN-BY-REX RESORTS POINT SALINES, GRENADA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As I said last night, it is a great pleasure to be here and I am grateful to our hosts, the Government and people of Grenada. It is a pleasure to speak alongside my co-chair today, the Foreign Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Hon Sam Condor. Indeed I look forward to hearing from…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE SEVENTH UK-CARIBBEAN FORUM ST. GEORGE’S GRENADA 20 JANUARY 2011
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is my pleasure to add my voice of welcome to this the Seventh UK-Caribbean Forum. The tenacity exercised by the Caribbean and the UK in seeing this Meeting convened after two postponements is testimony to the importance placed by both sides on this Forum. But equally important is the context of this Forum.…
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WELCOME REMARKS DELIVERED BY THE HON KARL HOOD, FOREIGN MINISTER OF GRENADA AT THE RECEPTION /OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTH UK-CARIBBEAN MINISTERIAL FORUM GRENADIAN-BY-REX RESORTS POINT SALINES GRENADA, FRIDAY 21 JANUARY 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Welcome to the Caribbean most fragrant island – the Isle of Spice! Grenada is extremely pleased to be host of the 7th UK Caribbean Forum. We are indeed heartened to have in our midst the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom and his delegation. For most of you, this is your first visit to…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE SEVENTH UK-CARIBBEAN FORUM ST. GEORGE’S GRENADA 20 JANUARY 2011
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is my pleasure to add my voice of welcome to this the Seventh UK-Caribbean Forum. The tenacity exercised by the Caribbean and the UK in seeing this Meeting convened after two postponements is testimony to the importance placed by both sides on this Forum. But equally important is the context of this Forum.…
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WELCOME REMARKS DELIVERED BY THE HON KARL HOOD, FOREIGN MINISTER OF GRENADA AT THE RECEPTION /OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTH UK-CARIBBEAN MINISTERIAL FORUM GRENADIAN-BY-REX RESORTS POINT SALINES GRENADA, FRIDAY 21 JANUARY 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Welcome to the Caribbean most fragrant island – the Isle of Spice! Grenada is extremely pleased to be host of the 7th UK Caribbean Forum. We are indeed heartened to have in our midst the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom and his delegation. For most of you, this is your first visit to…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY ROBERT KOPECKY, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) TO CARICOM: CARICOM SECRETARIAT, 17 JANUARY.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As Secretary-General of CARICOM, it is with great pleasure that I receive today your Letters of Credence, accrediting you as the new Plenipotentiary Representative of the European Union (EU), one of the most valuable International Development Partners of the Caribbean Community. Since its inception, the Caribbean Community has enjoyed a distinct relationship with your…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY ROBERT KOPECKY, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) TO CARICOM: CARICOM SECRETARIAT, 17 JANUARY.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As Secretary-General of CARICOM, it is with great pleasure that I receive today your Letters of Credence, accrediting you as the new Plenipotentiary Representative of the European Union (EU), one of the most valuable International Development Partners of the Caribbean Community. Since its inception, the Caribbean Community has enjoyed a distinct relationship with your…
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03/2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) stands in firm solidarity with the Government and People of Haiti as they observe the second anniversary of the devastating earthquake of 12 January 2010 and mourn and remember the many persons who perished that day. The Community also commiserates with those who lost loved ones and shares their grief…
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REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE DR. DENZIL DOUGLAS PRIME MINISTER OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING OF THE FOURTH CARICOM-CUBA SUMMIT 2011 PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 8 DECEMBER, 2011
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Excellency, on behalf of the CARICOM Delegation, let me begin by saying that it is with great pleasure that we are meeting with you, today in our beautiful Member State, Trinidad and Tobago. Three years ago we met in historic Santiago de Cuba and today, we meet in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – the…
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