Speeches
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY MS ASTONA BROWN PERMANENT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF NATIONAL SECURITY, ST KITTS AND NEVIS AND CO-CHAIR OF THE CARIBBEAN BASIN SECURITY INITIATIVE (CBSI) COMMISSION AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE CBSI COMMISSION 13 OCTOBER 2011
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I am particularly pleased to join in welcoming all our participants to the Second Meeting of the Caribbean Basin Security Commission and to state how grateful we are to the Government of Guyana for agreeing to host this year’s meeting and for the warm hospitality extended to the delegations represented here today. On…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR COLIN GRANDERSON ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TECHNICAL MEETING OF CIVIL SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) PARAMARIBO, SURINAME 7-8
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Good morning, Happy Eid Ul Adha. I wish to first of all to express the CARICOM Secretariat’s deep appreciation to the Government and People of Suriname for graciously hosting this important meeting and for their warm hospitality and excellent conference arrangements. Our appreciation also extends to the European Union for its ongoing support of…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN WILBERFORCE CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE CEREMONY BESTOWING ON HIM THE AWARD OF KNIGHT COMMANDER (AD HONOREM) OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED ORDER OF THE NATION (KCN) , 05 NOVEMBER 2010, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Today, Friday 5 November 2010, is, for me a very special and truly humbling experience. Allow me therefore to make the following brief remarks. To have been bestowed with the Award of Knight Commander (ad honorem) of the Most Distinguished Order of the Nation (KCN), and moreso by such an esteemed personage as the Governor General…
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Keynote Address By Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite Deputy Secretary-general Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
– On The Occasion Of The Opening Ceremony Of The First Award Of Excellence In Services Trinidad & Tobago 31 October 2011 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)We meet here this evening in these convivial surroundings to participate in the Opening Festivities of what I am sure will be an enlightening and productive observance of National Services Week, here in…
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FEATURE ADDRESS BY SENATOR THE HONOURABLE HAYNESLEY BENN, MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND TRADE, BARBADOS, ON THE OCCASION OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TRAINING SEMINAR ON CARICOM’S RAPID ALERT SYSTEM FOR EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON DANGEROUS CONSUMER GOODS: CSME UNIT NOVEMBER 1, 2011
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is with pleasure that I join with you this morning to deliver the feature address at this Seminar for the delivery of training on CARICOM’S Rapid Alert System for Dangerous Goods. At the outset let me join those, who have preceded me and welcome you to Barbados for what promises to be an…
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Opening Remarks By Dr. Philomen Harrison, Project Director, Regional Statistics, Caribbean Community Secretariat At The Thirty-sixth Meeting Of The Standing Committee Of Caribbean Statisticians (36th Sccs) 24-26 October 2011 And Twenty –first Meeting Of The Regional Census Coordinating Committee (21st Rccc) 27 October 2011
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is an honour for me to greet you on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Irwin LaRocque, on the occasion of the Thirty-Sixth Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (36th SCCS) and the Twenty-First Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee (21st RCCC), which is being held…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY MR. GLENN AVILEZ, DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE STATISTICAL INSTITUTE OF BELIZE, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF CARIBBEAN STATISTICIANS, TWENTY-FIRST MEETING OF THE REGIONAL CENSUS COORDINATING COMMITTEE AND THE FOURTH REGIONAL STATISTICS RESEARCH SEMINAR 24 OCTOBER 2011 BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A pleasant good morning, On behalf of the Government and people of Belize as well as the board of directors, management and staff of the Statistical Institute of Belize, it gives me great pleasure to welcome all of you to the opening ceremony of the 36th Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians Meeting, the 21st…
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HON. ERWIN CONTRERAS, MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION, BELIZE, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF CARIBBEAN STATISTICIANS, TWENTY-FIRST MEETING OF THE REGIONAL CENSUS COORDINATING COMMITTEE AND THE FOURTH REGIONAL STATISTICS RESEARCH SEMINAR 24 OCTOBER 2011 BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I am much honoured to share a few remarks with you today on the opening of the 36th Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians and the 21st Regional Census Coordinating Committee meetings. It is just two years ago that I had the opportunity to address the High Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics that was held…
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Opening Remarks By Secretary-general, Caribbean Community Ambassador Irwin Larocque At The Meeting Of CARICOM-Australia Foreign Ministers Perth, Australia, 24 October 2011
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Good afternoon. Our time is short and our agenda substantive and important. I will therefore be brief. I must begin by extending my deep appreciation and early congratulations to the Government of Australia and most particularly to you Minister Rudd, and the staff of your Ministry, for what I have no doubt will be…
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OPENING REMARKS BY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE AT THE MEETING OF CARICOM-AUSTRALIA FOREIGN MINISTERS PERTH, AUSTRALIA, 24 OCTOBER 2011
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Good afternoon. Our time is short and our agenda substantive and important. I will therefore be brief. I must begin by extending my deep appreciation and early congratulations to the Government of Australia and most particularly to you Minister Rudd, and the staff of your Ministry, for what I have no doubt will be…
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