Speeches
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR COLIN GRANDERSON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THIRTY-SEVENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED)- ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CARICOM SECRETARIAT GEORGETOWN, GUYANA 1 – 2 SEPTEMBER, 2011
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this Thirty-Seventh Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on the Environment and Sustainable Development. Our new Secretary- General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, regrets not being present for this important meeting and sends his best wishes for a successful meeting. He was…
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REMARKS BY CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), HON. DR. DENZIL DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, AT THE OPENING OF THIRD SUMMIT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND CENTRAL AMERICA INTEGRATION SYSTEM (SICA), SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR, 19 AUGUST 2011
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Firstly, let me begin by extending warm congratulations and appreciation to the Government and People of the Republic of El Salvador and more specifically to you President Funes, for the excellent arrangements made for this Third Summit of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Central American Integration System (SICA). This meeting I remind you…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LaROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON HIS ASSUMPTION OF THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 15 AUGUST 2011
Today, I begin my task as the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community with a mix of excitement and awe given the challenges of the moment. I wish at the outset, to express my appreciation to you, Mr. Chairman, and your colleague Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community for the confidence reposed in me as Secretary-General of our Community. I…
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STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, SECRETARY-GENERAL (AG), CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE OPENING OF THE SIXTH GENERAL MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ITS ASSOCIATED INSTITUTIONS AND THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM, 28 JULY 2011, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
On behalf of the CARICOM Delegation, I wish to welcome you most warmly to the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat on the occasion of the Sixth General Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and its Associated Institutions, and the United Nations (UN) System. It is indeed a pleasure for CARICOM to host the United Nations and several of its Institutions…
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ADDRESS TO THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AND HEADS OF COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS BY DR. THE HON. LESLIE RAMSAMMY, MINISTER OF HEALTH GUYANA, CHAIR, STEERING COMMITTEE OF CARPHA AND CHAIR, COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, 27 JULY 2011, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
I am pleased to address this gathering of representatives of CARICOM Institutions. As Chair of the Steering Committee for the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), I feel a sense of accomplishment to be able to speak on behalf of this new enterprise. The signing of the Inter-Governmental Agreement at the 32nd Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government has conferred…
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STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, ACTING SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING OF THE SECOND FORUM ON DONOR CO-OPERATION AND AID EFFECTIVENESS, 26 JULY 2011, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is my pleasure to welcome you to this Second Forum on Donor Co-ordination and Aid Effectiveness. In so doing I wish to express the Community’s on-going solidarity with the Government and people of Japan as they continue their struggle to come to terms with the effects of the disastrous earthquake, tsunami and nuclear…
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Address By Her Excellency Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Secretary-general (AG.), Caribbean Community (CARICOM) At The Ceremonial Sitting Of The Caribbean Court Of Justice On The Demission of Office by The Rt. Hon. Mr. Justice Michael De La Bastide, T.C. A
Today is for me, and I would hazard, for all of us here, an occasion charged with mixed emotions, those of sadness but also those of satisfaction. It is always a sad occasion to say farewell to someone; it is all the more so, when the object of these sentiments of “fare thee well” is a person of such stature…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY MS. RIANE DE HAAS BLEDOEG, DEPUTY PROGRAMME MANAGER, CULTURE, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CARIBBEAN ARTISTS UNITING AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE WORKSHOP, 18 JULY 2011, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
A pleasant afternoon to you and a warm welcome to the opening of the CARICOM-UN Women Workshop with Caribbean Artists UNiTE-ing against Gender Based Violence. I have the pleasure of welcoming you on behalf of the Acting Secretary General of the Caribbean Community – Her Excellency Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite. I wish to express our sincere appreciation to the Government of…
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MESSAGE DELIVERED ON BEHALF OF DR. ROSINA WILTSHIRE, CARICOM GENDER ADVOCATE, AT THE CARIBBEAN ARTISTS UNITING AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE WORKSHOP, 18 JULY 2011, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
Message delivered on behalf of Dr Rosina Wiltshire CARICOM Gender Advocate At the Caribbean Artists Uniting against Gender Based Violence Workshop, 18 July 2011, Paramaribo, Suriname Let me first congratulate the artistes present for committing to use your talents to make the world a better place for all. This is what you accomplish when you speak up against gender based…
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REMARKS DELIVERED ON BEHALF OF THE UN WOMEN REGIONAL PROGRAMME DIRECTOR, MS. ROBERTA CLARKE, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CARIBBEAN ARTISTS UNITING AGAINST GENDER BASED VIOLENCE WORKSHOP, 18 JULY 2011, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
Ladies and Gentlemen, good afternoon: Let me on behalf of the UN Women Regional Programme Director (RPD) Ms. Roberta Clarke, extend our sincere appreciation to the Government of Suriname, to the Representatives of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Culture present today for your partnering with UN Women and CARICOM Secretariat for the hosting of this workshop,…
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