Speeches
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ADDRESS BY THE MOST HONOURABLE P.J. PATTERSON, ON, OCC, PC, QC, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON HAITI, AT THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL, 6 APRIL 2011, NEW YORK, USA
Colombia deserves the highest commendation for its timely initiative to promote this open debate of the Security Council on the “Question Concerning Haiti.” I regard it as a singular privilege to have been invited to participate in this debate and to share insights as the Special Representative of CARICOM Heads of Government, a Community of 14 Sovereign nations which includes…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, SECRETARY-GENERAL (AG.), CARIBBEAN FORUM OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES (CARIFORUM), AT THE EIGHTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF CARIFORUM, 01 APRIL 2011, BELMOPAN, BELIZE
It is with pleasure that I welcome you to this Eighteenth Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Caribbean Forum of the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (CARIFORUM). You have come together in fulfillment of the mandate of the 17th Meeting of the Council of Ministers last November which set the agenda for this meeting. The fact that…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, SECRETARY GENERAL (AG), CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING OF THE THIRTY-FIFTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COTED (ENERGY), 24 MARCH 2011, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It gives me much pleasure to welcome you to this Thirty-Fifth Special Meting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), which is devoted to Energy. This is indeed a special COTED as there has not been a Meeting of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Energy Ministers for a long time – our records show that this has not happened in…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, SECRETARY-GENERAL (AG), CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY JOAQUIN DE ARISTEQUI, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATION OF SPAIN TO CARICOM, 23 MARCH 2011, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It is a pleasure and honour for me to welcome everyone to this ceremony of the presentation of credentials accrediting you, Excellency, as the Kingdom of Spain’s Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Excellency, even as we bid a fond farewell and express deep-felt appreciation to your predecessor, Ambassador Jesus Silva, whose boundless energy and enthusiasm towards CARICOM-Spain relations…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY MS. MYRNA BERNARD, OFFICER IN CHARGE, DIRECTORATE OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CICAD-CARICOM REGIONAL MEETING WITH CARIBBEAN UNIVERSITIES ON THE DRUG PHENOMENON, 2 MARCH 2011, KINGSTON, JAMAICA
It is my privilege to bring you greetings and deliver brief remarks on behalf of the CARICOM Secretariat, on the occasion of this CICAD-CARICOM Regional Meeting with Caribbean Universities on the Drug Phenomenon. The Secretariat welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with the Organization of American States (OAS), through the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), the University of the West…
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remarks by ambassador Lolita APPLEWHAITE, SECRETARY-GENERAL (AG), CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTY-SECOND INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 25-26 FEBRUARY 2011, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
Mr. Chairman, Honourable Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada Your Excellencies, the Presidents of Guyana and Suriname Other Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Honourable Ministers Delegates Representatives of the Media Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen I welcome the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community and all other delegates to this the Twenty-Second Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference. In…
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE HON. BRUCE GOLDING, PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA TO THE TWENTY-SECOND INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 25 FEBRUARY 2011, ST. GEORGES, GRENADA
I am sure I speak for all my colleagues in expressing appreciation to Prime Minister Tillman Thomas, the government and people of Grenada for the warm hospitality we have received and the fine arrangements that have been made for this conference. Grenada is the spice island of the Caribbean but it is much more than that and we are enjoying…
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ADDRESS BY THE HON. TILLMAN THOMAS, PRIME MINISTER, GRENADA, AT THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-SECOND INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 25-26 FEBRUARY 2011, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
CARICOM citizens, ladies and gentlemen, I am indeed happy to welcome all of you to our spice isle on this occasion; our 22nd inter-sessional meeting. The people of Grenada join with me in extending our characteristic spice isle hospitality that some of you have been accustomed to. We do hope that you enjoy and savor the Grenadian experience. Against the…
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STATEMENT BY THE HON. W. BALDWIN SPENCER, MP, PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AND LEAD HEAD OF GOVERNMENT WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES IN THE CARICOM QUASI CABINET AT THE LAUNCH OF THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA COALITION OF SERVICE INDUSTRIES, 16 FEBRUARY 2011, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Mr. Chairman; Minister of Finance the Hon. Harold Lovell; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Members of the Steering Committee; Mr. Nirad Tewarie, Chairman of the Network of Caribbean Coalitions of Service Industries; Mr. Timothy Odle, Deputy Programme Manager, Services of the CARICOM Secretariat and other staff members of the CARICOM Secretariat; Ms. Cassandra Simon of the Institute of Chartered Accountants…
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REBUILDING HAITI: A PRIORITY FOR THE CARIBBEAN – AN ADDRESS BY THE MOST HON. P.J. PATTERSON, ON, OCC, PC, QC, TO THE JAMAICA STOCK EXCHANGE INVESTMENTS & CAPITAL MARKETS CONFERENCE, WEDNESDAY, 26 JANUARY 2011
Salutations I congratulate the Board of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) and its General Manager, Mrs. Marlene Street-Forrest for organizing what portends to be a most exciting Conference. The timing is opportune as the Caribbean struggles for survival in a changed and most uncertain global economic environment and as the international community struggles to help Haiti rebuild after the devastating…
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