Speeches
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A DECADE OF DEDICATED DELIVERY : OPENING REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TWENTIETH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) – EDUCATION, 18 OCTOBER 2010, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
I extend greetings to you from the Staff of the Directorate of Human and Social Development ,and in so doing could not help reflecting on the mixed fortunes of this Council, its ever changing composition, due to the democratic processes to which our Member States adhere and to overwhelming progress to be celebrated in what may be termed a…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE VALIDATION WORKSHOP FOR THE CARICOM REGIONAL POLICY FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY, 28 SEPTEMBER 2010, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honourable Robert Persaud, Minster of Agriculture Ms. Florita Kentish, Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Representatives of Member States of the Caribbean Community Representatives of Regional and International Organisations Private Sector Representatives Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen Let me welcome you to this Workshop for the Validation of Regional Policy for Food and Nutrition…
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REMARKS BY MRS FLORITA KENTISH, SUB-REGIONAL COORDINATOR OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION (FAO) AT THE VALIDATION WORKSHOP FOR THE CARICOM REGIONAL POLICY FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY, 28-29 SEPTEMBER 2010, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Since 2005, the world has experienced dramatic increases in the prices of many staple foods. Indeed, in the first three months of 2008, international food prices of all major food commodities reached their highest level in nearly 30 y. In addition, the price of fertilizers rose about 85 percent between 2007 and early 2008 in most low income countries. Projections…
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REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE ROBERT PERSAUD, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, GUYANA, AT THE VALIDATION WORKSHOP FOR THE CARICOM REGIONAL POLICY FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY, 28-29 SEPTEMBER 2010, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
This workshop takes place at an important moment in history. With last week’s MDG Summit at the United Nations in New York evaluating the progress made mid-way to reach the targets set in 2005, we find ourselves in a World where close to one billion men, women and children remain undernourished. This is unacceptable. Let me thus be…
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ADDRESS BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY HEADS OF GOVERNMENT, HON DR. DENZIL DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, AT THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE CARIBBEAN PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY (CARPHA), WASHINGTON DC, FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2011
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I join the Chairman, Deputy Secretary General and the Director of PAHO in expressing warm greetings to you, the members of the Executive Board, who have the responsibility for piloting this noble venture which we are gathered here this afternoon to launch. I also extend heartfelt appreciation to the members of the CARPHA Steering…
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REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE OPENING OF THE FIFTEENTH MEETING OF THE REGIONAL COORDINATING MECHANISM (RCM) OF THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV AND AIDS (PANCAP), 9 SEPTEMBER 2010, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
It is my pleasure to bring you greetings from the Caribbean Community Secretariat and indeed the entire Caribbean Community on the occasion of this Fifteenth Meeting of the RCM This RCM Meeting is particularly important as PANCAP prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary at the annual General meeting in October/November this year. Ten years signify an important landmark in…
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OPENING ADDRESS BY SENATOR THE HON. ANN PETERS, MINISTER OF HEALTH, GRENADA AT THE FIFTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING OF THE REGIONAL COORDINATING MECHANISM (RCM) OF THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV AND AIDS (PANCAP), 9-10 SEPTEMBER 2010, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
I greet you warmly to the Official Opening of the 15th Ordinary Meeting of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism of PANCAP that is being held here in the beautiful resort town of Montego Bay and, in so doing to also record our profound gratitude to the Government and wonderful people of Jamaica for the remarkable hospitality and tangible support provided…
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE FOURTH REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE, 23 JULY, 2002, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.
Hon. Attorney General Hon. Minister of Legal Affairs Specially Invited Guests Distinguished Participants Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, I am deeply appreciative of the opportunity afforded me to express a few thoughts on the occasion of this important milestone in Caribbean development Already we have by the Honourable Attorney…
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ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN FORUM (CARIFORUM) OF ACP STATES ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CARIFORUM/EUROPEAN UNION CONFERENCE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES, 9 JULY 2010, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA The Honourable Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Chairman, the Honourable Harold Lovell, Minister of Finance
The Honourable Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Chairman, the Honourable Harold Lovell, Minister of Finance, of Antigua and Barbuda and other Ministers of Government Ambassador Valeriano Diaz, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Sir K Dwight Venner Representatives of International and Regional…
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ADDRESS BY THE HON. ROOSEVELT SKERRIT, PRIME MINISTER, DOMINICA, AT THE THIRTY-FIRST MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 4 JULY 2010, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
Colleague Heads Secretary General of CARICOM Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, I have come to Montego Bay with a specific mission born of my recent stint as Chairman of this august body, cognizant of our limitations but fortified by our capacities and aspirations. A mission to work and reason in the realm of what is possible, probable and pragmatic…
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