Speeches
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STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE KAMLA PERSAD-BISESSAR, PRIME MINISTER OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AT THE THIRTY-FIRST MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 4 JULY 2010, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
It is my pleasure to address you at the Opening Ceremony of the Thirty-First Regular Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government and a further privilege to be doing so here in Montego Bay, the tourism capital of Jamaica. APPRECIATION TO THE HOST I would like to begin by expressing appreciation to our hosts, Prime Minister Golding and the…
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ADDRESS BY HON BRUCE GOLDING, PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRTY-FIRST MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 4 JULY 2010, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
Jamaica is honoured to be hosting this 31st regular meeting of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, in Montego Bay, a city -which the Secretary-General had pointed out – whose links with the Caribbean integration movement go back to that historic conference in 1947 when British colonies of the Caribbean met here to chart a course for…
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ADDRESS BY THE HON. DR. DENZIL L. DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, AT THE THIRTY-FIRST MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 4 JULY 2010, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
Madam Chair, although the protocol has already been established, please permit me to recognize His Excellency, the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen, the Governor General of Jamaica and Lady Allen, our distinguished Host and Chairman of CARICOM Honourable Bruce Golding, our Distinguished and Honoured Guests especially those who have travelled from overseas, friends, Ladies and Gentlemen.…
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OPENING REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, EDWIN CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE THIRTY-FIRST MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 4 JULY 2010, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
Their Excellencies the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen Governor General of Jamaica and the Most Honourable Lady Allen Bruce Golding Prime Minister of Jamaica and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Your Excellencies Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Republic of Guyana and Rene Preval President of the Republic of Haiti Other Distinguished…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN. W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY PATRICIO PRADEL, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF CHILE TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 28 JUNE 2010, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency, Ambassador Pradel Deputy Secretary-General and other Members of the Executive Management Committee of the CARICOM Secretariat Other Members of the Staff of the Secretariat Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen Excellency, as we commence today’s proceedings, I wish to take this opportunity to reiterate, the Community’s heartfelt sorrow at the terrible loss of…
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Opening Remarks By H.E. Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at The Tenth Meeting Of The Council For National Security And Law Enforcement (CONSLE), 24 June 2010, St. John’s, Antigua And Barbuda
It is my pleasure, as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, to be in Antigua and Barbuda and to join in greeting you all on behalf of the Caribbean Community Secretariat and indeed of the entire Community. This meeting comes at a very hectic period for me and the Secretariat, as we are in the process of preparing for the…
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OPENING REMARKS BY ELIZABETH RILEY, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AG), CARIBBEAN DISASTER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (CDEMA), AT THE CARIBBEAN REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON AGRICULTURE INSURANCE, 15 JUNE 2010, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Good evening, it is a pleasure to be here in Antigua and Barbuda and an even greater pleasure to deliver brief remarks at this opening ceremony of the Caribbean Regional Symposium on Agriculture Insurance. Ladies and gentlemen, we in the Caribbean know the reality of living with risk. The plethora of traditional hazards which we face – natural and…
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PARTNERING TO MAKE CARPHA A REALITY : REMARKS BY DR. THE HONOURABLE DENZIL L. DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, AT THE CARIBBEAN PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY (CARPHA) PARTNERS MEETING, 14 JUNE 2010, WASHINGTON, DC, USA
It gives me great pleasure to be here this morning and to join you for this very important Partners’ Meeting for the establishment of the Caribbean Public Health Agency. INTRODUCTION This event is taking place at a time when the region and the world are advisedly recovering from one of the worse economic and financial crises since the 1930s.…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE SWEARING-IN OF MR. JUSTICE CHARLES WINSTON ANDERSON AS A JUDGE OF THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE (CCJ), 15 JUNE 2010, KINGSTON, JAMAICA
It is, for me, a signal and special honour – indeed privilege – to have been invited by the Government of Jamaica to bear witness to today’s auspicious occasion, the swearing-in of Mr. Justice Charles Winston Anderson, as Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). The occasion is particularly auspicious, as today marks the first…
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PARTNERING TO MAKE CARPHA A REALITY : REMARKS BY DR. THE HONOURABLE DENZIL L. DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, AT THE CARIBBEAN PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY (CARPHA) PARTNERS MEETING, 14 JUNE 2010, WASHINGTON, DC, USA
It gives me great pleasure to be here this morning and to join you for this very important Partners’ Meeting for the establishment of the Caribbean Public Health Agency. INTRODUCTION This event is taking place at a time when the region and the world are advisedly recovering from one of the worse economic and financial crises since the 1930s.…
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