Speeches
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY HONOURABLE ROBERT PERSAUD, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR FORESTS, REPRESENTING H.E. BHARRAT JAGDEO, PRESIDENT OF GUYANA AND CHAIRMAN OF CARICOM, AT THE REGIONAL MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT, 14-15 SEPTEMBER 2009, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
Hon. Prime Minister Stephenson King, Lead Head for Sustainable Development Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of CARICOM MinistersNegotiators: Permit me first to convey the regret of President Jagdeo, Chairman of CARICOM, for not being in a position to attend. Colleagues, we are at a critical milestone, on the road to a new ambitious climate change agreement that has the…
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FEATURE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE HONOURABLE STEPHENSON KING, PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT LUCIA AND LEAD HEAD OF GOVERNMENT WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE QUASI-CABINET OF CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT, AT THE REGIONAL MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT, 14-15 SEPTEMBER 2009, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
Let me begin by being quite relevant, in extending a pleasant climatic and environmentally peaceful day to all of you. It is a real pleasure, and a genuine honour, to welcome you to this Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change and Development. Indeed, I feel particularly honoured to welcome you today in my capacity as CARICOM’s lead Head of Government with…
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REMARKS BY DR. INDARJIT RAMDASS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, GUYANA, AT THE CARIBBEAN REGIONAL NEEDS PRIORITISATION WORKSHOP – CAPACITY BUILDING RELATED TO MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS (MEAS) IN AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC COUNTRIES, 8-10 SEPTEMBER 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Madame Chair Dr. Greene Ms. Recio Mr. Barnwell Representatives of International Organisations Members of the Media Special Invitees Good morning all. It is my pleasure to welcome you – those visiting as well as our local colleagues to this workshop. I understand that for the coming days, this forum would be addressing needs prioritization as they relate to Multilateral Environmental…
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Press release 332/2009 (8 September 2009) WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE LAUNCH OF THE CARIBBEAN REGIONAL NEEDS PRIORITISATION WORKSHOP – CAPACITY BUILDING RELATED TO MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS (MEAS) IN AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC (ACP) COUNTRIES, 8-10 SEPTEMBER
I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the Secretary-General of the CARIFORUM Member States who because of conflicting obligations could not be here today. I bring you greetings in his name and on behalf of CARIFORUM, which comprises six small island developing and low lying coastal states, each with distinct characteristics, but all being apart of the…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY MS. MARIA E. RECIO, REPRESENTATIVE, UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME (UNE
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is pleased to welcome you to this Regional Needs Prioritization Workshop within the Programme on Capacity-building related to Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements in African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries project. This project is supported by the European Community and implemented by UNEP. Therefore, UNEP and the Secretariat of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)…
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REMARKS BY THE HON. KENNETH VALLEY, MINISTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY AND MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE, AT THE CARICOM/INDIA ECONOMIC FORUM: LAUNCH OF THE TRADE EXPOSITION, 8 AUGUST 2005, TRINCITY, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Honourable E.V.K.S. Elangovan, Minister of State for Commerce, India; Hon. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General, CARCIOM; Fellow CARICOM Trade Ministers; Your Excellency, Virendra Gupta, High Commissioner of India to Trinidad and Tobago; Members of the Indian Delegation; Representatives of the Indian and CARICOM business communities; Members of the Media; Ladies and Gentlemen I thank you for your invitation to declare…
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STATEMENT DELIVERED BY DR. ULRIC O. TROTZ, PROJECT MANAGER, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY MAINSTREAMING ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE CARIBBEAN (MACC) PROJECT, AT THE OPENING OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CLIMATE CHANGE CENTRE (CCCCC), 2 AUGUST 2005, BELMOPAN, BELIZE
Hon Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize Hon Secretary-General of CARICOM Ministers of Government of Belize His Excellency Dr. John Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Dr. Kenrick Leslie, Executive Director of the Climate Change Centre and his Staff Distinguished Representative…
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Remarks by His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community, (CARICOM) On the Occasion of the Opening of the High Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics Port-of-Spain Trinidad and Tobago 30 July 2009
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Remarks by His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community, (CARICOM) On the Occasion of the Opening of the High Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics Port-of-Spain Trinidad and Tobago 30 July 2009 I join Madame Chair in welcoming you all to this High Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics. In the game of cricket, the…
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The Urgency of Statistics and the Global Crisis-Enabling Development in the Caribbean Community, Feature Address by Mrs. Juliana Johan Boodram Permanent Secretary (Acting) in the Ministry of Planning, Housing and the Environment, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago At the High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics: 30 July 2009, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I am honoured to address you this morning on behalf of the Minister of PHE who is at Cabinet and unable to attend and the Minister of State who is unwell. The present Global economic crisis has been likened to the Great Depression of the 1930s that had widespread repercussions around the world.…
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OPENING REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND HEADS OF COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS, 23-24 JULY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Distinguished Heads of Regional Institutions and Organisations Other Distinguished Delegates Deputy Secretary-General and other Staff of the Secretariat Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen As always it gives me very great pleasure as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to say a few words in welcoming you all to the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat. It is good to see…
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