Speeches
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTIETH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 11-13 MARCH 2009, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
Honourable Dean Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize and Chairman of the Conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Your Excellencies the Presidents of Guyana and Suriname and Other Members of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Honourable Ministers The Honourable Chief Justice of Belize Members of Parliament of Belize Members of the Diplomatic…
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REMARKS BY THE HON. DEAN BARROW, PRIME MINISTER OF BELIZE AND CURRENT CHAIR OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTIETH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 11-13 MARCH 2009, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
Heads of State and Government of CARICOM Secretary General of CARICOM, Dr. Edwin Carrington My Lord, Chief Justice of Belize Ministers of Government and Members of the National Assembly of Belize Heads of International and Regional Organizations Members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps Other Specially invited guests Delegates Ladies and Gentlemen On behalf of the government and people…
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OPENING REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE DAVID THOMPSON, PRIME MINISTER OF BARBADOS ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE PRIME MINISTERIAL SUB-COMMITTEE ON THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY (CSME) 11 MARCH 2009, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
Colleague Prime Ministers of the Subcommittee on the CSME Honourable Prime Ministers of the Community Ministers of Government Secretary-General Ladies and gentlemen I am indeed pleased to welcome you to this the Fifth Meeting of the subcommittee on the CSME. I wish to thank our Chairman and the host, the Honourable Dean Barrow, for accommodating the postponement and…
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MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, 8 MARCH 2009
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Secretariat is honoured to salute the women and girls of the Caribbean Community on the occasion of International Women’s Day (IWD), 8 March, 2009. This annual celebration gives us a special opportunity to reflect on the achievements on the path towards gender equality and women’s empowerment. Looking back the torch that was…
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OPENING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE SECOND MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN PLANT HEALTH DIRECTORS, 4 MARCH 2009. GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Chairperson Representatives of the: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN; Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA); United States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health International Services (USDA/APHIS) Senior Officials of Member States and Associate Members of the Caribbean Community Representatives from the DR, Aruba, Martinique and Guadeloupe; French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD);CARDI, UWI, UG, CABI…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE HIGH-LEVEL REGIONAL CONSULTATIONS ON DIPLOMATIC TRAINING IN THE CARIBBEAN, 02 MARCH 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Representative of the Commonwealth Secretariat, Dr. Deryck Brown, Head of the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Technical Cooperation and Strategic Response Group for the Governance and Institutional Development Division Ambassador Kishan Rana, Senior Fellow, Diplofoundation, Malta and Geneva and Professor Emeritus, Foreign Service Institute, New Delhi Representatives from CARICOM Member States Representatives of the Institute of International Relations and the University of the…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FINANCE AND PLANNING (COFAP), 29 JANUARY 2009, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
The Honourable Humphrey Hildenburg, Minister of Finance of Suriname and Chairman of the Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP); Honourable Prime Ministers of St Vincent and the Grenadines and Saint Lucia Honourable David Estwick and other Distinguished Ministers; President of the Caribbean Development Bank; Central Bank Governors and Deputy Governors; Assistant Secretary-General and Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat; Other…
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OPENING ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY -GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON SECURITY , DRUG TRAFFICKING , TRANSNATIONAL ORGANISED CRIME AND TERRORISM AS CHALLENGES FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE CARIBBEAN, 19 FEBRUARY 2009, SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Buenos Dias Señoras y Señores, H.E. the President of the Dominican Republic, Dr Leonel Fernández, The Hon. Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada Dr. Franklin Almeyda Rancier, Secretary of State for Interior and Police of the Dominican Republic Honourable Ministers Mr. Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC);…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING OF THE FIFTH GENERAL MEETING BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF CARICOM AND THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM, 09 FEBRUARY 2009, NEW YORK
Secretary General of the United Nations, Your Excellency Ban Ki-Moon; Their Excellencies, Representatives of the CARICOM Caucus of Ambassadors to the United Nations; Under Secretary General of the United Nations for Political Affairs; Representatives of Specialised UN Agencies; Director General of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; Deputy Secretary General and Representatives of the CARICOM Secretariat; Heads and other Representatives…
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PERSPECTIVES ON WATER SECURITY IN CARIBBEAN SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES : KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, TO THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH LEVEL SYMPOSIUM ON WATER SECURITY, 5 FEBRUARY 2009, NEW YORK
Salutations, Mr Chairman: I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community who because of conflicting obligations could not be here today. I bring you greetings in his name and on behalf of our Caribbean Community, comprising 15 beautiful and salubrious tropical states, paradoxically separated; yet linked, not only by common ideals and goals…
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