Speeches
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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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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE LAUNCH OF THE CARIBBEAN AVIATION SAFETY AND SECURITY OVERSIGHT SYSTEM (CASSOS), 4 FEBRUARY 2009, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Prime Minister of Guyana, the Honourable Samuel Hinds, Honourable Minister with responsibility for Transportation and Hydraulics, Mr. Robeson Benn Director, Civil Aviation, Barbados and Outgoing Acting Chairman of the Regional Aviation Safety Oversight System, Mr Anthony Archer Other Directors of Civil Aviation Representatives of Regional and International Organisations Members of the Diplomatic Corps Deputy Secretary-General and staff of the CARICOM…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE TWENTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 02 FEBRUARY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman – the Honourable Wilfred Elrington, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Attorney General of Belize Other Honourable Ministers Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Deputy Secretary-General and other members of the Executive Management of the CARICOM Secretariat Distinguished Delegates Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I welcome…
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OPENING REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY HUMPHREY HILDENBERG, MINISTER OF FINANCE, SURINAME, AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FINANCE AND PLANNING (COFAP), 29 JANUARY 2009, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
Honourable Prime Ministers and Minister of Finance of Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines Colleague Ministers of Finance Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Ladies and gentlemen Delegates and guests. I welcome you to the 13th COFAP meeting and hope that we will have fruitful discussions. I want to thank my colleague of St. Vincent and the…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY FRASER WHEELER, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 23 JANUARY 2009, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Fraser William Wheeler and Mrs. Wheeler Members of Staff of the Secretariat and of the British High Commission Representatives of the Media Good day and warm welcome to you all! Today, we have the good fortune to witness the accreditation of the first Plenipotentiary Representative of the United Kingdom to the Caribbean Community. It is truly an…
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STATEMENT DELIVERED BY PROFESSOR BARRY CHEVANNES AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE CARICOM COMMISSION ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT (CCYD), 8-10 DECEMBER 2008, PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI
Salutations The Mandate The CARICOM Commission on Youth Development arose out of a mandate from the 27th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government held in St. Kitts and Nevis in July 2006. The Mandate is to “provide a full scale analysis of the challenges and opportunities for youth in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and to…
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