Speeches
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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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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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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, 10 DECEMBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana Distinguished Representatives of the United Nations (UN) Sir George Alleyne Other Distinguished Participants Distinguished Guests Representatives of the MediA Ladies and Gentlemen Today, the 10th of December 2008 the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) joins the international community in marking the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) under the theme “Dignity…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY THE HONOURABLE EVANS LESCOUFLAIR, MINISTER OF YOUTH, SPORT AND CIVIC ACTION, HAITI, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE CARICOM COMMISSION ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, 8 DECEMBER 2008, PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
Members of the Haitian Government Master Ambassador, Representative of the Bureau of CARICOM in Haiti Master Director General of the Ministry, Youth and Sports and Civic Action Master Co-Chair of the CARICOM Commission for the Development of Youth Madam the Regional Director of UNICEF Madam the Executive Director of IDEJEN Madam, Master Ambassadors of Youth of Haiti to CARICOM Directors…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY PROFESSOR BARRY CHEVANNES, CO-CHAIR OF THE CARICOM COMMISSION ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT (CCYD) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE CCYD, 8 DECEMBER 2008, PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of my Co-Chair and all the other members of the CARICOM Commission on Youth Development I wish to extend warm greetings to all you who by your presence here at this our third Meeting have signaled your support and friendship to what is one of the most important Commissions established by the Heads of Government…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE ORDER OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (OCC) TO HIS EXCELLENCY FIDEL CASTRO RUZ, 8 DECEMBER 2008, SANTIAGO DE CUBA, CUBA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) His Excellency Edwin Carrington has described Cuba’s former President His Excellency Fidel Castro Ruz as a true Caribbean Man. Speaking a the opening ceremony of the Third CARICOM-Cuba Summit in Santiago de Cuba on Monday 8 December, the Secretary General said it was only fitting that the…
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