Speeches
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Press release 324/2008 (31 October 2008) REMARKS BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HUBERT A. INGRAHAM, PRIME MINISTER, THE BAHAMAS, AT THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY STANDING COMMITTEE OF COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE AND MILITARY CHIEFS, 30 OCTOBER 2008, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
I am happy to have this opportunity to offer a warm welcome to Commissioners of Police and Military Chiefs from around our Region and to express appreciation for your many years of loyal service and commitment to law enforcement. We are all hopeful that the results of your meeting will assist us in better responding to the challenges that crime…
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REMARKS BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HUBERT A. INGRAHAM, PRIME MINISTER, THE BAHAMAS, AT THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY STANDING COMMITTEE OF COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE AND MILITARY CHIEFS, 30 OCTOBER 2008, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
I am happy to have this opportunity to offer a warm welcome to Commissioners of Police and Military Chiefs from around our Region and to express appreciation for your many years of loyal service and commitment to law enforcement. We are all hopeful that the results of your meeting will assist us in better responding to the challenges that crime…
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LEADERSHIP UNITING VISION AND PURPOSE TOWARD ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL ACCESS: PRESENTATION BY SIR KENNETH HALL, GOVERNOR-GENERAL, JAMAICA, TO THE EIGHTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV AND AIDS (PANCAP), 30 OCTOBER 2008, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
It is a pleasure for me to participate in this session on Leadership Uniting Vision and Purpose at this Eighth Annual General Meeting of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP). I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate PANCAP and, in particular, its Regional Coordinating Mechanism, its executive management committee, the Director and staff of the PANCAP Coordinating Unit…
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FEATURE ADDRESS BY DAME PEARLETTER LOUSY, GOVERNOR GENERAL, SAINT LUCIA, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE EIGHTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV AND AIDS (PANCAP), 29 OCTOBER 2008, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
Mr. Chairman Hon. Rudyard Spencer, Minister of Health, Jamaica Hon. John Fabien, Minister of Health and the Environment, Commonwealth of Dominica and Chair of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism of PANCAP Ministers of Government and Parliamentarians of other Caribbean States Dr. Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary-General, CARICOM Secretariat Dr. Kevin Harvey, Chair of the Caribbean Coalition of National Programme Coordinators Members of…
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REGIONAL ICT STEERING COMMITTEE TO PUSH DEVELOPMENT OF DRAFT ACTION PLAN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The work towards the development of a regional Information and Communication and Technology for Development (ICT4D) strategy and Action Plan will continue when the members of the Regional ICT Steering Committee meets in Barbados 13-17 October. The meeting will bring together representatives from Member States of the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific…
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OPENING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE THIRTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF CARIBBEAN STATISTICIANS , SIXTEENTH MEETING OF THE REGIONAL CENSUS COORDINATING COMMITTEE AND LAUNCH OF THE RESOURCES CONSORTIUM IN SUPPORT OF THE 2010 ROUND OF CENSUSES OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 27 OCTOBER 2008, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
Chairman Senator Honourable Maxine Mc Clean, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Ms. Juanita Thorington-Poulett, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs and Energy Mr Harold Robinson, Representative United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Office for the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean Professor Paul Cheung, Director United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) Representatives of National, Regional and International Organizations Mrs Angela Hunte, Director…
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OPENING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE THIRTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF CARIBBEAN STATISTICIANS , SIXTEENTH MEETING OF THE REGIONAL CENSUS COORDINATING COMMITTEE AND LAUNCH OF THE RESOURCES CONSORTIUM IN SUPPORT OF THE 2010 ROUND OF CENSUSES OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 27 OCTOBER 2008, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
Chairman Senator Honourable Maxine Mc Clean, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Ms. Juanita Thorington-Poulett, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs and Energy Mr Harold Robinson, Representative United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Office for the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean Professor Paul Cheung, Director United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) Representatives of National, Regional and International Organizations Mrs Angela Hunte, Director…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCH OF THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON CULTURAL INDUSTRIES, 23 OCTOBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Distinguished Members of the Regional Task Force on Cultural Industries Staff of the CARICOM SecretariatRepresentatives of the Media As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, it is such a great pleasure for me to welcome you to the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat for the Launch and Inaugural Meeting of the Regional Task Force on Cultural Industries. This Meeting is important…
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GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNTRIES LIKE GUYANA / BY MAURICE ODLE, PH.D., ECONOMIC ADVISER TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, TO THE GEORGETOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 20 OCTOBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman Fellow Panelists Distinguished GuestsLadies and Gentlemen Introduction Making an effective contribution to a panel discussion could be tricky proposition in that the audience could be quite bored with repetition, unless the presenters had previous consultation and reached an agreement among themselves on the allocation of different aspects of the subject matter. In addition, the financial crisis has been…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN FORUM OF ACP STATES (CARIFORUM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING CEREMONY OF THE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN CARIFORUM AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, 15 OCTOBER 2008, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
Mr Chairman The Honourable Christopher Sinckler, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business of Barbados; Other Ministers of Government and Heads of Delegation of the Member States of CARIFORUM and the European Community; Your Excellency Jean Paul Dumont Representative of the Presidency of the European Union; Mr Siim Kallas, Vice President of the European Commission; Honourable Gareth Thomas,…
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