Speeches
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REMARKS BY DR. FRANK ANTHONY, MINISTER OF CULTURE, YOUTH AND SPORT OF THE COOPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA ON 22 AUGUST 2008 AT THE GUYANA NATIONAL STADIUM, PROVIDENCE, GUYANA
His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Republic of Guyana His Excellency Runaldo Venetiaan, President of the Republic of Suriname and Lead Head for Community Development and Cultural Cooperation (including Culture, Gender, Youth and Sport) within the Community Hon. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and Chairman of the CARICOM Heads of Government Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves,…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TENTH CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL OF ARTS (CARIFESTA X), 22 AUGUST 2008, GUYANA NATIONAL STADIUM, PROVIDENCE, GUYANA
His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Republic of Guyana His Excellency Runaldo Venetiaan, President of the Republic of Suriname and Lead Head for Community Development and Cultural Cooperation (including Culture, Gender, Youth and Sport) within the Community Hon. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and Chairman of the CARICOM Heads of Government Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves,…
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Press release 257/2008 (22 August 2008) REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY ELLSWORTH JOHN, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 22 AUGUST 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Ellsworth John, Plenipotentiary Representative of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to the Caribbean Community General Counsel Other Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Other Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen Representatives of the Media Excellency, I have welcomed you on so many occasions before to the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community. None has however, been more special than today’s,…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY JOSE GABRIEL ZEPEDA, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS TO HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, 20 AUGUST 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honourable Secretary General, I am pleased to bring you greetings from the President of the Republic of Chile, Mrs. Michelle Bachelet and from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Alejandro Foxley. It is truly a privilege to be welcomed by you in your capacity as Secretary General of CARICOM, understanding the enormous contribution being made by this institution in the…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY JOSE GABRIEL ZEPEDA, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS TO HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, 20 AUGUST 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honourable Secretary General, I am pleased to bring you greetings from the President of the Republic of Chile, Mrs. Michelle Bachelet and from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Alejandro Foxley. It is truly a privilege to be welcomed by you in your capacity as Secretary General of CARICOM, understanding the enormous contribution being made by this institution in the…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY GABRIEL ZEPEDA, AMBASSADOR/ PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 20 AUGUST 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency, Ambassador Zepeda Members of Staff Ladies and Gentlemen Representatives of the Media Good day! (Good Jamaica Day!) It is with great pleasure that as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I welcome you all this function, and particularly to you, Excellency, to the home of the CARICOM Secretariat. It gives me even greater pleasure, that the occasion of…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE THIRTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF CARICOM, 5 APRIL 2008, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, THE RT. HON HUBERT INGRAHAM, PRIME MINISTER OF THE BAHAMAS OTHER HEADS OF GOVERNMENT HONOURABLE MINISTERS HEADS OF DELEGATION COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE HEADS OF MILITARY ORGANISATIONS DISTINGUISHED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA Good Morning to you all. A warm welcome to this Thirteenth Special Meeting…
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REMARKS BY THE RT. HON HUBERT INGRAHAM, PRIME MINISTER OF THE BAHAMAS AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) TO THE THIRTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE 4-5 APRIL 2008, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
It gives me great pleasure as Chair of the Caribbean Community to welcome you all to this very important Special Meeting of the Conference. Permit me first to thank Prime Minister Patrick Manning our host, not only for the excellent arrangements put in place to receive us but for his primary role in causing the Summit to take place. The…
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REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE DR DENZIL DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS AND CHAIR, PAN-CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTEENTH INTERNATIONAL HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE, 3 AUGUST 2008, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
H.E. Felipe Caldeŕon, President of Mexico H.E. Luisa Diogo, Prime Minister of Mozambique H.E. José Rodríguez Zapatero, Prime Minister of Spain Dr Pedro Cahan, President of the International AIDS Society and International Conference Co-Chair Dr Luis Ramirez, Local Conference Co-Chair Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen It is a profound honour and pleasure for me to be part of this momentous occasion…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OPENING OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND HEADS OF COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS, 30 JULY 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Distinguished Heads of Regional Institutions and Organisations Ambassador Charles Maynard, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Commonwealth of Dominica to the Caribbean Community Other Distinguished Delegates Deputy Secretary-General and other Staff of the Secretariat Representatives of the Media Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen It is a great pleasure for me, as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, to welcome you all once again to…
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