Speeches
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CARICOM SECRETARIAT PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Dr. Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary General, Human and Social Development of the Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM Secretariat) led a team of Staff Members from the CARICOM Secretariat and the Ministry of Health Guyana, on a Four Mile Green Walk on World Environment Day, Thursday, 5 June 2008. Clad in green as a symbol of…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL , CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 6 JUNE 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman – the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas Other Honourable Ministers Their 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) may I welcome you to this…
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REMARKS BY HONOURABLE THEODORE BRENT SYMONETTE, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE BAHAMAS, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL, 6 JUNE 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Secretary–General Colleague Ministers Other Representatives of Member States Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Representatives of the Media Thank you for your warm welcome on this my first visit to Guyana. I know I shall enjoy my short stay in this beautiful country. I am also, as Chairman of this Council, in the interesting position of having to welcome the host…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE REGIONAL AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT FORUM, 6-7 JUNE 2008, LILIENDAAL, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
His Excellency the President of Guyana The Hon. Prime Minister of Guyana The Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas Cabinet Ministers of Guyana and other Honourable Ministers of Government of the Caribbean Community Members of the Diplomatic Corps Mr. James Moss-Solomon, Chairman, and other Members of the Task Force Members of the Private Sector Deputy Secretary-General and other members of…
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STATEMENT BY H.E. DENIS KELLMAN, AMBASSADOR OF BARBADOS TO CARICOM ON THE OCCASION OF HIS PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS, 06 JUNE 2008, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Secretary-General, Madam Deputy Secretary-General, Members of staff of the Secretariat, Colleagues, It is a great honour for me to have been appointed by Prime Minister David Thompson to be Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM and to be welcomed formally today into the CARICOM family. Let me begin by underlining Barbados’ unwavering commitment to the regional integration movement. Most recently, at his…
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REMARKS BY HONOURABLE THEODORE BRENT SYMONETTE, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE BAHAMAS, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL, 6 JUNE 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Secretary–General Colleague Ministers Other Representatives of Member States Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Representatives of the Media Thank you for your warm welcome on this my first visit to Guyana. I know I shall enjoy my short stay in this beautiful country. I am also, as Chairman of this Council, in the interesting position of having to welcome the host…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE REGIONAL AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT FORUM, 6-7 JUNE 2008, LILIENDAAL, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
His Excellency the President of Guyana The Hon. Prime Minister of Guyana The Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas Cabinet Ministers of Guyana and other Honourable Ministers of Government of the Caribbean Community Members of the Diplomatic Corps Mr. James Moss-Solomon, Chairman, and other Members of the Task Force Members of the Private Sector Deputy Secretary-General and other members of…
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STATEMENT BY H.E. DENIS KELLMAN, AMBASSADOR OF BARBADOS TO CARICOM ON THE OCCASION OF HIS PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS, 06 JUNE 2008, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Secretary-General, Madam Deputy Secretary-General, Members of staff of the Secretariat, Colleagues, It is a great honour for me to have been appointed by Prime Minister David Thompson to be Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM and to be welcomed formally today into the CARICOM family. Let me begin by underlining Barbados’ unwavering commitment to the regional integration movement. Most recently, at his…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL , CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 6 JUNE 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman – the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas Other Honourable Ministers Their 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) may I welcome you to this…
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MESSAGE FROM HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2008 (5 JUNE 2008)
World Environment Day 2008 is being observed today, 5 June, under the theme “Kick the Habit: Towards a Low Carbon Economy”. This focus is due to the fact that the world’s dependence on carbon-based energy has been one of the main factors leading to the relentless build up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This dependency has caused such a…
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