Speeches
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THREE CARICOM MINISTERIAL MEETINGS THIS WEEK
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministerial Councils will meet this week as the Community intensifies its preparations for the 29th Regular Meeting of the Heads of Government to be held in Antigua and Barbuda in July. The Eleventh Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) and the Twenty-Sixth Special Meeting of the…
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HIGH LEVEL G77 PANEL PREPARES FOR UN MEETING
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The two-day meeting of the G77 High Level Panel of Eminent Personalities on a Development Platform for the South which took place in Antigua and Barbuda ended on Wednesday 30 April, 2008, with a comprehensive discussion on South-South co-operation. In the closing remarks, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Honourable Baldwin Spencer,…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR COLIN GRANDERSON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE LAUNCH OF CARIFESTA X, 23 APRIL 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana The Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Other Ministers of Government Members of the Diplomatic Corps Directors of Culture Members of the Interim Festival Directorate of CARIFESTA Members of the Artistic Community Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is a pleasure and an…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR COLIN GRANDERSON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE LAUNCH OF CARIFESTA X, 23 APRIL 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana The Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Other Ministers of Government Members of the Diplomatic Corps Directors of Culture Members of the Interim Festival Directorate of CARIFESTA Members of the Artistic Community Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is a pleasure and an…
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OPENING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, TO THE FIRST MEETING OF CARIBBEAN PLANT HEALTH DIRECTORS, 23 APRIL 2008, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Chairperson, Collaborative Partners – Food and Agriculture Organisation – Dr. Hesdie Grauwde, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) – Mr. Ignatius Jean, United States Department of Agriculture /Animal and Plant Health International Services (USDA/APHIS) – Dr John Shaw, French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) – Mr. Pierre-Yves Tycheney, Participants from the non-CARICOM Countries, Members and Associate Members…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, TO THE NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE REGIONAL CULTURAL COMMITTEE, 23 -25 APRIL 2008, LE RESSOUVENIR, EAST COAST DEMERARA, GUYANA
The Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport The Hon. Junia Regrello, Parliamentary Secretary, Trinidad and Tobago Distinguished delegates of the Ninteenth Regional Cultural Committee Members of the Interim Festival Directorate Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat I have the distinct pleasure of welcoming Directors of Culture and other culture officials to the Nineteenth Meeting of…
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OPENING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, TO THE FIRST MEETING OF CARIBBEAN PLANT HEALTH DIRECTORS, 23 APRIL 2008, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Chairperson, Collaborative Partners – Food and Agriculture Organisation – Dr. Hesdie Grauwde, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) – Mr. Ignatius Jean, United States Department of Agriculture /Animal and Plant Health International Services (USDA/APHIS) – Dr John Shaw, French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) – Mr. Pierre-Yves Tycheney, Participants from the non-CARICOM Countries, Members and Associate Members…
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OPENING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, TO THE FIRST MEETING OF CARIBBEAN PLANT HEALTH DIRECTORS, 23 APRIL 2008, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Chairperson, Collaborative Partners – Food and Agriculture Organisation – Dr. Hesdie Grauwde, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) – Mr. Ignatius Jean, United States Department of Agriculture /Animal and Plant Health International Services (USDA/APHIS) – Dr John Shaw, French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) – Mr. Pierre-Yves Tycheney, Participants from the non-CARICOM Countries, Members and Associate Members…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, TO THE NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE REGIONAL CULTURAL COMMITTEE, 23-25 APRIL 2008, LE RESSOUVENIR, EAST COAST DEMERARA, GUYANA
The Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport The Hon. Junia Regrello, Parliamentary Secretary, Trinidad and Tobago Distinguished delegates of the Ninteenth Regional Cultural Committee Members of the Interim Festival Directorate Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat I have the distinct pleasure of welcoming Directors of Culture and other culture officials to the Nineteenth Meeting of…
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SHAPING A CARIBBEAN ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY FRAMEWORK IN A COMMUNITY FOR ALL : REMARKS BY DR EDWARD GREENE ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT , AT THE TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) (ENVIRONMENT), 17-18 APRIL 2008, LILIENDAAL, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
This Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) is significant as much for the fact that it is actually taking place, as it is for its ultimate goal in helping to fashion a Caribbean Environment and Natural Resource Policy Framework. This is not an easy task given the multifaceted ambit of environmental issues, its widespread impact…
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