Speeches
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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 H.E. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Occasion of the Twelfth Special Meeting of the Council For Human and Social Development (COHSOD) for Children Georgetown, Guyana 17 March 2008
Master of Ceremonies, Mr Carlton James Chairman of COHSOD, Mr. Peter Martinez, Minister of Community Development and Transformation, Belize Hon Clement Rohee, Minister of Home Affairs, Guyana Hon Edwin Wolf, Minister of Education and Community Development, Suriname and representative of His Excellency, Runaldo Venetiaan, President of Suriname and Lead Head of Government for Culture, Youth and Sport Ministers of Government,…
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Speech delivered by UNICEF Regional Director, Nils Kastberg Special COHSOD on Children Georgetown,
Mr. Chairman, H.E. the Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Honourable Ministers Distinguished Delegates Colleagues Representatives from Regional and International Organisations Staff of the Secretariat of the Caribbean Community Representatives of the Media, to those of you representing youth media Ladies and Gentlemen It gives me particular pleasure to address this Special COHSOD. It is special by the nature of…
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MESSAGE FROM THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is honoured to salute the women and girls of the Caribbean Community today on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2008. International Women’s Day (IWD) is an occasion to review and reflect on the quest by women for equality, peace and development. It also affords an opportunity to celebrate…
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Remarks by H. E. Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Occasion of the Twelfth Meeting of the Council For Finance And Planning (COFAP), 6 March 2008, Nassau The Bahamas
Honourable Michael Brown, Minister of National Mobilisation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Chairman of the Council for Finance and Planning; Honourable Roosevelt Skerritt, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Dominica; Other Distinguished Ministers of Finance; Other Distinguished Ministers; Central Bank Governors and Deputy Governors; Representatives of Regional and International Organisations; Distinguished Delegates and Officials; Representatives of the…
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ADDRESS BY HER EXCELLENCY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE MINISTERIAL STRATEGIC BRIEFING SEMINAR OF THE CARIBBEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION (CTU), 28 FEBRUARY 2008, HAMILTON, BERMUDA
Thank you, Mr. Chairman Hon. Clive Mullings, President of CTU and Minister of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications of Jamaica Hon. Terry Lister, Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and E-Commerce of Bermuda Other Ministers of Government Dr. Hamadoun Toure, Secretary-General of the ITU Ms. Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of CTU Delegates, Representatives of Member States and the Private Sector Representatives of the Media…
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ADDRESS BY HER EXCELLENCY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE MINISTERIAL STRATEGIC BRIEFING SEMINAR OF THE CARIBBEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION (CTU), 28 FEBRUARY 2008, HAMILTON, BERMUDA
Hon. Clive Mullings, President of CTU and Minister of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications of Jamaica Hon. Terry Lister, Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and E-Commerce of Bermuda Other Ministers of Government Dr. Hamadoun Toure, Secretary-General of the ITU Ms. Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General of CTU Delegates, Representatives of Member States and the Private Sector Representatives of the Media There could be no…
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EPA TAKES CENTRE STAGE AT KEY COMMUNITY MEETINGS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A series of key meetings of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), including the Nineteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Heads of Government in Nassau, The Bahamas, will be held within the next ten days. Among them is the Meeting of the Reflections Group on the CARIFORUM/EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that was initialed last December in…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY HER EXCELLENCY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE TRIPARTITE COMMITTEE : HAITI CSME PROGRAMME, 26 FEBRUARY 2008, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Good morning Dear colleagues from Haiti, CIDA and the CARICOM Secretariat. A special good morning to our colleagues in the CSME Unit in Barbados who have joined us by videoconference. It is with sincere pleasure that I welcome the delegations of the Government of Haiti and of the Government of Canada represented by CIDA to the CARICOM Secretariat, headquartered here…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY HER EXCELLENCY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE TRIPARTITE COMMITTEE : HAITI CSME PROGRAMME, 26 FEBRUARY 2008, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Good morning Dear colleagues from Haiti, CIDA and the CARICOM Secretariat. A special good morning to our colleagues in the CSME Unit in Barbados who have joined us by videoconference. It is with sincere pleasure that I welcome the delegations of the Government of Haiti and of the Government of Canada represented by CIDA to the CARICOM Secretariat, headquartered here…
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