Speeches
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Statement by His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at the Inauguration Ceremony of the CARICOM Competition Commission, 18 January 2008, Paramaribo, Suriname
Your Excellency the President of the Republic of Suriname, Drs. Ronald Runaldo Venetiaan His Excellency the Vice-President of Suriname Speaker of the National Assembly Minister of Trade and Industry of Suriname, Honourable Clifford Marica Other Honourable Ministers Members of the National Assembly of Suriname Chairman of the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission, Mr. Justice Michael de la Bastide Representative…
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STATEMENT ISSUED BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON , SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN FORUM OF ACP STATES (CARIFORUM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCHING OF THE CARIBBEAN REGIONAL INFORMATION AND TRANSLATION INSTITUTE (CRITI), 17 JANUARY 2008, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
Your Excellency the President of the Republic of Suriname, Drs Runaaldo Venetiaan Your Excellency the Vice president of Suriname, Mr Ramdein Sarjoie Minister of Planning and Development Co-operation of Suriname, the Honourable Ricardo van Ravenswaay Other Honourable Ministers Members of the National Assembly of Suriname President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, the Honourable Mr Justice Michael de la Bastide…
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STATEMENT ISSUED BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON , SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN FORUM OF ACP STATES (CARIFORUM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCHING OF THE CARIBBEAN REGIONAL INFORMATION AND TRANSLATION INSTITUTE (CRITI), 17 JANUARY 2008, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
Your Excellency the President of the Republic of Suriname, Drs Runaaldo Venetiaan Your Excellency the Vice president of Suriname, Mr Ramdein Sarjoie Minister of Planning and Development Co-operation of Suriname, the Honourable Ricardo van Ravenswaay Other Honourable Ministers Members of the National Assembly of Suriname President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, the Honourable Mr Justice Michael de la Bastide…
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“THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF CARIBBEAN DISASTER MANAGEMENT – VISION BECOMING REALITY” : FEATURE ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE SECOND CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE ON COMPREHENSIVE DISASTER MANAGEMENT, 11 DECEMBER 2007, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
Hon. Mia Mottley, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Economic Affairs and Development of Barbados Hon. Dale Marshall, Attorney-General and Minister of Home Affairs of Barbados, and Other Distinguished Representatives of the Government of Barbados Mr. Jeremy Collymore, Coordinator, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency and Staff of CDERA Distinguished Heads of Other CARICOM Institutions and Organisations Members of the Diplomatic…
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“THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF CARIBBEAN DISASTER MANAGEMENT – VISION BECOMING REALITY” : FEATURE ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE SECOND CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE ON COMPREHENSIVE DISASTER MANAGEMENT, 11 DECEMBER 2007, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
Hon. Mia Mottley, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Economic Affairs and Development of Barbados Hon. Dale Marshall, Attorney-General and Minister of Home Affairs of Barbados, and Other Distinguished Representatives of the Government of Barbados Mr. Jeremy Collymore, Coordinator, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency and Staff of CDERA Distinguished Heads of Other CARICOM Institutions and Organisations Members of the Diplomatic…
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CARICOM YOUTH AMBASSADORS MEET TO REVIEW THEIR PROGRAMME
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Youth Ambassador programme opened its three-day strategic planning and evaluation workshop yesterday Tuesday 11 December 2007, in Nassau, The Bahamas, under the theme Lessons of the Past: Building blocks for the future. More than 30 delegates including twenty-two youth ambassadors, youth officers, and facilitators are attending the meeting at the…
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL PAYS TRIBUTE TO HERBERT HENRY MCKENLEY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), H.E. Edwin Carrington has extended deepest condolences to the wife, relatives, and Government of Jamaica, on the passing of the late outstanding athlete, Herbert Henry McKenley. In a Tribute to Mr. McKenley, the Secretary-General said that his outstanding achievements seated him comfortably among the distinguished stalwarts of any…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY MR. FELIPE PEREZ ROQUE, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA, ON THE OCCASION OF CARICOM-CUBA DAY, 8 DECEMBER 2007
Tomorrow, 8th December, together with the kindred peoples of the Caribbean, we celebrate Cuba-CARICOM Day. This is the 35th anniversary of the joint decision by Barbados, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Jamaica and the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, to establish diplomatic relations with Cuba, a brave gesture that defied the policy of isolation imposed by the United States on…
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STATEMENT BY THE RT. HONOURABLE OWEN S. ARTHUR, M.P., CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND PRIME MINISTER OF BARBADOS TO MARK CARICOM-CUBA DAY, 8 DECEMBER 2007
It is my distinct honour to address the people of the Caribbean Community and of Cuba as we celebrate another CARICOM-Cuba day on this the 35th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and four CARICOM Member States, namely Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana Trinidad and Tobago. Since that historic day in 1972, the bonds of friendship and solidarity have…
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STATEMENT BY CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ON POVERTY AND THE RISING COST OF LIVING IN MEMBER STATES, ISSUED ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWELFTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 7 DECEMBER 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
We, the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, meeting in Georgetown, Guyana at the Twelfth Special Meeting of the Conference on Friday, 7 December 2007, with a view to finding solutions, at both the national and regional levels, to the critical issue of poverty and the rising cost of living, took note of the research which highlights a number…
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