Speeches
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY DR. KENRICK LESLIE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CLIMATE CHANGE CENTRE, ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCH OF THE INITIATIVE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CARIBBEAN REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY, 15 OCTOBER 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of CARICOM His Excellency Fraser Wheeler, British High Commissioner to Guyana Ms. Elizabeth Carriere, Head of DFID in the Caribbean Other Distinguished Guests Members of the Media Colleagues Ladies and Gentlemen Today’s signing ceremony would not have been possible without the determined efforts of two key people present here today – Commissioner Wheeler and Director…
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REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SIXTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 10-12 OCTOBER 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Ministers of Government Secretary-General Deputy Secretary-General Ambassadors Representatives of Regional and International organizations Ladies and Gentlemen I welcome you on behalf of the Directorate of Human and Social Development to this Sixteenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD). This has been a very busy year for the Secretariat and the Community. For our Directorate, there have…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING SESSION OF THE SIXTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) [CULTURE AND YOUTH], 10-12 OCTOBER 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman Honourable Ministers Distinguished Delegates Representatives of Regional and International Organisations Staff of the Secretariat Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is my privilege and pleasure to welcome you to this Sixteenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) of the Caribbean Community. I offer a special welcome to the Honourable Dr. Frank Anthony…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, IN TRIBUTE TO DR. LUCY STEWARD OUTGOING REGISTRAR OF THE CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL (CXC) DURING THE SIXTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 10 OCTOBER 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
I am extremely pleased today to be the one afforded the opportunity to pay tribute to my friend, Dr Lucy Steward, a national of Trinidad and Tobago and a true Caribbean citizen, who will shortly be demitting office as Registrar of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), one of our premier institutions and one as old as CARICOM itself. It is…
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REMARKS BY HONOURABLE CYNTHIA FORDE, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, YOUTH AND SPORT, BARBADOS, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING SESSION OF THE SIXTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) [CULTURE AND YOUTH], 10-12 OCTOBER 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Chairman Fellow Ministers Ambassadors Representatives of Regional and International Organizations adies and Gentlemen It gives me great pleasure to address this Sixteenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development and to bring you greetings from the Government of Barbados, and particularly the Hon. Anthony Wood, Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, and Dr. the Hon. Jerome Walcott, Minister of…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING SESSION OF THE SIXTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) [CULTURE AND YOUTH], 10-12 OCTOBER 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman Honourable Ministers Distinguished Delegates Representatives of Regional and International Organisations Staff of the Secretariat Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is my privilege and pleasure to welcome you to this Sixteenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) of the Caribbean Community. I offer a special welcome to the Honourable Dr. Frank Anthony…
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REMARKS BY HONOURABLE CYNTHIA FORDE, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, YOUTH AND SPORT
Chairman Fellow Ministers Ambassadors Representatives of Regional and International Organizations adies and Gentlemen It gives me great pleasure to address this Sixteenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development and to bring you greetings from the Government of Barbados, and particularly the Hon. Anthony Wood, Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, and Dr. the Hon. Jerome Walcott, Minister of…
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REMARKS BY LOUIS MICHEL, EU COMMISSIONER, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF CARIFORUM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ON EPA RELATED ISSUES, 4 OCTOBER 2007, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
It is an honour and a pleasure to be with you today. We are meeting here because the negotiation of the EPA is at a crucial point. We still have to reach an agreement on some key points, not least the market access arrangements that need to be WTO compatible. Peter has spoken on these issues. Obviously, we also have…
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OPENING STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE BRUCE GOLDING M.P. PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA, AT THE MEETING OF CARIFORUM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ON EPA RELATED ISSUES, 4 OCTOBER 2007, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
It is my pleasure to formally welcome you, my colleague Prime Ministers and Heads of Delegation to this Special Meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM). We are here to address critical issues related to the CARIFORUM/EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The fact that we are meeting at this…
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OPENING STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE BRUCE GOLDING M.P. PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA, AT THE MEETING OF CARIFORUM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ON EPA RELATED ISSUES, 4 OCTOBER 2007, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
It is my pleasure to formally welcome you, my colleague Prime Ministers and Heads of Delegation to this Special Meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM). We are here to address critical issues related to the CARIFORUM/EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The fact that we are meeting at this…
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