Speeches
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARIFORUM, AT THE SIGNING CEREMONY FOR THE FINANCING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND CARIFORUM, FOR THE INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT TO THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE, 17 AUGUST 2007, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) was established by the Agreement establishing the CCJ which entered into force on 23rd July 2002. The Agreement establishing the CCJ has been signed by all 12 member States that have declared their intention to be participants in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). Heads of Governments of CARICOM have recognized the important…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR HARPER, DIRECTOR GENERAL, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF GUYANA AND CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) CO-CHAIR AT THE TWELFTH CARICOM-JAPAN CONSULTATIONS, 9 AUGUST 2007, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Ambassador Koichiro Seki Members of the Japanese delegation Members of the CARICOM delegation Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General Officials of the CARICOM Secretariat Members of the Media It is with great pleasure that I welcome the distinguished delegation from Japan and Delegations from the Caribbean Community to the Twelfth CARICOM-Japan Consultations being held here at the Headquarters of the…
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MESSAGE FROM MR. TARO ASO, MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF JAPAN TO THE TWELFTH JAPAN-CARICOM CONSULTATION, 09 AUGUST 2007, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is my great pleasure that the Twelfth Japan-CARICOM Consultation Meeting is convened in the Republic of Guyana, with representatives from CARICOM Member States and Japan. Since 1993, this forum has been greatly contributing to development of the solid base for friendly ties between Japan and CARICOM Member States as well as for our…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR HARPER, DIRECTOR GENERAL, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF GUYANA AND CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) CO-CHAIR AT THE TWELFTH CARICOM-JAPAN CONSULTATIONS, 9 AUGUST 2007, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Ambassador Koichiro Seki Members of the Japanese delegation Members of the CARICOM delegation Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General Officials of the CARICOM Secretariat Members of the Media It is with great pleasure that I welcome the distinguished delegation from Japan and Delegations from the Caribbean Community to the Twelfth CARICOM-Japan Consultations being held here at the Headquarters of the…
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REMARKS BY AMB. IRWIN LAROCQUE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, REGIONAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT AT THE OPENING OF THE 6TH MEETING OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ITALY FAO/CARICOM/CARIFORUM FOOD SECURITY PROJECT AND NATIONAL COORDINATORS FOCAL POINT RETREAT, 10 JULY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairperson; Dr. L. Barbara Graham, FAO Representative; Mr. Bruce Lauckner; Executive Director (ag), CARDI Ms. Emanuela Benini, Director, Italian Cooperation, Regional office for Central America and the Caribbean, Embassy of Italy, Guatemala; Mr. Greg Rawlings, Project Consultant National Coordinators and Focal Points; Colleagues All: It gives me great pleasure to be with you this morning in the opening session…
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REMARKS BY H. E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 1 JULY 2007, NEEDHAM’S POINT, BARBADOS
The Rt. Honourable Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community and Mrs. Arthur Your Excellencies the Presidents of Guyana and of Haiti Other Distinguished Heads of Government and Representatives of the Member States and Associate Members of the Caribbean Community Honourable Ministers The Speaker and Other Members of…
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REMARKS BY HONOURABLE STEPHENSON KING, ACTING PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER FOR FINANCE, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, HOME AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY, LABOUR, INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING, SAINT LUCIA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 1-4 JULY 2007, NEEDHAM’S POINT, BARBADOS
Mr. Chairman, Caricom Secretary General, Colleague Prime Ministers, Ministers, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my greatest pleasure at this time to be addressing this, the Opening Ceremony of the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community. For me it’s an added privilege to be doing so here in Barbados , one of Saint Lucia…
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THE CONSOLIDATION AND FURTHER ADVANCEMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY : ADDRESS DELIVERED BY DR. THE HONOURABLE RALPH E. GONSALVES, PRIME MINISTER, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, AND OUT-GOING CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 1 JULY 2007, NEEDHAM’S POINT, BARBADOS
Mr. Chairman, I recognise very specially the Prime Minister of the Bahamas , the Honourable Hubert Ingraham, who was recently re-elected to his Office after a voluntary five-year respite from his Prime Ministerial perch. He had welcomed me to the Bahamas at my first Heads of Government Conference in July 2001. I now reciprocate. Prime Minister Ingraham is a veteran…
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REMARKS BY H. E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 1 JULY 2007, NEEDHAM’S POINT, BARBADOS
The Rt. Honourable Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community and Mrs. Arthur Your Excellencies the Presidents of Guyana and of Haiti Other Distinguished Heads of Government and Representatives of the Member States and Associate Members of the Caribbean Community Honourable Ministers The Speaker and Other Members of…
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REMARKS BY HONOURABLE STEPHENSON KING, ACTING PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER FOR FINANCE, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, HOME AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY, LABOUR, INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING, SAINT LUCIA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 1-4 JULY 2007, NEEDHAM’S POINT, BARBADOS
Mr. Chairman, Caricom Secretary General, Colleague Prime Ministers, Ministers, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my greatest pleasure at this time to be addressing this, the Opening Ceremony of the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community. For me it’s an added privilege to be doing so here in Barbados , one of Saint Lucia…
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