Speeches
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WORLD BANK SEES POLITICAL WILL IN VITAL FOLLOW-UP
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ms. Caroline Anstey, Director, Caribbean Country Management Unit, World Bank, said the challenge that follows the Conference on the Caribbean will be to translate the tremendous capital that was evident into tangible benefits for the Caribbean people. The World Bank, one of the co-sponsors of the Conference, held in Washington, DC from 19-21 June…
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ADDRESS BY THE MOST HON. PORTIA SIMPSON MILLER, ON, MP, PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CARICOM PRIME MINISTERIAL SUB-COMMITTEE ON EXTERNAL NEGOTIATIONS TO THE CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN, 19 JUNE 2007, WASHINGTON, D.C.
THEME: THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT: CARICOM’S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE CURRENT AND FUTURE GLOBAL SYSTEM Mr. Chairman Distinguished Heads of State and Heads of Government Honourable Ministers of Government Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Edwin Carrington Your Excellencies, Members of the Diplomatic Corps Government Officials of the United States and the Caribbean Community Officials of the International Financial…
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OPENING STATEMENT DELIVERED BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN, 19 JUNE 2007, WASHINGTON, DC
Distinguished Heads of State and Government Other Distinguished Participants Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen A very, very warm welcome to you all The great honour and privilege has fallen to me as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to call this historic CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN: A 20/20 VISION to order. It is also my honour and privilege…
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OPENING STATEMENT DELIVERED BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN, 19 JUNE 2007, WASHINGTON, D.C.
Distinguished Heads of State and Government Other Distinguished Participants Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen A very, very warm welcome to you all The great honour and privilege has fallen to me as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to call this historic CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN: A 20/20 VISION to order. It is also my honour and privilege…
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REMARKS BY H. E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY H. E. JOSE L. VIGNOLO, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC TO CARICOM, 14 JUNE 2007, TURKEYEN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Ambassador Jose L. Vignolo Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite Members of Executive Management Other Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Representatives of the Media Other Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen It is my honour and pleasure to extend a warm welcome to you, Ambassador Vignolo, on the occasion of your accreditation as the first Plenipotentiary Representative of the…
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CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN REGION SEEKS MATURE PARTNERSHIP WITH US
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM is approaching next week’s Conference on the Caribbean as the start of a new process of engagement between the Region and the United States. More than 100 Caribbean officials will be in Washington for the Conference to be held in Washington DC from 19-21 June, and 700 persons have already registered. The highpoint…
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REMARKS BY H. E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY H. E. JOSE L. VIGNOLO, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC TO CARICOM, 14 JUNE 2007, TURKEYEN, GUYANA
Your Excellency Ambassador Jose L. Vignolo Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite Members of Executive Management Other Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Representatives of the Media Other Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen It is my honour and pleasure to extend a warm welcome to you, Ambassador Vignolo, on the occasion of your accreditation as the first Plenipotentiary Representative of the…
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CARICOM YOUTH AMBASSADORS PARTNER WITH TELESUR TO PROMOTE CSME
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Youth Ambassadors are partnering with telecommunications giant of Suriname, Telesur, to develop a high impact Information and Communication Technology (ICT) project that is expected to engage Caribbean Youth in competitive activities that will promote the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME). The proposed project titled, Cari-CAM aims to use Information and Communication Technologies…
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR, STABROEK NEWS, 9 JUNE 2007: CHARTER OF CIVIL SOCIETY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat wishes to thank Mr. Bryn Pollard for his letter to the Editor, Stabroek News on Saturday, 9 June 2007 entitled `National Committees are Vital to the Implementation of the Charter of Civil Society’. In stating that “Article 4 of the Charter mandates every Member State adopting the Charter to…
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STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTIETH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 30 MAY 2007, KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
he Honourable Sir Louis Straker, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Chairman of the Community Council of Ministers The Honourable Dame Billie Miller, Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados Other Honourable Ministers Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Delegates Staff of the Secretariat Representatives of…
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