Speeches
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CARICOM 10K ROAD RACE SET FOR BARBADOS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Come July 1, 2007, several CARICOM Heads of Government will attend the annual CARICOM 10K Road Race; this year, to be hosted in Barbados, under the theme: The Health of the Region is the Wealth of the Region. The race will start and end at the Bay Street Esplanade, opposite the Office of the…
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PANCAP CONVENES HIV CARE AND TREATMENT WORKSHOP
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Achieving universal access, scaling up testing and counselling and defining a comprehensive care package among other issues, will be the focus of a workshop on 25-27 June 2007 in Saint Lucia. The workshop is convened by the CARICOM-coordinated Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) in collaboration with the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC) and the…
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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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