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REMARKS BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE AT THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF CARICOM, KARIBE HOTEL, PÉTION VILLE, HAITI, 18 FEBRUARY 2013
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is my privilege and honour to address you this morning at the Opening of this historic Twenty-Fourth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). This is certainly one occasion that the use of the word historic is most fitting. Ten and a half years after its…
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SG LAUDS RESILIENCE OF HAITIANS AS HISTORIC INTERSESSIONAL MEETING OPENS IN HAITI
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) That Haiti is hosting its first Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government more than ten years after becoming a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) could be no greater indicator that it had taken its rightful place within the Community, CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, said Monday. “This is certainly one occasion…
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SPEECH BY the CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, HIS EXCELLENCY MICHEL JOSEPH MARTELLY, PRESIDENT OF HAITI, ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH INTERSESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY PORT-AU-PRINCE 18 FEBRUARY 2013
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I am very pleased to welcome you to the land of Haiti on the occasion of the Twenty-Fourth Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of CARICOM. I am the voice of the whole nation of Haiti, who welcomes you and wholeheartedly offers you a most enjoyable stay. For the…
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND SECURITY FEATURE IN SG’S MEETINGS IN THE BAHAMAS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The issue of crime and security as one of the greatest threats to development in the Caribbean was at the core of discussions on Wednesday between the Honourable Dr Bernard Nottage, Minister of National Security of The Bahamas and Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The Minister, who is also Chair…
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Three speakers at Intersessional opening in Haiti
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) His Excellency Michel Martelly, President of Haiti is the feature speaker at the opening of the historic 24th Intersessional Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Monday in Port-au-Prince. The two-day meeting will be the first ever held by CARICOM Heads of Government in Haiti which became a member…
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CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEET IN HAITI 18-19 FEBRUARY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Haiti will host the Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) 18-19 February 2013. The arrangements for the meeting were agreed to at the Thirty-First Meeting of the Caribbean Community Council of Ministers when they met in Georgetown on Monday 14 January, 2013. It will be the…
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) HIS EXCELLENCY MICHEL JOSEPH MARTELLY PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI 1 JANUARY 2013- French and english versions
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) begins its 40th year of existence, I wish the people of all Member States a year of peace and prosperity. I am particularly pleased that, for the first time, my country, Haiti, is serving as Chairman of CARICOM. January 1st, 2013 also marks the 209th anniversary of the Independence…
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OUR UNITY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE: REMARKS BY THE HON. DR. KENNY D. ANTHONY, CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF CARICOM AND PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT LUCIA AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTH SUMMIT OF ACP HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, MALABO, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, 13-14 DECEMBER 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Permit me at the outset to thank you, Mr President and the people of Equatorial Guinea for the tremendous African welcome and hospitality extended to us. This 7th Summit of the ACP in your unique country, being the only Spanish-speaking nation in Continental Africa, offers yet another opportunity for our ACP Group to herald…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY MS MYRNA BERNARD, OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE DIRECTORATE OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, TO THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) – SPORT, 9 OCTOBER 2012, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Hon Dr Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Guyana; other Ministers with responsibility for Sport in CARICOM; Officials responsible for Sport in CARICOM; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat; Members of the media Ladies and gentlemen It is a distinct pleasure to welcome you to this Seventeenth Special…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY MS MYRNA BERNARD, OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE DIRECTORATE OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, TO THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) – SPORT, 9 OCTOBER 2012, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Hon Dr Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Guyana; other Ministers with responsibility for Sport in CARICOM; Officials responsible for Sport in CARICOM; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat; Members of the media Ladies and gentlemen It is a distinct pleasure to welcome you to this Seventeenth Special…
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