Regular - Conference of Heads of Government
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PREVENTING DRUG ABUSE : INTERFACING MEDICAL, LEGAL AND CULTURAL RESPONSES WITH A HUMAN RIGHTS VISION. SIR PHILLIP SHERLOCK DISTINGUISHED LECTURE BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, CARICOM/PAHO ADVISOR, AND FORMER ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, TO THE SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNIVERSITY DIABETIC OUTREACH PROGRAMME, 25 MARCH 2011, OCHO RIOS, JAMAICA
I am very grateful to the University of Technology, The University of the West Indies and the National Drug Council of Jamaica and the Diabetes Association of Jamaica for inviting me to speak at this prestigious Conference and the University Diabetes Outreach Programme (UNOPS) for bestowing on me this honour of the Sir Phillip Sherlock Award. Following in the footsteps…
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COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 4-5 MAY 2011, FRIGATE BAY, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Fourteenth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community was held in Frigate Bay, St Kitts and Nevis, on 4-5 May 2011, under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Sam Condor, Minister for Foreign Affairs, National Security, Immigration, Labour and Social Security of St. Kitts and Nevis. The…
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Communique Issued at the Conclusion of the Fourteenth Meeting of the Council of Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR)
The Fourteenth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community was held in Frigate Bay, St Kitts and Nevis, on 4-5 May 2011, under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Sam Condor, Minister for Foreign Affairs, National Security, Immigration, Labour and Social Security of St. Kitts and Nevis. The Ministers attending were, the Hon. Winston…
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REMARKS BY THE HON. DENZIL DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST-KITTS AND NEVIS, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF COUNCIL OF FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 4-5 MAY 2011, ST. KITTS-NEVIS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) We meet at a time of unprecedented global tumult. Before we are able to fully absorb the scope and implications of one social, economic, or natural disaster, another emerges, as if to test mankind’s ability to absorb and respond. From the devastation inflicted on Haiti one year ago, to the socio-political tumult sweeping North…
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Remarks By Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Secretary-general (ag), Caribbean Community (caricom), On The Occasion Of The Opening Of The Fourteenth Meeting Of The Council For Foreign And Community Relations (COFCOR), 4 May 2011, Basseterre, St. Kitts And Nevis
Honourable Dr Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis Honourable Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Honourable Sam Condor, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of COFCOR Distinguished Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM Member States Distinguished Guests Senior Officials and Delegates of Member States of CARICOM Member States Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Representatives of the…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, SECRETARY GENERAL (AG), CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING OF THE THIRTY-FIFTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COTED (ENERGY), 24 MARCH 2011, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It gives me much pleasure to welcome you to this Thirty-Fifth Special Meting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), which is devoted to Energy. This is indeed a special COTED as there has not been a Meeting of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Energy Ministers for a long time – our records show that this has not happened in…
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STATEMENT ON THE RECOVERY AND reCONSTRUCTION OF HAITI ISSUED by THE TWENTY-SECOND INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) 25-26 FEBRUARY 2011, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
CARICOM Heads of State and Government recalled that at their Meeting in July last year, they bemoaned the lack of progress in the implementation of the Haiti Action Plan and called on the international donor community to make good on the pledges and promises made to Haiti. This they saw as critical for the Government of Haiti to begin to…
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remarks by ambassador Lolita APPLEWHAITE, SECRETARY-GENERAL (AG), CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTY-SECOND INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 25-26 FEBRUARY 2011, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
Mr. Chairman, Honourable Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada Your Excellencies, the Presidents of Guyana and Suriname Other Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Honourable Ministers Delegates Representatives of the Media Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen I welcome the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community and all other delegates to this the Twenty-Second Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference. In…
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE HON. BRUCE GOLDING, PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA TO THE TWENTY-SECOND INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 25 FEBRUARY 2011, ST. GEORGES, GRENADA
I am sure I speak for all my colleagues in expressing appreciation to Prime Minister Tillman Thomas, the government and people of Grenada for the warm hospitality we have received and the fine arrangements that have been made for this conference. Grenada is the spice island of the Caribbean but it is much more than that and we are enjoying…
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ADDRESS BY THE HON. TILLMAN THOMAS, PRIME MINISTER, GRENADA, AT THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-SECOND INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 25-26 FEBRUARY 2011, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
CARICOM citizens, ladies and gentlemen, I am indeed happy to welcome all of you to our spice isle on this occasion; our 22nd inter-sessional meeting. The people of Grenada join with me in extending our characteristic spice isle hospitality that some of you have been accustomed to. We do hope that you enjoy and savor the Grenadian experience. Against the…
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