Regular - Conference of Heads of Government
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CARICOM AT A CROSSROADS : FINDING THE WAY FORWARD: ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY BHARRAT JAGDEO, PRESIDENT, GUYANA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE THIRTIETH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 2 JULY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Salutations I welcome you all to this Thirtieth Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government. To my distinguished colleagues, their delegations and special invitees, I extend warmest greetings and best wishes for a pleasant and productive stay. Special thanks are due to Prime Minister Barrow for hosting us in Belize in March and for his effective stewardship as Chairman of the…
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OPENING ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE W. BALDWIN SPENCER, PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ON THE OCCASION OF THE THIRTIETH REGULAR MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 2-5 JULY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana Distinguished Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Distinguished Secretary General of the Caribbean Community The Most Honourable P. J. Patterson, Former Prime Minister of Jamaica Ministers of Government of Guyana Ministers of other CARICOM Governments Honourable Members of the Judiciary Distinguished Delegations from CARICOM Member States and from Regional and International…
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SPEECH BY THE HONOURABLE DEAN BARROW, OUTGOING CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND PRIME MINISTER OF BELIZE, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE THIRTIETH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 2-5 JULY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
President Bharrat Jagdeo of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and Incoming Chairman of the Caribbean Community Colleague Heads of State and Government of CARICOM Secretary General of CARICOM Ministers of Government and Members of Parliament Specially invited Guests and Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Delegates Representatives of the media Ladies and Gentlemen I first visited this country almost 20…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY THE HONOURABLE TILLMAN THOMAS, PRIME MINISTER, GRENADA, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRTIETH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 2-5 JULY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Your Excellency, Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and Chairman of the Conference Other Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Your Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Specially invited guest, Your Excellency, Leonel Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic Specially invited guest, Your Excellency Karmalesh Sharma, Secretary General of the Commonwealth Mr. Yvo…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE THIRTIETH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 2-5 JULY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
As Secretary-General, it gives me a special pleasure to welcome you to the Headquarters country of the Caribbean Community and to the Thirtieth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, the Supreme Authority of the Community. In welcoming distinguished visiting Heads of Government and other delegates, I can attest to the generous hospitality…
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THIRTIETH MEETING OF CARICOM HEADS OPENS IN GEORGETOWN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Thirtieth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) opens in Georgetown, Guyana on July 2, 2009 against the backdrop of the Twentieth Anniversary of the Grand Anse Declaration and Work Programme for the Advancement of the Integration Movement. The Grand Anse declaration was signed in July 1989,…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE CONFERENCE ON YOUTH, CRIME AND VIOLENCE, 22 JUNE 2009, BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
I would like to begin these remarks by extending my appreciation to Honourable Prime Minister Douglas for organising this important consultation on Youth Crime and Violence in our society. This issue is central to the investigations being carried out by the Caribbean Commission on Youth Development (CCYD) appointed by the Conference of Heads of Government, which is due to complete…
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TOURISM ON AGENDA AT HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Tourism, Agriculture, Services, Free Movement of Skills within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), and Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) are among the major agenda items in the Economic Development cluster of the upcoming Thirtieth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The Conference will…
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REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE W. BALDWIN SPENCER, PRIME MINISTER, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, AND LEAD HEAD OF GOVERNMENT WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES IN THE CARICOM QUASI-CABINET ON THE OCCASION OF THE MEDIA BRIEFING ON THE REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SERVICES SCHEDULED FOR JULY 2009
Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Assistant Secretary General, Trade and Economic Integration and other Representatives of the CARICOM Secretariat, Permanent Secretary Ambassador Colin Murdoch, members of the media, Last July, when CARICOM Heads of Government met here in Antigua and Barbuda, they endorsed my proposal to convene a Regional Symposium on Services to develop a Regional Policy and Strategy for the further…
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REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE W. BALDWIN SPENCER, PRIME MINISTER, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, AND LEAD HEAD OF GOVERNMENT WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES IN THE CARICOM QUASI-CABINET ON THE OCCASION OF THE MEDIA BRIEFING ON THE REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SERVICES SCHEDULED FOR JULY 2009
Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Assistant Secretary General, Trade and Economic Integration and other Representatives of the CARICOM Secretariat, Permanent Secretary Ambassador Colin Murdoch, members of the media, Last July, when CARICOM Heads of Government met here in Antigua and Barbuda, they endorsed my proposal to convene a Regional Symposium on Services to develop a Regional Policy and Strategy for the further…
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