Regular - Conference of Heads of Government
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FEATURE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE HONOURABLE STEPHENSON KING, PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT LUCIA AND LEAD HEAD OF GOVERNMENT WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE QUASI-CABINET OF CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT, AT THE REGIONAL MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT, 14-15 SEPTEMBER 2009, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
Let me begin by being quite relevant, in extending a pleasant climatic and environmentally peaceful day to all of you. It is a real pleasure, and a genuine honour, to welcome you to this Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change and Development. Indeed, I feel particularly honoured to welcome you today in my capacity as CARICOM’s lead Head of Government with…
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OPENING STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE COMMONWEALTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE, 11-14 MAY 2009, GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND, THE BAHAMAS
I join the previous speakers in conveying my appreciation to the Commonwealth Local Government Forum, (CLGF) particularly its Secretary-General Mr. Carl Wright, and to the Government of The Bahamas. I am particularly pleased to have been invited to participate in this important conference. Coming as I do, fresh (or should I say weary) from a Meeting of the Council of…
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CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY FOR CARICOM CONFERENCE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Climate Change poses one of the most serious challenges to the sustainable development of the small island and low lying coastal developing states of the Caribbean. Recognising this threat, the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) in tandem with the CARICOM Secretariat has drafted a regional Climate Change Strategic Framework that should point the…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SECOND CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE, 24 MARCH 2009, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I very much regret that I am unable to attend this important Conference to address the Region’s Climate Change agenda but this meeting coincides with a series of other pressing issues that demand my attention and that of the Assistant Secretary-General, Dr Edward Greene under whose portfolio the whole area of sustainable…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWENTIETH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 12-13 MARCH 2009, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Twentieth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Belize City, Belize, from 12-13 March 2008. The Honourable Dean O. Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize, presided. Other members of the Conference in attendance were: the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, the…
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COMMUNITY ISSUES TO BE RAISED AT TOWN HALL MEETING
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A wide cross-section of Belizeans is expected to participate in a Town Hall Meeting Saturday 14 March 2009 at the Sacred Heart Secondary School, San Ignacio, Belize, to discuss the benefits of integration including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM, will lead a…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWENTIETH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 12-13 MARCH 2009, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Twentieth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Belize City, Belize, from 12-13 March 2008. The Honourable Dean O. Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize, presided. Other members of the Conference in attendance were: the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, the…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTIETH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 11-13 MARCH 2009, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
Honourable Dean Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize and Chairman of the Conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Your Excellencies the Presidents of Guyana and Suriname and Other Members of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Honourable Ministers The Honourable Chief Justice of Belize Members of Parliament of Belize Members of the Diplomatic…
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REMARKS BY THE HON. DEAN BARROW, PRIME MINISTER OF BELIZE AND CURRENT CHAIR OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTIETH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 11-13 MARCH 2009, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
Heads of State and Government of CARICOM Secretary General of CARICOM, Dr. Edwin Carrington My Lord, Chief Justice of Belize Ministers of Government and Members of the National Assembly of Belize Heads of International and Regional Organizations Members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps Other Specially invited guests Delegates Ladies and Gentlemen On behalf of the government and people…
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REMARKS BY THE HON. DEAN BARROW, PRIME MINISTER OF BELIZE AND CURRENT CHAIR OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTIETH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 11-13 MARCH 2009, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE
Heads of State and Government of CARICOM Secretary General of CARICOM, Dr. Edwin Carrington My Lord, Chief Justice of Belize Ministers of Government and Members of the National Assembly of Belize Heads of International and Regional Organizations Members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps Other Specially invited guests Delegates Ladies and Gentlemen CaribbeanOn behalf of the government and people of…
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