Regular - Conference of Heads of Government
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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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Remarks Delivered By His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-general, Caribbean Community (CARICOM), At The Opening Ceremony Of The Eighth Meeting Of Caricom Council For National Security And Law Enforcement (CONSLE), 21 May 2009, Paramaribo, Surinam
I am especially pleased at the privilege afforded me as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), to participate in this Opening Ceremony of the Eighth Meeting of the CARICOM Council for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE). This pleasure is derived in part from the fact that this is the first time since your inaugural meeting in Port-…
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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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