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OPENING REMARKS BY MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 22 MAY 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Hon. Ministers, Other Heads of Delegations, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Heads of Regional Institutions, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media, Staff of the Secretariat I am pleased to extend a warm welcome to you this morning to this Opening Ceremony of the Eleventh Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development of the Caribbean Community. A…
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OPENING REMARKS BY MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 22 MAY 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Hon. Ministers, Other Heads of Delegations, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Heads of Regional Institutions, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media, Staff of the Secretariat I am pleased to extend a warm welcome to you this morning to this Opening Ceremony of the Eleventh Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development of the Caribbean Community. A…
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COTED BEGINS SERIES OF MEETINGS ON TRADE AND ECONOMIC ISSUES
Ministers and officials from the Region’s Trade and Agricultural sectors will meet in Georgetown, Guyana over several days for a series of Meetings under the umbrella of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). It will be the Eleventh Meeting of the Council, one of the four ministerial Organs of the Community, and the one that is charged with…
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CARICOM STATEMENT ON THE EU BANANA IMPORT REGIME ISSUED BY THE 10TH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED).
The Tenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) which was convened in Georgetown, Guyana, 11-12 January 2001 is dismayed at the decision of the Agriculture Council of the European Union to direct the Commission to prepare for a revised EU banana import regime based on the principle of “First Come, First Served” (FCFS). The proposal…
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REMARKS OF OUTGOING CHAIRMAN (BELIZE) OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), HON. HENRY CANTON, MINISTER OF WORKS, TRANSPORT, BANANA AND CITRUS INDUSTRIES, AT THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COTED, 11-12 JANUARY 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Colleague MinistersHeads of Delegation and DelegatesSecretary-General and staff of the Caribbean Community SecretariatOfficials of the Regional Negotiating MachineryRepresentatives of Associated Institutions and especially the Private SectorMembers of the PressLadies, Gentlemen, Friends, Cuba and the Dominican Republic Representatives A very pleasant morning to you all! Let me take this opportunity to extend to all of you best wishes and successes for…
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REMARKS BY THE HON. OSBORNE RIVIERE, MINISTER FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETING, DOMINICA AT THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 11-12 JANUARY 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
SALUTATIONS Let me begin by first extending, on behalf of the Government and people of the Commonwealth of Dominica, a happy and prosperous 2001 to all my colleague Ministers, the Secretary-General, officials, and staff of the CARICOM Secretariat. It is our hope that the year 2001 will be for you and for all of us in CARICOM, a year of…
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OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 11 JANUARY 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Ministers, Colleagues from Member States and Regional institutions and associations Staff of the Secretariat, Members of the press I wish you Good Morning, a very productive and healthy New Year. This is our first CARICOM Meeting for the year, indeed for the century, and this gives us a good opportunity to make the beginning which we would wish to…
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STATEMENT ON THE BELIZE/GUATEMALA DISPUTE ISSUED BY THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 11 JANUARY 2001
The Tenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development [COTED] of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) received information from the Minister representing Belize on recent developments in the Belize-Guatemala border dispute. The Meeting recalled that last year both sides had agreed to engage in confidence-building measures to ease tension along the common border and to appoint a Panel of…
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REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE HENRY CANTON, MINISTER OF WORKS, TRANSPORT, BANANA AND CITRUS INDUSTRIES, BELIZE AND OUTGOING CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), AT THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COTED, 11-12 JANUARY 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Good Morning Colleague Ministers Heads of Delegation and Delegates Secretary-General and staff of the Caribbean Community Secretariat Officials of the Regional Negotiating Machinery Representatives of Associated Institutions and especially the Private Sector Members of the Press Ladies, Gentlemen, Friends, Cuba and the Dominican Republic Representatives A very pleasant morning to you all! Let me take this opportunity to extend to…
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REMARKS BY THE HON. OSBORNE RIVIERE, MINISTER FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETING, DOMINICA, AT THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 11-12 JANUARY 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Salutations. Let me begin by first extending, on behalf of the Government and people of the Commonwealth of Dominica, a happy and prosperous 2001 to all my colleague Ministers, the Secretary-General, officials, and staff of the CARICOM Secretariat. It is our hope that the year 2001 will be for you and for all of us in CARICOM, a year of…
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