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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY JEAN-PAUL DUMONT, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REPUBLIC OF FRANCE TO CARICOM, 18 APRIL 2007, TURKEYEN, GUYANA
Ambassador Jean-Paul Dumont, Plenipotentiary Representative (Designate) of the Republic of France to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite Assistant Secretaries-General Other Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Representatives of the Media Excellency, in November of 2005, I was pleased to receive, on behalf of the Caribbean Community, the credentials of your predecessor, His Excellency Ambassador Boursin, as…
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CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FROM CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL, EDWIN. W. CARRINGTON ON THE DEATH OF ANGELA KING, FORMER UN ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL AND SPECIAL ADVISER ON GENDER ISSUES AND ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN
It is with a sense of profound sadness that I have learnt of the passing of Angela King, a distinguished Jamaican, a standard-bearer for the Caribbean in the international arena, and a citizen of the world. As an alumna of The University of the West Indies, we shared the honour of proudly claiming it as our Alma mater. As one…
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CARIFORUM/CARICOM Secretary-General, EU Commissioner For Development And Humanitarian Aid Sign €40.5m Financing Agreement
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary General of CARIFORUM/CARICOM His Excellency Edwin Carrington and European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid , Mr. Luis Michel , on Monday, 08 January, 2007 signed a Financing Agreement for a grant of €40.5M to support the Caribbean Region in achieving its objective of regional economic integration and repositioning into the world economy.…
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE UNFPA MEDIA AWARDS, 2 DECEMBER 2006, MONA, JAMAICA
Over the years I have learnt to take up any offer to hold hands with the media with a hint of trepidation. But this time around I feel safer as the chaperone is the United Nations. And even though not the blue helmets of the peacekeeping force, the United Nations Population Fund grants me enough cover to feel reasonably safe…
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE UNFPA MEDIA AWARDS, 2 DECEMBER 2006, MONA, JAMAICA
Over the years I have learnt to take up any offer to hold hands with the media with a hint of trepidation. But this time around I feel safer as the chaperone is the United Nations. And even though not the blue helmets of the peacekeeping force, the United Nations Population Fund grants me enough cover to feel reasonably safe…
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ADDRESS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), TO THE NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CHRONIC NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, 15 SEPTEMBER 2006, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Prime Minister The Hon Patrick Manning The Hon John Rahael, Minister of Health Sir George Alleyne, Chancellor of UWI and UN Special Envoy to the Caribbean on HIV/AIDS Members of the Diplomatic Corps Other Officials Ladies and Gentlemen It is my pleasure to bring you greetings on behalf of the CARICOM Secretariat and indeed the entire CARICOM Family. I take…
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MESSAGE FROM H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), TO THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FOOTBALL TEAM, THE SOCA WARRIORS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The following is a message from His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), to the Trinidad and Tobago Football Team, the Soca Warriors. As the 2006 FIFA World Cup opens today in Munich, it is with a sense of pride and anticipation that I take this opportunity to wish the members…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS OF H.E. ARTHUR CORREA AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL TO CARICOM, 7 JUNE 2006
Excellency, it is certainly a pleasure to welcome you warmly as the Plenipotentiary representative of the Federative Republic of Brazil to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). I have perused your CV and I must say that your many years of service and the dedication to your duties make you eminently qualified to be Brazil’s representative to the Caribbean Community. The decision…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE OCC
Excellency, it is certainly a pleasure to welcome you warmly as the Plenipotentiary representative of the Federative Republic of Brazil to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). I have perused your CV and I must say that your many years of service and the dedication to your duties make you eminently qualified to be Brazil’s representative to the Caribbean Community. The decision…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND THE CARIBBEAN FORUM OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC (ACP) STATES, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF A FINANCING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND CARIFORUM FOR SUPPORT OF THE CARIBBEAN KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING NETWORK (CKLN), 3 MAY 2006, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
For the second time in less than a week, it is a great pleasure for me as Secretary-General of CARIFORUM to be participating in a signing ceremony with a representative of the European Union. Just last Saturday in Barbados, Ambassador Amos Tincani, the European Delegate to that Member State in he Region, and I signed a rider to an agreement…
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