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ADDRESS BY SENATOR THE HON. KEVIN RAMNARINE, MINISTER OF ENERGY AND ENERGY AFFAIRS, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE FORTY-FIRST SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) – ENERGY, FRIDAY 1 MARCH 2013, HYATT REGENCY, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Good morning, on behalf of Prime Minister the Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar and the Government welcome to Trinidad and Tobago. Almost forty years ago on the 4th of July 1973, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Jamaica and Guyana signed the Treat of Chaguaramas. By some coincidence that was Independence Day for the United States. The treaty…
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Address by Senator the Honourable Kevin Ramnarine Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs on the occasion of the Official Opening Ceremony of the FORTY-FIRST SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) (ENERGY) Friday 01 March,
Hyatt Regency Good morning, on behalf of Prime Minister the Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar and the Government welcome to Trinidad and Tobago. Almost forty years ago on the 4th of July 1973, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Jamaica and Guyana signed the Treat of Chaguaramas. By some coincidence that was Independence Day for the United States. The treaty came into force on…
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STATEMENT BY THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) REGARDING PRESIDENT NICOLAS SARKOZY’S CHARACTERIZATION OF THREE (3) CARICOM STATES AS “TAX HAVENS”
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), like Europe, are seeking to re-ignite growth, create jobs and ensure financial stability. We are therefore deeply concerned by the recent statements made by the President of France at the end of the G-20 Summit last month which identified Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados and Trinidad and…
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CARICOM ICT OFFICIALS MOVE TO FINE-TUNE ACTION PLAN FOR ICT STRATEGY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Senior officials with responsibility for Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) will meet in St George’s, Grenada, on Thursday and Friday (December 1-2) to put the finishing touches on the draft implementation plan for the Regional Digital Development Strategy (RDDS), for submission to the CARICOM Heads of Government, and to develop the framework…
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REMARKS BY SENATOR THE HONOURABLE MAXINE MCCLEAN, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN TRADE OF BARBADOS, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE COTED, 17 NOVEMBER, 2011
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Let me start by officially welcoming Ambassador Irwin LaRocque to his first meeting of the COTED in his capacity as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community. We are all aware of Ambassador LaRocque’s long-standing relationship with the COTED, first as the representative of Dominica and later as the Assistant Secretary-General for Trade and Economic Integration…
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REMARKS BY SENATOR THE HONOURABLE MAXINE MCCLEAN, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN TRADE OF BARBADOS, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE COTED, 17 NOVEMBER, 2011
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Let me start by officially welcoming Ambassador Irwin LaRocque to his first meeting of the COTED in his capacity as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community. We are all aware of Ambassador LaRocque’s long-standing relationship with the COTED, first as the representative of Dominica and later as the Assistant Secretary-General for Trade and Economic Integration…
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PAY ATTENTION TO HUMAN AND SOCIAL MATTERS – CHAIR URGES COTED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Trade Ministers have been cautioned to pay attention to human and social matters and not to focus only on trade and economics. The charge was delivered on Thursday in Georgetown, at the Opening Ceremony of the Thirty-Third Meeting of the Council or Trade and Economic Development (COTED) by Senator the…
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STATEMENT BY THE HON. SAMUEL HINDS, PRIME MINISTER OF GUYANA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE THIRTY-SEVENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) – ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 1-2 SEPTEMBER 2011
I am indeed delighted to welcome you all to Guyana for this Thirty-Seventh Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Environment and Sustainable Development. Ladies and Gentlemen: It is indeed encouraging that we are meeting at this time to focus on this theme which is critical to us as a Region. In the Declaration of…
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COTED to evaluate CARICOM’s ICT progress
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Measures to accelerate the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be in focus at the Thirty-Fourth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) which convenes 28 May, in St. Georges, Grenada. This Special Meeting of the COTED will bring together Ministers Responsible for…
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REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE ROBERT M. PERSAUD, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, GUYANA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE THIRTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) (AGRICULTURE), 16-18 SEPTEMBER 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Guyana on the occasion of the 32nd Special meeting of the Agriculture COTED. I am saddened to learn that this may very well be the final Agricultural COTED for 2009, and indeed for quite some time. I am saddened because there seems to be so much that remains to be done…
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