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Statement By The Secretary-General, Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin Larocque On The Palestinian/Israeli Conflict
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) condemns the killing of three Israeli teenagers and the revenge killing of a young Palestinian. The Community is deeply concerned by the resulting escalation of violence between Israel and the Palestinian territory of Gaza with the continuing Israeli bombardment of Gaza and the firing of Palestinian rockets targeting Israeli cities.…
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Agreed priorities, holistic involvement critical to Strategic Plan success -CARICOM SG
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The success of the Strategic Plan of the Caribbean Community hinges on agreement on the priority activities, the steps to implement them, and a multi-sectoral involvement to which the private sector is essential. This is the firm belief of Caribbean Community Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque who addressed the opening of the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of…
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Remarks By The Secretary–General Of The Caribbean Community (Caricom) Ambassador Irwin Larocque At The Opening Of The Thirty-Fifth Meeting Of The Conference Of Heads Of Government Of The Caribbean Community St. John’s, Antigua And Barbuda 01 July 2014
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It is also my pleasure to welcome to the post of Chairman, the Honourable Gaston Browne, our host Prime Minister, who is participating in his first meeting of the Conference and starts at the helm. Prime Minister,…
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Remarks by the Secretary General – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque at the Opening ceremony of the CARICOM Youth Ambassador CARICOM Single Market and Economy advocacy workshop GEORGETOWN, GUYANA 29-30 MAY 2014
It is always a pleasure for me to be a part of any activity involving the youth of our Community and even moreso when it involves the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs). Your energy and enthusiasm are a source of inspiration to me and a positive force for driving the integration process in our Community. This positive vibration is needed as…
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Opening Remarks by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General Caribbean Community At The Seventeenth Meeting of the Council For Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) Georgetown, GUYANA 20-21 May 2014
It is my pleasure to welcome you to this Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR). This annual gathering is the opportunity for the Ministers of Foreign Affairs to look back and take stock of the multiple activities undertaken by the Community in the promotion and protection of its interests. It also provides the occasion to look…
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Equal and equitable gender participation under CSME should be ensured – Secretary General LaRocque
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The ability of men and women to participate equally and equitably in all aspects of life under the CSME must be ensured. Those were sentiments expressed by Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Wednesday as he addressed the opening ceremony for the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Human and…
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Remarks by Secretary-General Of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque at the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council For Human and Social Development (COHSOD) On Labour and Gender 14-15 May 2014
It is indeed a pleasure to welcome you to this Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) and to the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters. I wish to welcome, in particular, those Ministers participating in this Council for the first time. This Meeting of the COHSOD comes at a time when, at the national level, we are assessing the…
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Opening Remarks by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque Secretary-General Caribbean Community At The Thirty -Eighth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED)
From the outset I want to thank Minister Baptiste for so graciously accepting to chair this meeting at short notice. Unfortunately our chairman, the Honourable Wilson Laleau of Haiti, could not be here due to the death of someone close to him. Also I wish to welcome His Excellency Don Tosendjojo, Minister of Trade and Industry of Suriname to his…
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Remarks the Secretary-General Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque at the Opening Ceremony of the third CARICOM-MEXICO SUMMIT MERIDA, YUCATAN, MEXICO 29 APRIL 2014
It is my pleasure to address the Opening Ceremony of this the Third Summit between the Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Mexico. Forty years ago a foundation was laid for the building of a strong and mutually beneficial relationship, formally underpinned by instruments such as Technical Co-operation Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding. Significantly, Mexico…
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BRIEF ADDRESS TO HIS EXCELLENCY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE CEREMONY OF ACCREDITATION OF HIS EXCELLENCY JOSÉ MARÍA FERNÁNDEZ LÓPEZ DE TURISO, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE (DESIGNATE) OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN TO CARICOM GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, APRIL 24, 2014
Your Excellency, it is my honor to present to you the letter from my Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation by which I have been designated Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary / Permanent Representative of Spain to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Spain and the nations of the Caribbean have a common history dating back many centuries. This shared history provides a…
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