Lolita Applewhaite
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, SECRETARY GENERAL (AG), CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING OF THE THIRTY-FIFTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COTED (ENERGY), 24 MARCH 2011, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It gives me much pleasure to welcome you to this Thirty-Fifth Special Meting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), which is devoted to Energy. This is indeed a special COTED as there has not been a Meeting of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Energy Ministers for a long time – our records show that this has not happened in…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, SECRETARY-GENERAL (AG), CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY JOAQUIN DE ARISTEQUI, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATION OF SPAIN TO CARICOM, 23 MARCH 2011, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It is a pleasure and honour for me to welcome everyone to this ceremony of the presentation of credentials accrediting you, Excellency, as the Kingdom of Spain’s Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Excellency, even as we bid a fond farewell and express deep-felt appreciation to your predecessor, Ambassador Jesus Silva, whose boundless energy and enthusiasm towards CARICOM-Spain relations…
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remarks by ambassador Lolita APPLEWHAITE, SECRETARY-GENERAL (AG), CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTY-SECOND INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 25-26 FEBRUARY 2011, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA
Mr. Chairman, Honourable Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada Your Excellencies, the Presidents of Guyana and Suriname Other Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Honourable Ministers Delegates Representatives of the Media Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen I welcome the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community and all other delegates to this the Twenty-Second Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference. In…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY AMB. LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-NINTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 8 FEBRUARY 2010, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Chair of COTED Honourable Clifford Marica, Minister of Trade and Industry of Suriname Hon Carolyn Rodrigues-Berkett, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Guyana Other Hon. Ministers of Government Their Excellencies/Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Other Heads of Delegation Representatives of Regional and International organizations Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Representatives of the Media Ladies and…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, ON BEHALF OF HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE OPENING OF THE THIRD MEETING OF SENIOR OFFICIALS ON CONTINGENT RIGHTS, 18-19 JANUARY 2010, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
As Secretary-General I want to welcome you to the headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat, in particular those of you who may be here for the first time. You are here to begin a series of meetings scheduled for this week which will deal with matters pertaining to Contingent Rights, the outcome of the appraisal of the state of implementation…
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OPENING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CAR
Salutations. It is an honour to be here at the opening of the Thirty-fourth Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (34th SCCS), the Seventeenth Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee (17th RCCC) and the Second Regional Statistical Research Seminar. I bring you greetings on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Mr. Edwin…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), O
Representatives of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and United Nations Family Planning Association (UNFPA) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Asst. Secretary General, Trade and Economic Integration Dr. Philomen Harrison, Project Director, Regional Statistics, and other Colleagues of the SecretariatMembers of the Media It gives me great pleasure to launch the online…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCH OF THE GUYANA COALITION OF SERVICE PROVIDERS, 1 JUNE 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The services sector is the largest and fastest growing sector of the world economy, providing more than 60% of the GDP in many countries and an even larger percentage of employment. For example, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council, tourism is the world's largest employer, accounting for one in ten workers worldwide. Figures show that in 2000…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CARIBBEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION (CTU), 28 APRIL 2009, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
It is my pleasure to address this distinguished gathering, on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, and to offer congratulations on this historic occasion of the Twentieth Anniversary of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU). The year 1989 was one in which events of special significance to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) occurred: it was the year in…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CARIBBEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION (CTU), 28 APRIL 2009, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
It is my pleasure to address this distinguished gathering, on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, and to offer congratulations on this historic occasion of the Twentieth Anniversary of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU). The year 1989 was one in which events of special significance to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) occurred: it was the year in which the…
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