REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY RICARDO VILLANEUVA HALLAL, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES TO CARICOM, 13 JUNE 2008, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Your Excellency Ricardo Villanueva Hallal, Plenipotentiary Representative of the United Mexican States to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Other Distinguished Ladies and GentlemenRepresentatives of the Media. On behalf of His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington...
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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...
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Remarks By Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Secretary-general (ag), Caribbean Community (caricom), On The Occasion Of The Opening Of The Fourteenth Meeting Of The Council For Foreign And Community Relations (COFCOR),  4 May 2011, Basseterre, St. Kitts And Nevis

​Honourable Dr Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis Honourable Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Honourable Sam Condor, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of COFCOR Distinguished Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM Member States Distinguished Guests S...
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SPEECH DELIVERED BY AMB. LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, SECRETARY-GENERAL (AG.),  CARICOM, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 1-4 JULY 2011, BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS

​CARICOM is dead! CARICOM has lost momentum! CARICOME CARIGONE! trumpet the headlines of our regional press. I stand here today to say: CARICOM is alive! CARICOM is on the move! CARICOM is here to stay! How can I stand here and assert this? Because I will, as succinctly as possible, lay ou...
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Remarks By Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Deputy Secretary-General, On The Occasion Of The Seventeenth Special Meeting Of The Council For Human And Social Development (cohsod) On Sport, Georgetown, Guyana, 9 October 2012

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) There can be no better time to discuss the issue of sport than in the current atmosphere of Caribbean success. The 27th Olympiad memories of the sterling performances and monumental achievement of the Region’s athletes remain f...
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SEVENTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) ON SPORT, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 9 OCTOBER 2012

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) There can be no better time to discuss the issue of sport than in the current atmosphere of Caribbean success. The 27th Olympiad memories of the sterling performances and monumental achievement of the Region’s athletes remain fresh in...
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF REGIONAL COALITION ON WATER AND SANITATION FOR THE ELIMINATION OF CHOLERA IN THE ISLAND OF HISPANIOLA, PAHO HEADQUARTERS, WASHINGTON DC. TUESDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER, 2012

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Salutations. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), of which the Republic of Haiti is an integral part, welcomes this Regional Coalition for Water and Sanitation to Eliminate Cholera in the Island of Hispaniola. This initiative further cons...
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF REGIONAL COALITION ON WATER AND SANITATION FOR THE ELIMINATION OF CHOLERA IN THE ISLAND OF HISPANIOLA, PAHO HEADQUARTERS, WASHINGTON DC. TUESDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER, 2012

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Salutations. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), of which the Republic of Haiti is an integral part, welcomes this Regional Coalition for Water and Sanitation to Eliminate Cholera in the Island of Hispaniola. This initiative furth...
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Remarks By Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Caribbean Community Deputy Secretary-general, At The Third Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) International Partners Event, Washington D.c. Friday 14 September 2012

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman, Dr. The Honourable Bherri Ramsaran, Minister of Health, Republic of Guyana; Senator the Honourable Faud Khan, Minister of Health, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Representative Member States and Associate Members; Dr. Mirta Rose...
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT THE THIRD CARIBBEAN PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY (CARPHA) INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS EVENT, WASHINGTON D.C. FRIDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2012

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman, Dr. The Honourable Bherri Ramsaran, Minister of Health, Republic of Guyana; Senator the Honourable Faud Khan, Minister of Health, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Representative Member States and Associate Members; Dr. Mirta Roses...
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