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PRESENTATION BY JACQUELINE WILTSHIRE FORDE, DIRECTOR, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE CARIFESTA VIII SYMPOSIUM, AUGUST 2003, SURINAME

"I know we will die
    Our relevance will die
    If we do not move…..
    …beyond this step”
            - nala

SALUTATIONS

I came to talk of technology, and have brought none, because we still sit on the crossroads!

WELCOME REMARKS BY AMB. LOLITA APPLEWAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, TO PARTICIPANTS OF THE SATELLITE CARIFESTA VIII SYMPOSIUM, 25 AUGUST 2003, SURINAME

Salutations:

The juncture of the celebration of CARIFESTA VIII here in Suriname, and the 30th Anniversary year of the Caribbean Community, is an ideal time for the CARICOM Secretariat and our private sector partner, TELESUR to join resources in exploring the rich potential of mind, technology and the impact on art and culture in the Caribbean. Certainly, there is no better time and no more suitable place for this event to be taking place.

STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR COLIN GRANDERSON ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF CARIFESTA VIII, 30 AUGUST 2003, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME

Your Excellency the President of Suriname and Mrs Venetiaan-Vanenburg
The Vice-President of Suriname
Speaker of the National Assembly
Honourable Ministers
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Distinguished Artists
Participants
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

MESSAGE TO KIM COLLINS OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS ON WINNING THE 100 METRES EVENT AT THE WORLD TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PARIS, FRANCE

The Caribbean Community salutes you on winning the 100 metres event at the World Track and Field Championships in Paris, France - the greatest achievement of your career so far.

Your success has shown the world that a country’s size has no bearing on the potential and quality of its citizens. It is a shining example of what our Region can achieve with dedication, hard work and focus. You have made your country, St Kitts and Nevis, and our entire Caribbean Community proud.

As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, I extend heartiest congratulations to you.

MESSAGE TO THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF ST KITTS AND NEVIS ON THE SUCCESS OF MR. KIM COLLINS IN WINNING THE 100 METRES EVENT AT THE WORLD TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PARIS

As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, I wish to extend to the Government and People of St Kitts and Nevis hearty congratulations on the success of one of its great sons, Mr. Kim Collins in winning the 100 metres event at the World Track and Field Championships in Paris, France.

STATEMENT BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASST. SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE CARIFESTA VIII SYMPOSIUM TITLED “CARIBBEAN CULTURE AND ARTS : OUT FUTURE, OUR STRATEGY, 26 AUGUST 2003, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME .

It is my pleasure to bring you greetings on behalf of the Secretary-General and staff of the Caribbean Community Secretariat and indeed the entire CARICOM family.

Welcoming statement by the Honourable Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community at the Opening of the Exhibition of Distinguished Caribbean Artists at the Presidential Palace, 25 August 2003, Suriname

SALUTATIONS!

I am proud today as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community to welcome you all to CARIFESTA VIII in Suriname. This pride is heightened by the fact that this is the first time since my assumption of office in 1992 that this major Community event is being held in a non-English speaking country. Indeed it is only the second time in its 31-year history that CARIFESTA is being staged outside the English speaking Caribbean, having been held in Cuba in 1979.

CARIFESTA VIII – A REUNION OF CARIBBEAN EXCELLENCE By Marvin A. Hokstam Freelance writer

When CARIFESTA VIII – the Caribbean’s premier cultural event - winds down on August 30th in Suriname, organisers hope they would have found the answer to one of the most important questions: “where do we go from here.”

CARIFESTA VIII – SPOTLIGHT SHINES ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLE By Marvin A. Hokstam - Freelance writer

CARIFESTA is returning to the mainland in August 2003, in a year when both host country –Suriname- and its CARICOM sister states have a lot to commemorate - CARICOM marked its 30th anniversary and Suriname commemorated the 140th anniversary of slavery abolishment, 150 years of Chinese immigration, 130 years of Indian immigration and 115 years of Indonesian immigration, the cultural richness of the Caribbean will fall in the spotlight.

ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR CARIFESTA VIII

Twenty-eight countries will take part in one of the most diverse Caribbean Festival of the Arts ever, which gets underway in Paramaribo, Suriname on Sunday 24 August.

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