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30TH ANNIVERSARY OF CARICOM : A TIME OF HONOURS FOR ITS SECRETARY-GENERAL

CARICOM Secretary-General Edwin Carrington was among 35 members of staff of the CARICOM Secretariat who received awards at a ceremony on 23 July 2003 at Le Meridien Pegasus in Georgetown, Guyana.

It was an extraordinary occasion for the Secretary-General who received two other awards apart from one for 10 years of service. The first was a Special Award for being the “longest serving Secretary-General” having begun his tenure in 1992. Roderick Rainford, his immediate predecessor had served for nine years and was the previous longest serving Secretary-General.

ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA, PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI AT THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 2 JULY 2003, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA

Most Honourable P.J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica and Chairperson of CARICOM,
Distinguished Heads of State and Government of CARICOM
Your Excellencies: Ministers, Ambassadors and High Commissioners,
Delegates and friends

On behalf of the African Union and your brothers and sisters in Africa, I would like to thank you most sincerely for the privilege and opportunity you have given us to attend this 24th Regular Meeting of CARICOM, as well as join you as you celebrate the 30th Anniversary of CARICOM.

ADDRESS BY THE HON. PIERRE CHARLES, PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND ECONOMIC PLANNING AT THE TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 1-5 JULY, 2003, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA

Governor General of Jamaica
Colleague Heads of Government
Your Excellency President of South Africa
Ministers of Government
Members of the Diplomatic Corp
Secretary General of the Caribbean Community
Excellences
Ladies and Gentlemen:

I am happy to be part of the formal opening today, of this 24th Meeting of the Conference of Heads in which we will celebrate one of the great moments for Caribbean Integration; our 30th anniversary of CARICOM.

OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARICOM AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 2 JULY 200,  MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA

Your Excellencies the Governor General of Jamaica and the Most Hon. Lady Cooke
Our Host, the Prime Minister of Jamaica, and our current CARICOM Chairman, the Most Hon. P. J. Patterson
Your Excellencies, the Presidents of the Republic of South Africa and of the Republic of Chile
Distinguished Heads of State and Government of Member States and Associate Member States of the Caribbean Community
Heads of International Organisations
Hon. Ministers
Your Excellencies and other Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Our other Distinguished Special Guests

Remarks by the Hon. Said W. Musa, Prime Minister, Minister of Education and Minister for the Public Service of Belize to the Opening Ceremony of the 24th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, 2 July 2003,  Montego Bay, Jamaica

Most Honourable Percival J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica and Chairman of the Caribbean Community,
Your Excellency Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa and Chairman of the African Union,
Colleague Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community,
Honourable Ministers of Governments, Members of Parliaments and other elected officials,
Secretaries-General Carrington, Gaviria, Girvan and McKinnon
Distinguished delegates,
Ladies and Gentlemen:

OPENING ADDRESS BY THE MOST HONOURABLE P. J. PATTERSON, ON, PC, QC, MP, PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA AT THE TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 2 JULY 2003, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA

Your Excellencies the Most Honourable Sir Howard Cooke and Lady Cooke
President Thabo Mbeki
President Ricardo Lagos
Colleague Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community
Specially Invited Dignitaries
Heads of International and Regional Organisations
Honourable Ministers and Members of Parliament
Secretary General of the Caribbean Community
Special Emissaries and Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Distinguished Delegates
Esteemed Guests:

INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME

Opening remarks by Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community at the Eighth Meeting of the Council For Finance And Planning (COFAP), 28 June 2003, Kingston, Jamaica

Mr. Chairman;
Right Honourable Prime Minister of Barbados;
Outgoing Chairman of the Council for Finance and Planning;
Other Ministers of Finance and Planning;
Central Bank Governors;
Representatives of International, Hemispheric and Regional Organisations;
Representatives of the Private Sector;
Distinguished Delegates;
Staff of the Caribbean Community Secretariat;
Members of the Media;
Ladies and Gentlemen;

AUGUST IS CARIFESTA MONTH

The Suriname National Organising Committee has announced that the whole month of August will be dedicated to the celebration of Arts and Culture in the Caribbean. The Dutch republic will play host to the eighth CARIFESTA, which will be officially opened on 24th August in the capital, Paramaribo, and continuing for a period of seven days.

The CARIFESTA Committee has confirmed that plans are well underway to ensure a “unique” celebration of CARIFESTA.

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