Remarks by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Occasion Of the Official Opening of the CARICOM Secretariat and CARICOM Development Fund Offices Barbados, 17 December 2012

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I am pleased to be here at the official opening of these facilities that are now the new home of two sections of the CARICOM Secretariat and one Community Institution, all of which have critical functions in the advancement of the Community...
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New home for CARICOM offices in Barbados

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) New facilities for two sections of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, as well as a Regional institution, all based in Bridgetown, Barbados, were officially opened on Monday by the Hon. Freundel Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados...
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CARIBBEAN PROMOTES IDEAS FOR CHANGE IN ACP DIRECTION

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean contribution to the recent 7th Summit of the African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) Group of Countries Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea ranged from retrospective through introspective to prospective. Chairman of the Caribbean Com...
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CARICOM CHAIRMAN WISHES PRESIDENT CHAVEZ A SPEEDY RECOVERY

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr the Honourable Kenny D Anthony has wished Venezuelan President His Excellency Hugo Chavez a “speedy recovery”. In a message on behalf of CARICOM to President Chavez, who is in Cu...
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OUR UNITY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE: REMARKS BY THE HON. DR. KENNY D. ANTHONY, CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF CARICOM AND PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT LUCIA AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTH SUMMIT OF ACP HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, MALABO, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, 13-14 DECEMBER 2012

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Permit me at the outset to thank you, Mr President and the people of Equatorial Guinea for the tremendous African welcome and hospitality extended to us. This 7th Summit of the ACP in your unique country, being the only Spanish-speaking nat...
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STATEMENT BY HONOURABLE MAXINE MC CLEAN, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN TRADE OF BARBADOS, ON AGENDA ITEM 4c THE FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT FINANCING AND THE POST BUSAN GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP ON THE OCCASION OF THE SEVENTH SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC GROUP OF STATES. MALABO, EQUATORIAL GUINEA 13-14 DECEMBER, 2012

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I must first apologise for the absence of H.E. President Desiré Delano Bouterse, President of the Republic of Suriname. President Bouterse deeply regrets his absence. Within the context of the broader topic “The Future of the ACP G...
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STATUS OF THE ACP GROUP TOWARDS 2015 AND BEYOND: REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE CAROLYN RODRIGUES-BIRKETT AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTH SUMMIT OF ACP HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, MALABO, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, 13-14 DECEMBER 2012

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) May I take this opportunity, Mr President, to express our deep gratitude to the Government and people of Equatorial Guinea for the gracious hospitality and profound generosity, extended to my delegation since our arrival. My President, His ...
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CARICOM CHAIRMAN CALLS FOR ACP SOLIDARITY AND UNITY

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The 7th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African, Caribbean Pacific (ACP) Group of States should send a message to the international community that the Group “is here to stay.” That was the view of the Chairman of...
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