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WHO WILL STAND UP FOR CARICOM?

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Honourable Percival James Patterson, on Thursday, charged Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to stand up and be counted for the Community.

In accepting CARICOM’s highest honour - the Order of the Caribbean Community (OCC) - Mr. Patterson told Heads of Government at the Opening Ceremony of their 30th Meeting in Georgetown, Guyana, that CARICOM was like “a growing plant which must be nurtured … Unless we tend to the tree, it will wither…”

REMARKS BY THE MOST HONOURABLE P. J. PATTERSON, ON, PC, OE, QC UPON BEING AWARDED THE ORDER OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (OCC) AT THE THIRTIETH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 2 JULY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

President Bharrat Jagdeo, Chairman of CARICOM Heads of Government
Secretary General
Honourable Ministers
Special Dignitaries
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Heads of International and Regional Organizations
Esteemed Ladies and Gentlemen

Words alone can never convey my profound sense of joy and gratitude on the conferment at today’s opening ceremony of the OCC.

CARICOM AT A CROSSROADS : FINDING THE WAY FORWARD: ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY BHARRAT JAGDEO, PRESIDENT, GUYANA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE THIRTIETH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 2 JULY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Salutations

I welcome you all to this Thirtieth Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government.

To my distinguished colleagues, their delegations and special invitees, I extend warmest greetings and best wishes for a pleasant and productive stay.

Special thanks are due to Prime Minister Barrow for hosting us in Belize in March and for his effective stewardship as Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government over the past six months.

CARICOM LEADERS STAYING THE COURSE ... NO ALTERNATIVE TO INTEGRATION

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Leaders, on Thursday, were on one accord regarding the future of regional integration and subsequently the Community, as they opened the 30th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in Georgetown, Guyana.

OPENING ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE W. BALDWIN SPENCER, PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ON THE OCCASION OF THE THIRTIETH REGULAR MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 2-5 JULY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Your Excellency, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana
Distinguished Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community
Distinguished Secretary General of the Caribbean Community
The Most Honourable P. J. Patterson, Former Prime Minister of Jamaica
Ministers of Government of Guyana
Ministers of other CARICOM Governments
Honourable Members of the Judiciary
Distinguished Delegations from CARICOM Member States and from Regional and International organizations;
Reverend Members of the Clergy
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Specially Invited Guests

SPEECH BY THE HONOURABLE DEAN BARROW, OUTGOING CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND PRIME MINISTER OF BELIZE, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE THIRTIETH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 2-5 JULY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

President Bharrat Jagdeo of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and Incoming Chairman of the Caribbean Community
Colleague Heads of State and Government of CARICOM
Secretary General of CARICOM
Ministers of Government and Members of Parliament
Specially invited Guests and Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Distinguished Delegates
Representatives of the media
Ladies and Gentlemen

REMARKS DELIVERED BY THE HONOURABLE TILLMAN THOMAS, PRIME MINISTER, GRENADA, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRTIETH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 2-5 JULY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Your Excellency, Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and Chairman of the Conference
Other Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community
Your Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community
Specially invited guest, Your Excellency, Leonel Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic
Specially invited guest, Your Excellency Karmalesh Sharma, Secretary General of the Commonwealth
Mr. Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeOther specially invited guests

BELIZE TARGETED FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT IN DRUG REHABILITATION

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Against the backdrop of reported alarming growth in the mis-use of illegal substance such as marijuana, alcohol, cocaine and alcohol, most obvious among teenagers, in Belize, the National Drug Abuse Control Council (NDAAC) of Belize has decided to take matters in its hands to strengthen that country’s capacity to fight drug abuse and also to provide rehabilitation facilities with standards of care for drug users in a bid to reduce the demand for illicit drugs.

REGIONAL INTEGRATION IS THE LAST BEST HOPE FOR THE CARIBBEAN - PM THOMPSON

  (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Honourable David Thompson, Prime Minister of Barbados, said on Wednesday that the Caribbean was faced with global economic convulsions of unprecedented proportions, which had reinforced convictions that regional integration “is the last best hope” for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

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