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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING OF THE FIFTH GENERAL MEETING BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF CARICOM AND THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM, 09 FEBRUARY 2009, NEW YORK

Secretary General of the United Nations, Your Excellency Ban Ki-Moon;
Their Excellencies, Representatives of the CARICOM Caucus of Ambassadors to the United Nations;
Under Secretary General of the United Nations for Political Affairs;
Representatives of Specialised UN Agencies;
Director General of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States;
Deputy Secretary General and Representatives of the CARICOM Secretariat;
Heads and other Representatives of CARICOM Institutions and Associate Institutions;
Partners in Development all;

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE LAUNCH OF THE CARIBBEAN AVIATION SAFETY AND SECURITY OVERSIGHT SYSTEM (CASSOS), 4 FEBRUARY 2009, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Prime Minister of Guyana, the Honourable Samuel Hinds,
Honourable Minister with responsibility for Transportation and Hydraulics, Mr. Robeson Benn
Director, Civil Aviation, Barbados and Outgoing Acting Chairman of the Regional Aviation Safety Oversight System, Mr Anthony Archer
Other Directors of Civil Aviation
Representatives of Regional and International Organisations
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Deputy Secretary-General and staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Distinguished Guests
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

CARICOM SECRETARIAT OPTS FOR NO INCREASE IN BUDGET

 
  (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)In light of the fact that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has not sought an increase of its 2008 Budget, overall work at the secretariat would mean "more effort for the same pay for the time being", CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Edwin Carrington said Tuesday.

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE LAUNCH OF THE CARIBBEAN AVIATION SAFETY AND SECURITY OVERSIGHT SYSTEM (CASSOS), 4 FEBRUARY 2009, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Prime Minister of Guyana, the Honourable Samuel Hinds,
Honourable Minister with responsibility for Transportation and Hydraulics, Mr. Robeson Benn
Director, Civil Aviation, Barbados and Outgoing Acting Chairman of the Regional Aviation Safety Oversight System, Mr Anthony Archer
Other Directors of Civil Aviation
Representatives of Regional and International Organisations
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Deputy Secretary-General and staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Distinguished Guests
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

CARICOM AND UN SECRETARIES-GENERAL MEET ON MONDAY

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is expected to meet with United Nations (UN) Secretary General His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon at UN Headquarters next week.

Mr. Carrington will lead a delegation from the CARICOM Secretariat to the Fifth General Meeting of the United Nations System and CARICOM to be held at UN Headquarters in New York, USA on 9-10 February.

GUYANA PM CALLS ON CASSOS TO SET THE BAR FOR REGIONAL UNITY

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Honourable Samuel Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana on Wednesday launched the Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS) at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, and challenged the new Community Institution to set the bar for towards closer unity within the Region.

MAIR HAILED, THE QUINTESSENTIAL WEST INDIAN - CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL

 

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the Caribbean and Jamaica in particular prepare to bid farewell to one of its exceptional women, Lucille Mathurin Mair, the CARICOM Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin Carrington is lauding her as the ideal example of true West Indian identity and pride.

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE TWENTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 02 FEBRUARY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Mr. Chairman – the Honourable Wilfred Elrington, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Attorney General of Belize
Other Honourable Ministers
Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community
Deputy Secretary-General and other members of the Executive Management of the CARICOM Secretariat
Distinguished Delegates
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I welcome you all to this Twenty-Third Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers.

COMMUNITY NEEDS NEW PERSPECTIVE - SECRETARY-GENERAL CARRINGTON

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) There is a pressing need for a new perspective in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that would address the achievements of the integration movement rather than the differences that overtime have been perceived as manifestations of disunity, His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of CARICOM said Tuesday.