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SELF-EXAMINATION NEEDED NOW - MINISTER JEFFREY TELLS CARIFORUM MEETING

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The rapid changes in the global scenario and the imminent changes that would be wrought by the trading arrangements now being put in place provided a good opportunity for the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) to engage in self-examination, Dr. The Hon Henry Jeffrey, Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation of Guyana said Wednesday.

REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED, 24 NOVEMBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Madam Chairperson, Senator Maxine McLean, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados
Dr. the Hon Henry Jeffrey, Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation of Guyana
Other Honorable Ministers
Excellencies/Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community
Other Heads of Delegation
Representatives of International and Regional Organizations
Distinguished Delegates
Invited Guests
Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED, 24 NOVEMBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Madam Chairperson, Senator Maxine McLean, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados
Dr. the Hon Henry Jeffrey, Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation of Guyana
Other Honorable Ministers
Excellencies/Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community
Other Heads of Delegation
Representatives of International and Regional Organizations
Distinguished Delegates
Invited Guests
Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE MAXINE MC CLEAN, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN TRADE, BARBADOS, AND CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE COTED, 24 NOVEMBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Fellow Ministers of Government
Their Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community
Distinguished Delegates
Students
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development.

This is my first COTED meeting and it is my distinct honour to have been asked to chair the sessions over the next two days.

WELCOME REMARKS BY DR. THE HONOURABLE HENRY B. JEFFREY, MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, GUYANA, AT THE TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 24 NOVEMBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Mr. Chairman
Colleague Ministers and Heads of Delegations
Secretary-General and Staff
Distinguished Delegates
Members of the media
Ladies and Gentlemen

I welcome you to this Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). 

To those of you who have been in Guyana since last week, I hope you had a good weekend and will also take advantage of the next few days to further enjoy our country.

REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE MAXINE MC CLEAN, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN TRADE, BARBADOS, AND CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE COTED, 24 NOVEMBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Fellow Ministers of Government
Their Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community
Distinguished Delegates
Students
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development.

This is my first COTED meeting and it is my distinct honour to have been asked to chair the sessions over the next two days.

WELCOME REMARKS BY DR. THE HONOURABLE HENRY B. JEFFREY, MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, GUYANA, AT THE TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 24 NOVEMBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Mr. Chairman
Colleague Ministers and Heads of Delegations
Secretary-General and Staff
Distinguished Delegates
Members of the media
Ladies and Gentlemen

I welcome you to this Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). 

To those of you who have been in Guyana since last week, I hope you had a good weekend and will also take advantage of the next few days to further enjoy our country.

COTED ACKNOWLEDGES CSME CRITICAL TO CONFRONTING GLOBAL CHALLENGES

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  The need for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to forge ahead with the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) in order to adequately and collectively respond to the current global financial and economic crisis was underscored yesterday at the official opening of the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED),  Monday, at Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel.

BUREAU URGES CENTRAL BANKS TO CONTINUE PLANNING FOR CRISIS FALL OUT

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has urged the Committee of Central Bank Governors (CCBG) to continue their planning for possible challenges to the Region’s financial and non-financial sectors in the continuing global economic and financial situation.

SAINT LUCIA PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE AGENDA

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Prime Minister of Saint Lucia the Hon. Stephenson King has endorsed the developments undertaken by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) in advancing the Region’s agenda on climate change through the development of a regional climate change strategy.

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