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STATEMENT BY H.E. DENIS KELLMAN, AMBASSADOR OF BARBADOS TO CARICOM ON THE OCCASION OF HIS PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS, 06 JUNE 2008, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Secretary-General,
Madam Deputy Secretary-General,
Members of staff of the Secretariat,
Colleagues,

It is a great honour for me to have been appointed by Prime Minister David Thompson to be Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM and to be welcomed formally today into the CARICOM family.

Let me begin by underlining Barbados’ unwavering commitment to the regional integration movement. Most recently, at his inaugural speech at the 19th Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads, Prime Minister Thompson made clear from the outset that:

CARICOM QUIZ COMPETITION MOVES INTO ITS ZONAL KNOCK-OUT ROUND

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Team Guyana is all set to defend their title against other formidable teams from eleven Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as the CARICOM Regional Quiz Competition moves into its zonal knock-out rounds set to take place next week.

REMARKS BY HONOURABLE THEODORE BRENT SYMONETTE, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE BAHAMAS, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL, 6 JUNE 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Secretary–General
Colleague Ministers
Other Representatives of Member States
Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Representatives of the Media

Thank you for your warm welcome on this my first visit to Guyana. I know I shall enjoy my short stay in this beautiful country. I am also, as Chairman of this Council, in the interesting position of having to welcome the host Minster, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett of Guyana, to her first meeting of Community Council. Welcome, Minister!

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE REGIONAL AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT FORUM, 6-7 JUNE 2008, LILIENDAAL, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

His Excellency the President of Guyana
The Hon. Prime Minister of Guyana
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas
Cabinet Ministers of Guyana and other Honourable Ministers of Government of the Caribbean Community
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Mr. James Moss-Solomon, Chairman, and other Members of the Task Force
Members of the Private Sector
Deputy Secretary-General and other members of the Executive Management of the CARICOM Secretariat
Other Distinguished Participants
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

STATEMENT BY H.E. DENIS KELLMAN, AMBASSADOR OF BARBADOS TO CARICOM ON THE OCCASION OF HIS PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS, 06 JUNE 2008, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Secretary-General,
Madam Deputy Secretary-General,
Members of staff of the Secretariat,
Colleagues,

It is a great honour for me to have been appointed by Prime Minister David Thompson to be Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM and to be welcomed formally today into the CARICOM family.

Let me begin by underlining Barbados’ unwavering commitment to the regional integration movement. Most recently, at his inaugural speech at the 19th Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads, Prime Minister Thompson made clear from the outset that:

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL , CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 6 JUNE 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Mr. Chairman - the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas
Other Honourable Ministers
Their 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) may I welcome you to this the Twenty-Second Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers, the second highest Organ of the Community.

CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT TO MEET WITH NEW YORK GOVERNOR, MAYOR

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), regional policymakers, representatives of the academic community, the private sector and financial institutions, as well as members of the Diaspora will meet in New York City later this month for the New York Conference on the Caribbean.

CARICOM HIV/AIDS EDUTAINMENT PROJECT PLAY OPENS IN SAINT LUCIA

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean HIV and AIDS Edutainment Project under the Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM), the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) Programme is to stage its first theatre production at the Grotto at Samaan’s Park, Castries, Saint Lucia on 6 June 2008.

SEPTEMBER 13 IS CARIBBEAN WELLNESS DAY

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) For the first time in its 35 year history, the Caribbean Community will come together on 13 September 2008 to mobilize its citizens - young and old - to engage in activities that will promote and sustain healthy lifestyles, in what will be the initial observance of Caribbean Wellness Day.

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