MESSAGE FROM HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD TELECOMMUNICATIONS DAY, 17 MAY 2005
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(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Noted Caribbean Economist Dr. Clive Thomas has cautioned Caribbean leaders that they must " move aggressively to ensure high consideration for the Region's people, or run the risk of "cultural extinction." Dr. Thomas made his comments as he delivered the Sixth Memorial Lecture on Tuesday 17 May in Georgetown, in honour of late Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, Mr. William Demas.
.(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community reiterates its support for the candidature of Ambassador Albert R. Ramdin of Suriname for the position of Assistant Secretary General of the Organisation of American States at elections to be held during the XXXV Meeting of the General Assembly of the Organisation of American States in June 2005 His candidature was endorsed by the CARICOM Heads of Government at their Twenty Fourth Conference held in July 2004.
(Caribbean Community Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Deputy Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite has charged CARICOM Directors of Culture to maintain their role as champions and advocates for the vision of culture in the Region.
Mr. Chairman Hon. Kenneth Valley, Minister of Trade and Industry
Mr. Anthony Aboud, Outgoing President of the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers' Association
Mr. Paul Quesnel, newly elected President of the TTMA
Ambassador Jerry Narace, Trinidad and Tobago Ambassador
Other Members of TTMA
Members of Media
Staff Members of the CARICOM Secretariat
Distinguished Ladies and Gentleman
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community is expected to join with the rest of the world in re-thinking the role of culture in the development prospects for its peoples. This subject will come into sharp focus next week, when the Regional Cultural Committee (RCC) meets at their sixteenth session in Georgetown, Guyana.
LAMY AND CARICOM TRADE MINISTERS DISCUSS GLOBAL TRADE ROUND
Honourable Secretary-General of CARICOM, Mr. Edwin Carrington, Honourable Minister of Agriculture, Guyana, Mr. Satyadeow Sawh Fellow Ministers of Member States, Colleague Ministers of Agriculture Senior Technical Officers of the Respective Caribbean Member States Members of the Media, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, Good Afternoon.
Honourable Secretary-General of CARICOM, Mr. Edwin Carrington, Honourable Minister of Agriculture, Guyana, Mr. Satyadeow Sawh Fellow Ministers of Member States, Colleague Ministers of Agriculture Senior Technical Officers of the Respective Caribbean Member States Members of the Media, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, Good Afternoon.