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OPENING REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 11 MAY 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Mr. Chairman
Distinguished Ministers
Distinguished Delegates
Members of staff of the Secretariat
Members of the Media

Good afternoon. It is a pleasure in these brief Opening Remarks to welcome you all to this Nineteenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). I hope that your journey here was comfortable and without undue stress or harassment.

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, 10-11 MAY 2005, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

A Special Meeting of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers responsible for National Security and Law Enforcement was held in Trinidad and Tobago, 10-11 May 2005. The Meeting was convened at the request of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, the Hon. Patrick Manning, Lead CARICOM Head of Government for Crime and Security who also chaired the Meeting.

In attendance were:

REMARKS DELIVERED BY HON. CLEMENT ROHEE, MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, GUYANA, AT THE OPENING OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SUGAR STAKEHOLDERS’ MEETING, 10 MAY 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Dear Colleagues,

If there is anyone in our midst who is of the belief that when we met in September 2004 at our First Stakeholders' Meeting, that that meeting took place in a backdrop of uncertainty, today as we meet at this Second Stakeholders' Meeting, the circumstances are even more ominous.

The dark cloud hovers over us as a result of the recent ruling by the WTO Appellate Body on the EU sugar case has not made the situation less worry-some.

CARIBBEAN SUGAR SITUATION MORE WORRISOME SAYS CARICOM MINISTER

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Guyana's Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation, Hon. Clement Rohee has suggested that the recent ruling by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Appellate Body on the European Union (EU) Sugar case has made the situation for sugar in the Caribbean more "worrisome". Minister Rohee was at the time addressing the Second Meeting of Sugar Stakeholders being convened on Tuesday, 10 May 2005 in Georgetown, Guyana.

CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE IS INAUGURATED

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Another milestone was created in the history of the thirty-one year old integration movement, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), with the inauguration of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday 16 April, 2005.

CSME, AGRICULTURE IN FOCUS AT CARICOM MEETING

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers with responsibility for economic development issues will meet under the umbrella of CARICOM’s Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) in Guyana, 11-12 May 2005. The Ministers will be guided in their deliberations by discussions and recommendations from their officials who are scheduled to meet on 9-10 May 2005, also in Guyana.

CARIBBEAN KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING NETWORK (CKLN) PROJECT TO BOOST REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Nationals of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are to benefit while the Region is expected to boost its competitiveness when the Community rolls out its project for distance learning. Known as the Caribbean Knowledge and Learning Network (CKLN), the project aims to foster collaboration and boost competitiveness of CARICOM Member States through education.

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 28-30 APRIL 2004, SCARBOROUGH, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

The Tenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was convened at the Hilton Tobago Hotel, Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago on 28-30 April 2004 under the Chairmanship of the Hon. John Rahael, Minister of Health, Trinidad and Tobago and under the theme, Investing in Human Resources with Special Reference to Health, Sustainable Development and the Environment.

Remarks Delivered By Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Deputy Secretary- General OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), At the Opening Of The Twelfth Meeting Of The Council For Human And Social Development (COHSOD), 27 APRIL 2005, Georgetown, Guyana

Salutation

It is my pleasure to bring you greetings on behalf of the CARICOM Secretary-General and the staff of the Secretariat, and to thank you for attending this the Twelfth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD). This meeting is particularly significant as it convenes for the first time, Ministers with responsibility for Gender Affairs in the Region. 

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