The CARICOM Region should look to breathing much cleaner air and accessing cheaper electricity over the next few years with the execution of the Caribbean Renewable Energy Development Programme (CREDP).
A Global Environmental Facility (GEF) grant of US$3.726 million made available through the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is the most recent addition to the international financial assistance already secured for the Programme.
The CARICOM Secretariat has benefited from a UNDP US$303,370 grant to establish a video conferencing facility at its new headquarters in Georgetown. The Facility is expected to reduce the exorbitant logistic cost associated with the myriad of meetings that are convened by the Secretariat.
CARICOM and Chile moved one step closer in their relationship of co-operation, when Secretary General of CARICOM Mr. Edwin Carrington accepted credentials from Chilean Plenipotentiary Representative to CARICOM His Excellency Alfonso Silva.
In accepting his letters of accreditation at a brief ceremony held at the CARICOM Secretariat on Tuesday 27 April, the Secretary General stated that the relationship with Chile is highly regarded, especially in light of its contribution to democratic stability and development of the countries of CARICOM over the past fourteen years.
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I look forward to receiving today, the letter of introduction from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile naming, Ambassador Alfonso Silva as Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Chile to the Caribbean Community. I will accept that letter with pleasure, knowing that I do so from a country which has steadily increased its friendship with, and its contribution to, the development of the countries of the Caribbean Community over the past fourteen years of democratic stability.
Health, Sustainable Development and the Environment will be the focus of the deliberations of the Tenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) which takes place at the Tobago Hilton, Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago, on 28-30 April 2004.
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H.E. President Jagdeo, Hon Tommy Thompson, Hon Dr Douglas Slater, Chairman of the Council for Human and Social Development of the Caribbean Community and other Ministers of Health, Dr Peter Piot of UNAIDS, Ambassador Godard, and other Member of the Diplomatic Corps and Representatives of Regional and International Institutions, Delegates to this Conference, Members of the Press. |
Your Excellency Ambassador Jesus Silva, Plenipotentiary Representative (Designate) of the Kingdom of Spain to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite
Assistant Secretaries-General
Other Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Other distinguished Guests
Representatives of the Media
The Most Hon. Percival J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica;
The Prime Minister of Dominica, The Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit;
Distinguished Commissioners Poul Nielson and Pascal Lamy of the European Union;
Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Barbados, Dame Billie Miller;
Members of the Diplomatic Corps;
Special Invitees:
Ambassadors to Brussels,
The Esteemed Secretary-General of the ACP Group of States, Mr. Jean-Robert Goulongana;
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is delighted to extend warm and sincere congratulations to the Government of Jamaica and to the Commonwealth Local Government Forum for taking the timely initiative of convening this Regional Symposium on Local Democracy and Good Governance in the Caribbean. I bring you greetings on behalf of the Secretary General, His Excellency, Edwin Carrington, who very much regrets that he could not be with you at this opening Ceremony of this important Conference.