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OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 3 FEBRUARY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Mr. Chairman Deputy Prime Minister Honourable Ministers Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Assistant Secretaries-General and Members of Staff of the Secretariat Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen Just three days ago, in this very room I welcomed ...
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BRAZIL/AUSTRALIA CHALLENGE AT THE WTO THREATENS CARICOM SUGAR : PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED BY FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 1 FEBRUARY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

CARICOM Ministers at the Fourteenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) which met in Georgetown, Guyana on 31 January - 1 February 2003 expressed deep concern regarding the challenge to the European Union (EU) sugar regime launched by Brazil/Australia at the World Trade...
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REMARKS BY THE HON. MARGARET DYER-HOWE, CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), AND MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, LAND, HOUSING AND THE ENVIRONMENT, MONTSERRAT,  AT THE OPENING OF THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF COTED, 31 JANUARY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Mr. Secretary-General, Honourable Ministers, Other Distinguished Heads of Delegations of Member States and Regional Organisations, Officials, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome to the Fourteenth Ministerial Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). I am most...
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OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ((COTED), 31 JANUARY 2003,  GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Madame Chair, Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados Honourable Ministers   Director-General, RNM   Distinguished Delegates   Assistant Secretaries General and Members of Staff of the Secretariat   Members of the Media Ladiesand Gentlemen As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Communit...
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OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 31 JANUARY 2003, LE MERIDIEN PEGASUS, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Madame Chair, Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados  Honourable Ministers  Director-General, RNM  Distinguished Delegates  Assistant Secretaries General  And Members of Staff of the Secretariat  Members of the Media  Ladies and Gentlemen As Secretary-General o...
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COTED MINISTERS URGED TO KEEP FAITH WITH THEIR DECISIONS

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) opened its first Ministerial Meeting for 2003 in Georgetown today, a signal development in the Region’s efforts in shaping new strategies for international negotiations. At the Opening Ceremony of the Fourteenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic ...
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REMARKS BY THE HON. MARGARET DYER-HOWE, CHAIRMAN OF COTED AND MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, LAND, HOUSING AND THE ENVIRONMENT, MONTSERRAT,  AT THE OPENING OF THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,  31 JANUARY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Mr. Secretary-General, Honourable  Ministers, Other Distinguished Heads of Delegations of Member States and Regional Organisations, Officials, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome to the Fourteenth Ministerial Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). I...
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