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OPENING ADDRESS BY HON. PATRICK MANNING, PRIME MINISTER, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AT THE FOURTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 14-15 FEBRUARY 2003, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Mr. Chairman,
Colleague Heads of Government,
Honourable Ministers,
Secretary-General,
Members of the Diplomatic Corps,
Specially Invited Guests,
Delegates,
Members of the Media,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is with great pleasure that, on behalf of the Government and People of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, I extend a warm welcome to this distinguished assembly, at this Opening Ceremony of the Fourteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community.

ADDRESS BY HON. PIERRE CHARLES, PRIME MINISTER, DOMINICA AND INCOMING CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE FOURTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE, 14-15 FEBRUARY, 2003, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Chairman,
Colleague Heads of Government
Secretary General
Ministers of Government
Honourees and other Distinguished Guests
Ladies and Gentlemen.

REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE OPENING OF THE FOURTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT, 14 FEBRUARY 2003, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen
Hon Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
Other Heads of Government
Hon. Ministers of Government
Distinguished Delegates to the 14th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference
Members of Parliament
Your Excellencies, the Ambassadors to CARICOM and other Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Distinguished Invitees
Members of the Media
Ladies and gentlemen

“SEIZE THE MOMENT” : ADDRESS BY HON. P.J. PATTERSON O.N., P.C., Q.C., M.P., PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE FOURTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 14-15 FEBRUARY 2003, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Mr. Chairman
Colleague Heads
Ministers and Delegates
Distinguished Honorees
Your Excellencies
Esteemed Guests:

I wish to thank the Government and people of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for their gracious hospitality. Jamaica looks forward to reciprocating this generosity when we host the 24th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government.

STATEMENT ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FIFTEENTH MEETING OF THE BUREAU OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 11 NOVEMBER 2002, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS

Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, the President of Guyana, is planning to lead a mission to Haiti, the Community's newest Member State, in early December.

The Mission will include representatives of both Government and Private Sector as a means of familiarising key Community stakeholders with Haiti. Heads of Government at their Meeting last July in Georgetown agreed that the Chairman should visit Haiti to mark its accession to the Community which was formalised during the July meeting.

FRAMEWORK FOR STABILISING AND TRANSFORMING CARIBBEAN ECONOMIES ISSUED BY THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 17 AUGUST 2002, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA

Caribbean Economies face significant difficulties of both a short and long-term nature. The short term problem results from declining performance in both the traditional and non-traditional sectors and is manifested in declining rates of growth in real output, stagnation in holdings of foreign reserves, and rising fiscal deficits. The situation is more critical for some of the States than others. Accordingly, Heads of Government have agreed to a Framework for treating with both facets of the problem. The Framework constitutes the following:

ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE HON, PATRICK MANNING, PRIME MINISTER, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THE TWENTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3 JULY 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Mr. Chairman
Colleague Heads of Government
Honourable Ministers
Secretary General
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

I am pleased to have received your invitation to address this Twenty-third Meeting of Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community and to join my distinguished colleagues on this occasion as we consider those critical issues which will determine the future of the integration process and the way forward.

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWENTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 3-5 JULY 2002

The Twenty-Third Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Georgetown, Guyana, on 3-5 July 2002.

It was presided over by H.E. Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Republic of Guyana and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community.

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWENTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3-5 JULY 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA