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CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT TO MEET IN SPECIAL TWO-DAY SESSION IN SAINT LUCIA

CARICOM Heads of Government will be meeting in Castries, Saint Lucia, on the 13-14 November 2003, at their Ninth Special Meeting, to deliberate on issues arising from the Twenty-Fourth Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, held in Jamaica in July of this year.

The Meeting is being viewed as an opportunity for taking stock of the progress made on the issues discussed at the last Conference and for giving fillip and direction to the work to facilitate the earliest possible conclusion.

MESSAGE FROM THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE ELECTION OF SENATOR THE HONOURABLE JULIAN HUNTE OF SAINT LUCIA TO THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY (UNGA)

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) extends its warmest congratulations to Senator the Honourable Julian Hunte, OBE, Minister of External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation of Saint Lucia on his recent election as President of the 58th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

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:

“SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE: SMALL AND MICRO STATES IN THE CHANGING INTERNATIONAL DYNAMIC”.  FEATURE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL EDWIN W. CARRINGTON AT THE RE-LAUNCHING OF THE COUNCIL OF EXTERNAL TRADE OF SAINT LUCIA, 15 AUGUST 2002, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA

As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, I would like to thank the Ministry of External Affairs and International Trade and Civil Aviation for affording me the privilege of presenting this address on the occasion of the re-launch of your Council on Economic External Trade, on the eve of the historic Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, on the Revival of the Regional Economy. I could not but notice the spirit of determination inherent in this national effort and heartily congratulate those involved.

SAINT LUCIA MEETING TO FOCUS ON THE STATE OF CARICOM ECONOMIES

The state of the economies of the Member States of the Caribbean Community will be placed under the microscope when CARICOM Heads of Government meet in Saint Lucia for a Special Meeting on 16 August 2002.

The decision for a meeting to focus specifically on the Region's economies was taken when CARICOM Heads of Government met in Guyana for their 23rd regular meeting in early July 2002.

REMARKS BY HON. DR. KENNY D ANTHONY, PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT LUCIA, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3 JULY 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

SALUTATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I last visited Guyana at the behest of my colleague Heads, acting as their envoy, and charged with the responsibility for assisting with the resolution of the country's political problems.

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 6-7 MAY 2002, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA

The Fifth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) was held in Castries, Saint Lucia on 6-7 May, 2001. The Ministers attending were: the Hon. Sir Ronald Sanders, Chief Foreign Affairs Representative with Ministerial Rank, Antigua and Barbuda; the Hon. Billie Miller, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Barbados; the Hon. Elvin Nimrod, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Affairs, Grenada; Hon. S. R. Insanally, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Guyana; the Hon.

OPENING REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARICOM AT THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 6-7 MAY 2002, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA

Mr. Chairman
Honourable Ministers
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Distinguished Delegates
Distinguished Guests
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

I hope that the Honourable Minister and the Government and people of Saint Lucia would not find me presumptous if I were to claim honorary citizenship and welcome you to Saint Lucia as well as to this, the Fifth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR).

STATEMENT BY SENATOR, THE HON. JULIAN HUNTE, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SAINT LUCIA, AT THE OPENING OF THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 6-7 MAY 2002, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA

Distinguished Secretary General
Foreign Minister of Guyana and Chairman of COFCOR
Distinguished Deputy Prime Ministers of Barbados and
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Distinguished Foreign Ministers
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Senior Officials of Member States
Distinguished Guests
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

REMARKS BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE CEREMONY FOR THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY ANTHONY B. SEVERIN, AMBASSADOR OF SAINT LUCIA TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY,  24 JANUARY 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

It is indeed an honour and distinct pleasure to receive the Letter of Introduction from the Honourable Minister for External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation of Saint Lucia, the Honourable Julian Hunte appointing His Excellency Anthony Severin as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Saint Lucia to the Caribbean Community.

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