JOINT STATEMENT OF THE FOURTH GENERAL MEETING BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM, 25-26 JANUARY 2007,  TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

1. The Fourth General Meeting between the United Nations system and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and its associated institutions was convened at the CARICOM Secretariat in Guyana during 25-26 January 2007. The UN delegation was led by the Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr....
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MESSAGE DELIVERED BY MR. KWAME SUNDARAM JOMO, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS OF THE UNITED NATIONS (UN), ON BEHALF OF THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT THE OPENING OF THE FOURTH GENERAL MEETING BETWEEN THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY,  25 JANUARY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

I am delighted to send my warmest greetings to all participants in the Fourth General Meeting between representatives of the Caribbean Community and the United Nations. CARICOM is an important contributor to the UN’s work in the Caribbean region. The UN, for its part, remains strongly committe...
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MORE MEMBER STATES USING THE NEW CARICOM PASSPORT

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Come Monday, 29 January, 2007, Grenada will become the eighth Member State to have introduced the CARICOM Passport. The introduction by Grenada means that more than half of the 15-member Caribbean Community will have introduced the CARICOM P...
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MESSAGE DELIVERED BY MR. KWAME SUNDARAM JOMO, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS OF THE UNITED NATIONS (UN), ON BEHALF OF THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT THE OPENING OF THE FOURTH GENERAL MEETING BETWEEN THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY,  25 JANUARY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

I am delighted to send my warmest greetings to all participants in the fourth general meeting between representatives of the Caribbean Community and the United Nations. CARICOM is an important contributor to the UN’s work in the Caribbean region. The UN, for its part, remains strongly commit...
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STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE,  DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE FOURTH GENERAL MEETING BETWEEN THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY,  25 JANUARY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Assistant Secretary-General and Representatives of the United Nations and its Specialised Agencies Colleagues and Representatives of CARICOM Associated Institutions Members of the Media I extend a warm welcome to our visiting delegations both from CARICOM Regional institutions as well as from t...
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING SESSION OF THE NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS,  19 JANUARY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Press release 11/2007(19 January 2007) Mr, Chairman, the Hon Sir Louis Straker, Minister of Foreign Affairs of St Vincent and the Grenadines Other Honourable Ministers Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Distinguished Delegates Deputy Secretary-General and Staff of the Secre...
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REMARKS BY THE HON. SIR LOUIS STRAKER, CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, COMMERCE AND TRADE, ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING SESSION OF THE NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 19 JANUARY 2007,  GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Honourable Ministers Secretary-General Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Distinguished Delegates Deputy Secretary-General and Staff of the Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen Members of the Media I feel privileged to address you this morning as Chairman of the Caribbean C...
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REMARKS BY THE HON. SIR LOUIS STRAKER, CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, COMMERCE AND TRADE, ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING SESSION OF THE NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 19 JANUARY 2007,  GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Honourable Ministers Secretary-General Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Distinguished Delegates Deputy Secretary-General and Staff of the Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen Members of the Media I feel privileged to address you this morning as Chairman of the Caribbean C...
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING SESSION OF THE NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS,  19 JANUARY 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Mr, Chairman, the Hon Sir Louis Straker, Minister of Foreign Affairs of St Vincent and the Grenadines Other Honourable Ministers Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Distinguished Delegates Deputy Secretary-General and Staff of the Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen Members of...
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HER EXCELLENCY AMALIA MAI PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF BELIZE TO CARICOM, 18 JANUARY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Your Excellency Ambassador Amalia Mai, Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Deputy Secretary General Assistant Secretar(ies)-General and other Members of Staff of the Secretariat Members of the Media Other Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen Excellency It is a pleasur...
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