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MESSAGE BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) , ON THE OCCASION OF COMMONWEALTH DAY, 14 MARCH 2005

Commonwealth Day provides an opportunity for the people of the Member States of the Commonwealth to reflect on a range of global issues and on the international cooperation that has been undertaken, and continues to be pursued, among the 53-nation Commonwealth, for the benefit of its 1.8 billion citizens.

Twelve Member States of the Caribbean Community are members of the Commonwealth, cooperating in a wide array of fields anchored by shared values, principles and aims, and linked by common historical ties in social, economic and political terms.

WELCOME REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON,  SECRETARY GENERAL,  CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM),  TO THE JOINT MEETING OF THE CARICOM DIRECTORS OF FISHERIES/CHIEF FISHERIES OFFICERS AND JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) STUDY TEAM, 4 MARCH 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

 

Mr. Raymond Ryan, Chairman of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum
 Mr. Juichiro Sasaki, Leader of the Government of Japan/ Japan International Cooperation Agency Study Team
Other members of the Japanese delegation
Mr. Hugh Saul, Executive Director, Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism
Directors of Fisheries and Chief Fisheries Officers of CARICOM
Other Members of the CARICOM team
Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Ladies and Gentlemen

 

WELCOME REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON,  SECRETARY GENERAL,  CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM),  TO THE JOINT MEETING OF THE CARICOM DIRECTORS OF FISHERIES/CHIEF FISHERIES OFFICERS AND JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) STUDY TEAM, 4 MARCH 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Mr. Raymond Ryan, Chairman of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum
Mr. Juichiro Sasaki, Leader of the Government of Japan/ Japan International Cooperation Agency Study Team
Other members of the Japanese delegation
Mr. Hugh Saul, Executive Director, Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism
Directors of Fisheries and Chief Fisheries Officers of CARICOM
Other Members of the CARICOM team
Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Ladies and Gentlemen

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE CARICOM-CUBA JOINT COMMISSION, 3-4 MARCH 2005, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

 


Hon. Kerrie Symmonds, CARICOM Chairman of this Meeting of the Seventh CARICOM-Cuba Joint Commission,
Hon. Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, Minister of Government, Cuba,
Other Honourable Ministers of Member States of the Caribbean Community and of Cuba,
Mrs Yvonne Gittens-Joseph, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago,
Distinguished Delegates,
Members of the Media,
Ladies and Gentlemen.

WELCOME REMARKS BY H.E. MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE EMERGENCY MEETING ON THE HEALTH SITUATION AS A RESULT OF THE FLOODS IN GUYANA,  28 FEBRUARY 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

It is with pleasure that I welcome you to this Special Emergency Meeting and thank, in particular, the representatives from CARICOM institutions that have traveled at short notice to be with us today. While welcoming you, I regret, however, the reasons, which give rise to this Meeting.

OPENING REMARKS BY DR. WINSTON ANDERSON, GENERAL COUNSEL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LAUNCH OF INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL, 23 FEBRUARY 2005,  PORT-OF-SPAIN,  TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Good morning.

Please permit me to say how delighted and excited I am to be here in Trinidad and Tobago at this National Launch of Informational Material by the Environmental Commission. The Secretary-General of the Community, H.E. Edwin Carrington, a son of the soil, has asked that I convey his personal regards to you, Mr. President, and also his best wishes to the organizers and participants for a successful Launch.

SPEECH BY H.E. RUNALDO RONALD VENETIAAN, PRESIDENT, REPUBLIC OF SURINAME AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM),  ON THE OCCASION OF THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING OF THE CARICOM SECRETARIAT, 19 FEBRUARY 2005, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Your Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana
Colleague Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community
Your Excellency Ricardo Lagos, President of Chile
Your Excellency Madam Jagan

STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE CARICOM SECRETARIAT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, 19 FEBRUARY 2005, LILIENDAAL, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Republic of Guyana
His Excellency, Runaldo R. Venetiaan President of the Republic of Suriname and Chairman of the Caribbean Community
Other Heads of State and Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community
His Excellency Ricardo Lagos Escobar, President of the Republic of Chile
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds Ministers of Government Mr Speaker and Members of Parliament Ambassador Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan
Other members of the Diplomatic Corps

ADDRESS BY H.E. BHARRAT JAGDEO, PRESIDENT, GUYANA, AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, 19 FEBRUARY 2005, LILIENDAAL, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Excellencies

Today, we gather to inaugurate the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters Building at Liliendaal. This is indeed a proud moment for all Guyanese, especially for me as it represents the fulfilling of a promise made more than 30 years ago when the regional integration process began. The event must certainly rank among the more significant occasions in the life of our integration movement.

A HOME OF OUR OWN : ADDRESS BY MOST HON P.J. PATTERSON ON, PC, QC, MP PRIME MINISTER, JAMAICA, AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING,  19 FEBRUARY 2005, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Acknowledgements

Salutations

The formal opening of the Headquarters of the Community in this rich and diverse land is a particularly touching occasion for me personally. I had to be here. I am honoured that I have the privilege to speak to this august gathering.

It is a moment filled with nostalgia but I must resist the temptation simply to indulge in fond reminiscence.

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