SPEECH BY DR. THE HONOURABLE RALPH E. GONSALVES, PRIME MINISTER, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES,  AT THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET, 30 JANUARY 2006, KINGSTON, JAMAICA

Let me pay special tribute to our host, that titan of Caribbean integration and magnificent international statesman, the Most Honourable Percival J. Patterson. We simply thank you for your work and Almighty God for your inspiring life. Today January 30, 2006, we reach and pass a milestone of histori...
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OPENING REMARKS BY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, AT THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 20 JANUARY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Your Excellency, the President of Guyana, Honourable Ministers, Distinguished Delegates, Staff of the Secretariat, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen. Mr. President, it is with pleasure that I welcome you, Ministers of Agriculture and delegations to our new Headquarters Building so beaut...
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OPENING REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM),  AT THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 20 JANUARY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Your Excellency, the President of Guyana, Honourable Ministers, Distinguished Delegates, Staff of the Secretariat, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen. Mr. President, it is with pleasure that I welcome you, Ministers of Agriculture and delegations to our new Headquarters Building so beau...
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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 pleasu...
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Remarks By H.E. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General Of The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on The Occasion of The Presentation of Credentials of H.E. Dr. Helmut Ohlraun of The Federal Republic Of Germany As Plenipotentiary Representative To Caricom, 16 Janua

Your Excellency Ambassador Ohlraun Deputy Secretary-General Assistant Secretaries General Members of the Media Staff, It is my pleasure on behalf of the Caribbean Community, to welcome you, Excellency, to the CARICOM Secretariat for this Accreditation Ceremony, the first for the year 2006. Today,...
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STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR DR. HELMUT OHLRAUN OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS TO HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AS PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE TO CARICOM,  16 JANUARY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Your Excellency Mr. Secretary-General  Madam Deputy Secretary-General Members of CARICOM staff Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen, With my accreditation as Plenipotentiary Representative, the Caribbean Community and Germany establish formal relations. Let me use this opportuni...
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STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM),  AT THE OPENING OF THE SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL, 13 JANUARY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Mr Chairman, the Hon Knowlson Gift Minister of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago Other Honourable Ministers Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Distinguished Delegates Deputy Secretary-General and Staff of the Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen Today is for me a very spe...
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STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM),  AT THE OPENING OF THE TWENTIETH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED, 12 JANUARY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Dr. the Hon. Errol Cort, Minister of Finance and the Economy of Antigua and Barbuda and Chairman of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) Other Ministers of Government Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Distinguished Delegates Staff of the Secretariat Memb...
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ADDRESS BY HON. DR. L. ERROL CORT, MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMY (INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE), ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTIETH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED),  12 JANUARY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

It is my distinct honour, on behalf of the Government and people of Antigua and Barbuda, to be here at this important juncture in our history, to take up the mantle of Chairmanship of this esteemed Council. I am particularly pleased, as I had the privilege, several years ago, to participate in the c...
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STATEMENT BY THE HON. PATRICK MANNING, PRIME MINISTER, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCH OF THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET ON 01 JANUARY 2006

Today, 1st January 2006 the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) takes one of its most significant steps in the process of regional integration, as the CARICOM Single Market becomes a reality. It is my privilege and honour that on this historic day I assume the chairmanship of the Caribbean Community u...
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