Statement by the Honourable Kenneth Valley, Minister of Trade and Industry, Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Trinidad and Tobago at the 6th WTO Ministerial Conference, 13-18 December 2005, Hong Kong

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)On behalf of the Government and People of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, I extend best wishes to the Government and People of Hong Kong and commend you on the hosting of the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation ...
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY H.E. M. PATRICK BOURSIN, AMBASSADOR DESIGNATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF FRANCE TO CARICOM, 14 NOVEMBER 2005, AT THE CARICOM Secretariat, TurkeyEN, Guyana

Your Excellency Ambassador Patrick Boursin Assistant Secretaries-General and other Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Distinguished Guests Members of the Media Enfin nous y sommes! - Finally we are here! It is truly my pleasure and honour to do what history and geography, culture and anth...
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STATEMENT BY CARICOM SECRETARY–GENERAL HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN CARRINGTON ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY CHARLES MAYNARD, AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) 13 OCTOBER 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Press release 172/2005(13 October 2005 ) Deputy Secretary General Members of the CARICOM Staff Distinguished Guests Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen Today I am extremely honoured to welcome His Excellency Charles Maynard, and to receive his Credentials accrediting him as Dominica’...
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Opening Address By Dr. Edward Greene Assistant Secretary-General, Human and Social Development CARICOM Secretariat AT THE THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 26-28 OCTOBER 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

I am pleased to welcome you on behalf of the CARICOM Secretariat and in particular the members of the Directorate of Human and Social Development. This past year has been a very active period for the Directorate and, indeed, the entire Secretariat. As you know, 2005 has been designated the Year of...
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Welcome Remarks By H.e. Edwin W. Carrington Secretary-General of The Caribbean Community at The CROSQ Seminar On Supporting The Competitiveness of CARICOM Goods And Services, 28 September 2005,  Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown

Mr. Chairman Assistant Director-General of Health of Canada Members of the Diplomatic Corps Executive Secretary, CROSQ Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community it gives me very special pleasure to welcome you to our new Headquar...
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REMARKS BY AMB. LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FORUM ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE, 5 SEPTEMBER 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Salutations When the first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) concluded in Geneva in December 2003, there were agreements on many important issues, including freedom of expression and enabling environment. There were however two unresolved issues at the summit: one was finan...
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ADDRESS BY THE HON. CLEMENT J. ROHEE, MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, GUYANA, ON THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY (CSME), AT A LUNCHEON OF THE GEORGETOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, 23 AUGUST 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

  Mr. Chairman, I wish to thank the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the invitation to join you at this luncheon and to share some perspectives and information on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The CSME has been long in the making, since 1989 - some say too long w...
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REMARKS BY THE HON. KENNETH VALLEY, MINISTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY AND MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AT THE CARICOM/INDIA ECONOMIC FORUM: MINISTERIAL DIALOGUE SESSION, 8 AUGUST 2005, TRINCITY, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

The Honourable E.V.K.S. Elangovan, Minister of State for Commerce, India; Hon. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General, CARCIOM; Colleague CARICOM Trade Ministers; Your Excellency. Virendra Gupta, High Commissioner of India to Trinidad and Tobago; Members of the Indian Delegation; Members of the Media; ...
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TOAST DELIVERED BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE COMMEMORATION OF CARICOM DAY 2005, 6 AUGUST 2005, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN

Hon. Samuel Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana Hon. Mr. Justice Carl Singh, Chancellor of the Judiciary Hon. Ralph Ramkarran, Speaker of the National Assembly Hon. Samuel Insanally, Minister of Foreign Affairs and of CARICOM Affairs Other Distinguished Ministers of Government Members of the Diplom...
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