STATEMENT DELIVERED BY MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE SIGNING CEREMONY OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CARICOM AND UNESCO, 5 MAY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

 His Excellency the Director-General of UNESCO Members of the UNESCO delegation Assistant Secretaries General of CARICOM Ladies and Gentlemen Members of the Media It is my pleasure this morning to be part of this ceremony heralding deeper relations between the Caribbean Community and the Unite...
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Statement Delivered By Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-general, CARICOM, at The Signing Ceremony of A Memorandum of Understanding between the Caribbean Community and UNESCO, 5 May 2003, Georgetown, Guyana

His Excellency the Director-General of UNESCO Members of the UNESCO delegation Assistant Secretaries General of CARICOM Ladies and GentlemenMembers of the Media It is my pleasure this morning to be part of this ceremony heralding deeper relations between the Caribbean Community and the United Natio...
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REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARIFORUM AT THE CEREMONY FOR THE SIGNING OF THE 9TH EDF REGIONAL SUPPORT STRATEGY PAPER AND REGIONAL INDICATIVE PROGRAMME, 6 MAY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Mr. Vincent DeVisscher, Head of Delegation of the European Commission Their Excellencies the High Commissioner of the United Kingdom, Ambassador of Suriname Representative of the Government of Guyana Members of Staff of the Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media There is a sense this morning ...
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY AMBASSADOR VINCENT DE VISSCHER HEAD OF THE EC DELEGATION TO GUYANA, SURINAME, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, ARUBA AND THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF THE REGIONAL SUPPORT STRATEGY FOR THE CARIBBEAN, 6 MAY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Mr. Secretary-General, My colleague, the British High Commissioner, representing the Presidency of the EU in Guyana Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Members of the media, Special invitees, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the European Commissioner for Development, Mr. Poul Nielson, I wish t...
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STATEMENT DELIVERED BY MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE SIGNING CEREMONY OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND UNESCO, 5 MAY 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

His Excellency the Director-General of UNESCO Members of the UNESCO delegation Assistant Secretaries General of CARICOM Ladies and Gentlemen Members of the Media It is my pleasure this morning to be part of this ceremony heralding deeper relations between the Caribbean Community and the United...
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REMARKS BY HONOURABLE WALTER T. SANDRIMAN, MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, SURINAME, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SIXTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 31 MARCH 2003, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Honourable Ministers Mrs. Jacqulyn Joseph and other members of the CARICOM Secretariat Permanent Secretaries Representatives of Ministers Representatives of Regional and International Institutions Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen Since assuming the Chairmanship of the COHSOD in October 2002...
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CXC: A RESPONSE TO THE REGION’S HUMAN DEVELOPMENT NEEDS : ADDRESS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL 30TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE LECTURE, 24TH APRIL 2003, SHERBOURNE CONFERENCE CENTRE, BARBADOS

Madam Chair (Dr Lucy Steward, Registrar CXC) Professor Kenneth Hall, Chairman of CXC Professor Compton Bourne, President of the CDB Dr. Stafford Griffith, Pro-Registrar CXC Other Distinguished Guests Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen This evening we celebrate an event of signal importance in...
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CULTURE IN THE FUTURE OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY / BY HON. MAXINE HENRY-WILSON, MINISTER OF EDUCATION, YOUTH AND CULTURE, JAMAICA THIRD LECTURE IN THE DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES SPONSORED BY CARICOM TO COMMEMORATE ITS THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY, PRESENTED ON THE OCCASION OF THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, 24-26 APRIL 2003, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME

PREFACE I deem it an honour to have been invited by the CARICOM Secretariat to deliver this the Third Distinguished Lecture Series in commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the Caribbean Community. This is, indeed, a singular honour and reflects, I am sure, the substantive role Jamaica has play...
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OPENING REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 24 APRIL 2003, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME

It is indeed my pleasure to bring you greetings on behalf of the CARICOM Secretariat and indeed the CARICOM Family. It is moreso our pleasure to be here in Suriname for this Eight meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development which focuses on Human and social issues with special reference ...
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