Madame Chair, Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados Honourable Ministers   Director-General, RNM   Distinguished Delegates   Assistant Secretaries General and Members of Staff of the Secretariat   Members of the Media Ladiesand Gentlemen As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Communit...

Mr. Secretary-General, Honourable  Ministers, Other Distinguished Heads of Delegations of Member States and Regional Organisations, Officials, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome to the Fourteenth Ministerial Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). I...

In 1970 at the Sixth Caribbean Heads of Government Conference held in Jamaica that country’s delegation proposed the establishment of a Caribbean Court of Appeal. Arguments for and against such a Court have been discussed and debated by both Bench and Bar of the Region for the past thirty year...

In 1970, at the Sixth Caribbean Heads of Government Conference held in Jamaica, that country’s delegation proposed the establishment of a Caribbean Court of Appeal. Arguments for and against such a Court have been discussed and debated by both Bench and Bar of the Region for the past thirty ye...

May I first acknowledge with appreciation the opportunity to say a few words on this important occasion.  My appreciation goes particularly to Dr. Edwin Carrington, the indefatigable Secretary General of CARICOM who has over the years, tirelessly exerted himself in pursuit of regional integrati...

Madame Chancellor Hon. Chief Justice [Hon. Justices] Hon. Attorney-General and Minster of Legal Affairs Members of the Diplomatic Corps Specially Invited Guests Distinguished participants Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen There are very few occasions when a layman ...

Madame Chancellor Hon. Chief Justice [Hon. Justices] Hon. Attorney-General and Minster of Legal Affairs Members of the Diplomatic Corps Specially Invited Guests Distinguished participants Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen There are very few occasions when...

It is with deep regret that I have learnt of the death of Sir Gerald Cash. Sir Gerald’s role in the public life of The Bahamas is well documented attaining the highest office in the land, serving as Governor-General for 12 years after being an MP and a Senator. The Caribbean Community recall...

Madam Chairperson; His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo and Mrs. Jagdeo; Mrs Joyce Hoyte and members of the Hoyte family; Governor-General of Barbados and representatives of Heads of State and Government visiting; Madame Chancellor of the Judiciary; Speaker of the National Assembly; Former President of Guy...

It is my pleasure to be here this afternoon to join you for this closing session of the Seventh Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development, which is dedicated to the presentation of the CARIFESTA VIII Programme by the Surname National CARIFESTA Commission led by Minister Walter Sandrima...