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SECRETARY GENERAL TO RECEIVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BOOK

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Mr Edwin Carrington, will receive a copy of the book AEternal Spring: Living with Enough in a World of Abundance@ from Dr Joseph Edmunds on Wednesday 3 April 2002.

The ceremony will take place in the Large Conference Room at the CARICOM Secretariat=s headquarters, Bank of Guyana Building at 10.30 a.m. The book=s author, Jef Crab, will also be present at the presentation to which members of the Diplomatic Corps have been invited.

REMARKS BY DR CARLA BARNETT, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING OF THE YWCA CARIBBEAN REGIONAL TRAINING MEETING, 20 MARCH 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Madame Chairman,
Minister of Culture Youth and Sport of the Republic of Guyana,
General Secretary, World YWCA, Dr Musimbi Kanyoro,
Vice President World YWCA, Ms Monica Zetsche,
National President YWCA, Ms Dhanmattie Sohai,
Members of the Diplomatic Corps,
Members and Representatives of Regional YWCAs,
Specially invited guests and participants in this Opening Ceremony,
Young women of the Caribbean and the World
Ladies and Gentlemen

STATEMENT BY THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT AT THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT, 18-22 March 2002, Monterrey, Mexico

Mr / Madam Chairperson:

First of all, let me on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) congratulate you on your appointment to the Chair, and at the same time, thank all of those, including the Facilitator, the Bureau, the UN Secretariat Staff, the other Chairpersons, and all those who participated in the preparatory process for this Meeting in this beautiful city of Monterrey. The Government and people of Mexico and of the city of Monterrey deserve our highest commendation.

Partnership for Development:

Mr / Madam Chairperson:

ADDRESS BY DR. CARLA BARNETT, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL, CARICOM, TO COMMONWEALTH DAY INTER-FAITH SERVICE, NATIONAL CULTURAL CENTRE, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA , 11 MARCH, 2002

As I greet you on behalf of the Caribbean Community at this observance of Commonwealth Day, I must apologise for the absence of the Secretary-General who has been unavoidably detained in Trinidad. He sends his personal best wishes and regrets that he could not be part of this celebration involving the Commonwealth with participation by a segment of our population that is so close to his heart - the Youth.

ADDRESS BY DR. CARLA BARNETT, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL, CARICOM, TO COMMONWEALTH DAY INTER-FAITH SERVICE, , 11 MARCH, 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

As I greet you on behalf of the Caribbean Community at this observance of Commonwealth Day, I must apologise for the absence of the Secretary-General who has been unavoidably detained in Trinidad. He sends his personal best wishes and regrets that he could not be part of this celebration involving the Commonwealth with participation by a segment of our population that is so close to his heart - the Youth.

THE CARIBBEAN IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

A Private Sector Vision of the Development of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) by Wendy Phipps 

The St Kitts- Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce welcomes Government's initiative to host a national consultation with civil society on the critical issue of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). We also appreciate the opportunity to briefly share our perspective on the path towards the development of the CSME.

MESSAGE FROM CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL, MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, 8 March 2001

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) once again joins with the rest of the international community in commemorating the United Nations designated International Women's Day. This occasion provides an opportunity to recognize the significant role women have played in the life, livelihood and sustainability of our Region and indeed, in other parts of the world and to record our appreciation therefor.