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ECONOMIC INTEGRATION: THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR AT CANOUAN : ADDRESS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE PRESIDENT’S DINNER OF THE ST VINCENT CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE 7 July 2000, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Mr. President of the St. Vincent Chamber of Industry and Commerce;
Members of the Chamber;
Distinguished Guests;
Ladies and Gentlemen.

I am delighted to be here this evening on the occasion of the Annual President's Dinner of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Chamber of Industry and Commerce.

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S CARICOM DAY 2000 MESSAGE

It is with a measure of satisfaction that we mark the Twenty-Seventh Anniversary of the Caribbean Community.

At this juncture in our history, the Community sits on the cusp of a new era in our lives. We are facing a world of immense possibilities, but also one of unprecedented challenges.

ADDRESS BY DR THE HON DENZIL L. DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST KITTS AND NEVIS AND OUTGOING CHAIRMAN

Thank you Dr Carrington, our Secretary General of CARICOM
Your Excellency the Deputy Governor General of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Mr. Denniston Bobb and Mrs. Bobb
Colleague Heads of State and Government
Distinguished Ministers of the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines
Other CARICOM Ministers
Leader of the Opposition, Hon Dr Ralph Gonsalves of St Vincent and the Grenadines and other distinguished Members of Parliament
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Members of the Judiciary and the Clergy

ADDRESS DELIVERED BY SIR JAMES MITCHELL, PRIME MINISTER OF ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 2 JULY 2000, CANOUAN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

His Excellency the Deputy Governor General, Mr. Denniston Bobb
Secretary General of CARICOM, Dr. Edwin Carrington
Outgoing Chairman of CARICOM, Dr. Denzil Douglas
Colleague Heads of Government
His Excellency Dr. Cesar Gavaria - Secretary General of the Organisation of American State
His Excellency the Hon. Don Mc Kinnon, Secretary General of the Commonwealth
Your Lordship the Judge
Honourable Ministers
Hon. Leader of the Opposition
Hon. Members of Parliament
Sir Shridath and Sir Alister of the Regional Negotiating Machinery

ADDRESS BY DR THE HON DENZIL L. DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST KITTS AND NEVIS AND OUTGOING CHAIRMAN OF CARICOM AT THE 21ST MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 2 JULY 2000, CANOUAN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

Thank you Dr Carrington, our Secretary General of CARICOM
Your Excellency the Deputy Governor General of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Mr. Denniston Bobb and Mrs. Bobb
Colleague Heads of State and Government
Distinguished Ministers of the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines
Other CARICOM Ministers
Leader of the Opposition, Hon Dr Ralph Gonsalves of St Vincent and the Grenadines and other distinguished Members of Parliament
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Members of the Judiciary and the Clergy

STATEMENT BY H.E. BHARRAT JAGDEO, PRESIDENT OF THE COOPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 2 JULY 2000, CANOUAN,  ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

It has become a ritual for new Heads of Government in their maiden presentation at CARICOM Summits to chastise the sitting heads for converting our meetings into a "talk shop". However, they themselves are accused later of joining the "club".

Opening Remarks By Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-general, Caribbean Community, At The Opening Ceremony Of The 21st Meeting Of The Conference Of Heads Of Government Of The Caribbean Community, 2 July 2000,  Canouan, St. Vincent And The Grenadines

The Deputy Governor- General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, His Excellency Mr. Denniston Bobb and Mrs. Bobb
The Rt. Hon. Sir James Mitchell, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Chairman of the Caribbean Community
Their Excellencies the Presidents of Guyana, Suriname and Haiti
The Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and Outgoing Chairman of the Caribbean Community
Other Distinguished Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community