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Remarks by the Honourable Carolyn Rodrigues – Birkett,  Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guyana and Chair of COFCOR   At the Opening Ceremony of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR)  Guyana International Conference Centre May 20, 2014 ,

It is a real pleasure for me to welcome you all this morning to the opening ceremony of the 17th Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations of CARICOM.  As I welcome our visitors to Guyana, I do so not only on my own behalf, but also on behalf of His Excellency President Donald Ramotar and the people of Guyana.  For our Special Guests who are visiting for the first time, even though your visit with us will be short, I hope that you would find it an enjoyable and a rewarding experience.  We are indeed honoured to host you all.

Opening Remarks by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General Caribbean Community   At The Seventeenth Meeting of the Council For Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR)  Georgetown, GUYANA 20-21 May 2014

It is my pleasure to welcome you to this Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR).  This annual gathering is the opportunity for the Ministers of Foreign Affairs to look back and take stock of the multiple activities undertaken by the Community in the promotion and protection of its interests.  It also provides the occasion to look forward to the prospects by analysing the trends, developments and events which shape the external environment in which our Member States operate.

Remarks By Ms Myrna Bernard Director, Human Development   At The Opening Of The Caribbean Sub-Regional Capacity Building Workshop On The Nagoya Protocol On Access And Benefit-Sharing Georgetown, Guyana 19 May 2014

I bring you greetings and warm wishes on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque. The CARICOM Secretariat is very pleased to be a collaborative partner in this workshop, which represents a continuation of our work to build the capacity of member states to reap a fair and equitable share of benefits generated from the use of their genetic resources and traditional knowledge about those resources.

Address by The Hon. Colin Riley, Minister of Health and Social Development, Montserrat Chairman of COHSOD to the Opening Session Of the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of The Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD)

It is indeed a privilege for me to address this opening session of the Twenty- Sixth Meeting of COHSOD in my capacity as Chairman of the Council. We are gathered here over the next two days to consider important matters related to the development of our region. The focus of the Meeting is on Labour and Gender Issues, issues which lie at the very heart of our development.

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