REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE W. BALDWIN SPENCER, PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, AT THE CONFERENCE OF STUDENTS ENGAGING THE CSME THROUGH FIELD PROMOTION, 16-17 JUNE 2011, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

​      I am honoured to welcome you to Antigua and Barbuda and indeed to this final conference of the Students Engaging the CSME through Field Promotion project. Antigua and Barbuda is delighted to have been chosen to be part of this activity on two occasions. To the students fro...
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE CONFERENCE OF STUDENTS ENGAGING THE CSME THROUGH FIELD PROMOTION, 16-17 JUNE 2011, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

​I am pleased to welcome you to this Conference of Students Engaging the CSME through Field Promotion. I wish to extend a special welcome to the Students whose work over the last two years culminates here in Antigua and Barbuda. During the life of this project, about two hundred and eighty (280) stu...
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, SECRETARY-GENERAL (AG.), CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE SECOND ANNUAL PARTNERS’ MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY (CARPHA), 13 JUNE 2011, WASHINGTON, DC, USA

​Chairman, Dr. the Honourable Leslie Ramsammy, Minister of Health, Republic of Guyana Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis and CARICOM Lead Head of Government for Human Resources, Health and HIV/AIDS Senator the Honourable Therese Baptiste-Cornelis, Minister of...
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REMARKS BY H.E. ALEXIS ROSADO, CHAIRMAN, AT THE OPENING OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE UNDER THE CARIFORUM-EU ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (EPA), 9-10 JUNE 2011, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS

​Let me begin by recognizing Barbados, our gracious hosts. I want to thank our hosts for the excellent arrangements put in place for this historic Meeting. Barbados is known for its warmth and hospitality, and so we are happy to be here. I want to welcome all here to the opening of this Fi...
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Remarks by Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Secretary - General (ag) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) On the Occasion Of the Thirty – Second Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED)

The myriad issues before this Thirty-Second Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) speak to the breadth and depth of the regional integration movement and its impact on the everyday life of the citizens of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The discussions are taking plac...
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REMARKS BY THE HON. DENZIL DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST-KITTS AND NEVIS, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF COUNCIL OF FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 4-5 MAY 2011, ST. KITTS-NEVIS

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) We meet at a time of unprecedented global tumult. Before we are able to fully absorb the scope and implications of one social, economic, or natural disaster, another emerges, as if to test mankind’s ability to absorb and respond.From the d...
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WELCOME REMARKS BY HUGH A. SAUL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CARIBBEAN REGIONAL FISHERIES MECHANISM (CRFM), AT THE OPENING OF THE CRFM MULTI-DISCIPLINARY WORKSHOP ON A COMMON FISHERIES POLICY FOR THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 12-14 APRIL 2011, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

​Mr. Milton Haughton, Chairman of the Opening Ceremony activities Honourable Robert Persaud, Minister of Agriculture, Guyana Your Excellency Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Secretary-General (ag.) CARICOM Your Excellency Ambassador Geert Heikens, Head of EU Delegation to Guyana, Suriname, Tri...
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ADDRESS BY THE MOST HONOURABLE P.J. PATTERSON, ON, OCC, PC, QC, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON HAITI, AT THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL, 6 APRIL 2011, NEW YORK, USA

Colombia deserves the highest commendation for its timely initiative to promote this open debate of the Security Council on the “Question Concerning Haiti.” I regard it as a singular privilege to have been invited to participate in this debate and to share insights as the Special Repre...
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