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MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON,  ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, 8 MARCH 2009

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  The CARICOM Secretariat is honoured to salute the women and girls of the Caribbean Community on the occasion of International Women’s Day (IWD), 8 March, 2009.

This annual celebration gives us a special opportunity to reflect on the achievements on the path towards gender equality and women’s empowerment.

OPENING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION,  CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE SECOND MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN PLANT HEALTH DIRECTORS, 4 MARCH 2009. GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Chairperson
Representatives of the: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN; Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA); United States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health International Services (USDA/APHIS)
Senior Officials of Member States and Associate Members of the Caribbean Community
Representatives from the DR, Aruba, Martinique and Guadeloupe;
French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD);
CARDI, UWI, UG, CABI

Good morning.

REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE HIGH-LEVEL REGIONAL CONSULTATIONS ON DIPLOMATIC TRAINING IN THE CARIBBEAN, 02 MARCH 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Representative of the Commonwealth Secretariat, Dr. Deryck Brown, Head of the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Technical Cooperation and Strategic Response Group for the Governance and Institutional Development Division
Ambassador Kishan Rana, Senior Fellow, Diplofoundation, Malta and Geneva and Professor Emeritus, Foreign Service Institute, New Delhi
Representatives from CARICOM Member States
Representatives of the Institute of International Relations and the University of the West Indies
Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FINANCE AND PLANNING (COFAP), 29 JANUARY 2009, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS

 
The Honourable Humphrey Hildenburg, Minister of Finance of Suriname and Chairman of the Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP);
Honourable Prime Ministers of St Vincent and the Grenadines and Saint Lucia
Honourable David Estwick and other Distinguished Ministers;
President of the Caribbean Development Bank;
Central Bank Governors and Deputy Governors;

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING OF THE FIFTH GENERAL MEETING BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF CARICOM AND THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM, 09 FEBRUARY 2009, NEW YORK

Secretary General of the United Nations, Your Excellency Ban Ki-Moon;
Their Excellencies, Representatives of the CARICOM Caucus of Ambassadors to the United Nations;
Under Secretary General of the United Nations for Political Affairs;
Representatives of Specialised UN Agencies;
Director General of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States;
Deputy Secretary General and Representatives of the CARICOM Secretariat;
Heads and other Representatives of CARICOM Institutions and Associate Institutions;
Partners in Development all;

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE LAUNCH OF THE CARIBBEAN AVIATION SAFETY AND SECURITY OVERSIGHT SYSTEM (CASSOS), 4 FEBRUARY 2009, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Prime Minister of Guyana, the Honourable Samuel Hinds,
Honourable Minister with responsibility for Transportation and Hydraulics, Mr. Robeson Benn
Director, Civil Aviation, Barbados and Outgoing Acting Chairman of the Regional Aviation Safety Oversight System, Mr Anthony Archer
Other Directors of Civil Aviation
Representatives of Regional and International Organisations
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Deputy Secretary-General and staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Distinguished Guests
Representatives of the Media

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE TWENTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 02 FEBRUARY 2009, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Mr. Chairman – the Honourable Wilfred Elrington, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Attorney General of Belize
Other Honourable Ministers
Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community
Deputy Secretary-General and other members of the Executive Management of the CARICOM Secretariat
Distinguished Delegates
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I welcome you all to this Twenty-Third Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers.