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...
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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 Pr...
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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 Caribb...
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OPENING ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY -GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON SECURITY , DRUG TRAFFICKING , TRANSNATIONAL ORGANISED CRIME AND TERRORISM AS CHALLENGES FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE CARIBBEAN, 19 FEBRUARY 2009, SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Buenos Dias Señoras y Señores, H.E. the President of the Dominican Republic, Dr Leonel Fernández, The Hon. Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada Dr. Franklin Almeyda Rancier, Secretary of State for Interior and Po...
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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 ...
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PERSPECTIVES ON WATER SECURITY IN CARIBBEAN SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES : KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, TO THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH LEVEL SYMPOSIUM ON WATER SECURITY, 5 FEBRUARY 2009, NEW YORK

Salutations, Mr Chairman: I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community who because of conflicting obligations could not be here today. I bring you greetings in his name and on behalf of our Caribbean Community, comprising 15 beautiful and salubrious tro...
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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 Ci...
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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 CAR...
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OPENING REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY HUMPHREY HILDENBERG, MINISTER OF FINANCE, SURINAME, AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FINANCE AND PLANNING (COFAP), 29 JANUARY 2009, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS

  Honourable Prime Ministers and Minister of Finance of Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines Colleague Ministers of Finance Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Ladies and gentlemen Delegates and guests. I welcome you to the 13th COFAP meeting and hope that we will have ...
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