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Press release 257/2008 (22 August 2008)  REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY ELLSWORTH JOHN, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 22 AUGUST 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Your Excellency Ellsworth John, Plenipotentiary Representative of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to the Caribbean Community
General Counsel
Other Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Other Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen
Representatives of the Media

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY JOSE GABRIEL ZEPEDA, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS TO HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, 20 AUGUST 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Honourable Secretary General,

I am pleased to bring you greetings from the President of the Republic of Chile, Mrs. Michelle Bachelet and from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Alejandro Foxley.

It is truly a privilege to be welcomed by you in your capacity as Secretary General of CARICOM, understanding the enormous contribution being made by this institution in the noble task of uniting the people of the Caribbean.

Honourable Secretary General,

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY JOSE GABRIEL ZEPEDA, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS TO HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, 20 AUGUST 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Honourable Secretary General,

I am pleased to bring you greetings from the President of the Republic of Chile, Mrs. Michelle Bachelet and from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Alejandro Foxley.

It is truly a privilege to be welcomed by you in your capacity as Secretary General of CARICOM, understanding the enormous contribution being made by this institution in the noble task of uniting the people of the Caribbean.

Honourable Secretary General,

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE THIRTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF CARICOM, 5 APRIL 2008, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

 CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, THE RT. HON HUBERT INGRAHAM, PRIME MINISTER OF THE BAHAMAS
 OTHER HEADS OF GOVERNMENT
 HONOURABLE MINISTERS
 HEADS OF DELEGATION
 COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE
 HEADS OF MILITARY ORGANISATIONS
 DISTINGUISHED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

Good Morning to you all. A warm welcome to this Thirteenth Special Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government.

REMARKS BY THE RT. HON HUBERT INGRAHAM, PRIME MINISTER OF THE BAHAMAS AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) TO THE THIRTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE 4-5 APRIL 2008, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO


It gives me great pleasure as Chair of the Caribbean Community to welcome you all to this very important Special Meeting of the Conference.

Permit me first to thank Prime Minister Patrick Manning our host, not only for the excellent arrangements put in place to receive us but for his primary role in causing the Summit to take place.

REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE DR DENZIL DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS AND CHAIR, PAN-CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTEENTH INTERNATIONAL HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE,  3 AUGUST 2008, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

H.E. Felipe Caldeŕon, President of Mexico
H.E. Luisa Diogo, Prime Minister of Mozambique
H.E. José Rodríguez Zapatero, Prime Minister of Spain
Dr Pedro Cahan, President of the International AIDS Society and International Conference Co-Chair
Dr Luis Ramirez, Local Conference Co-Chair
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM),  ON THE OPENING OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND HEADS OF COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS, 30 JULY 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Distinguished Heads of Regional Institutions and Organisations
Ambassador Charles Maynard, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Commonwealth of Dominica to the Caribbean Community
Other Distinguished Delegates
Deputy Secretary-General and other Staff of the Secretariat
Representatives of the Media
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen

It is a great pleasure for me, as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, to welcome you all once again to the Headquarters of the Community - your Community.

Agriculture recognised as vital to CARICOM Economic Development

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market Advisor with the CARICOM Secretariat, Ms Desiree Field Ridley has cited Agriculture as one of the Community’s critical responses to the global challenges now impacting the Region’s economic well-being.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The palm tree which is so synonymous with the tourism industry in the Caribbean is under threat from a small red mite that has taken root and is severely affecting palm trees across the Caribbean Basin.

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, The Right Honourable David Milliband
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs the Hon. Meg Munn
Distinguished Members of the UK Parliament
Colleague CARICOM Heads of Government and Foreign Ministers
Specially invited guests
Ladies and gentlemen!

It is indeed my pleasure and honour to address you on behalf of the Peoples and Governments of the Caribbean Community on the occasion of this, the Sixth UK - Caribbean Forum.

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