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OPENING STATEMENT DELIVERED BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN, 19 JUNE 2007, WASHINGTON, D.C.

Distinguished Heads of State and Government
Other Distinguished Participants
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

A very, very warm welcome to you all

The great honour and privilege has fallen to me as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to call this historic CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN: A 20/20 VISION to order. It is also my honour and privilege to chair the Opening Session of this landmark event.

REMARKS BY H. E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY H. E. JOSE L. VIGNOLO, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC TO CARICOM, 14 JUNE 2007,  TURKEYEN, GUYANA

Your Excellency Ambassador Jose L. Vignolo
Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite
Members of Executive Management
Other Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Representatives of the Media
Other Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen

It is my honour and pleasure to extend a warm welcome to you, Ambassador Vignolo, on the occasion of your accreditation as the first Plenipotentiary Representative of the Argentine Republic to the Caribbean Community.

CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN REGION SEEKS MATURE PARTNERSHIP WITH US

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM is approaching next week’s Conference on the Caribbean as the start of a new process of engagement between the Region and the United States.

More than 100 Caribbean officials will be in Washington for the Conference to be held in Washington DC from 19-21 June, and 700 persons have already registered. The highpoint is expected to be a meeting between the CARICOM Heads of Government and the President of the United States on Wednesday 20 June.

REMARKS BY H. E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY H. E. JOSE L. VIGNOLO, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC TO CARICOM, 14 JUNE 2007,  TURKEYEN, GUYANA

Your Excellency Ambassador Jose L. Vignolo
Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite
Members of Executive Management
Other Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Representatives of the Media
Other Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen

It is my honour and pleasure to extend a warm welcome to you, Ambassador Vignolo, on the occasion of your accreditation as the first Plenipotentiary Representative of the Argentine Republic to the Caribbean Community.

CARICOM YOUTH AMBASSADORS PARTNER WITH TELESUR TO PROMOTE CSME

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Youth Ambassadors are partnering with telecommunications giant of Suriname, Telesur, to develop a high impact Information and Communication Technology (ICT) project that is expected to engage Caribbean Youth in competitive activities that will promote the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME).

LETTER TO THE EDITOR, STABROEK NEWS, 9 JUNE 2007: CHARTER OF CIVIL SOCIETY

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat wishes to thank Mr. Bryn Pollard for his letter to the Editor, Stabroek News on Saturday, 9 June 2007 entitled `National Committees are Vital to the Implementation of the Charter of Civil Society’. In stating that “Article 4 of the Charter mandates every Member State adopting the Charter to establish a National Committee”, he makes the seminal point. The rest, including the composition and functions of the Committee follows.

STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTIETH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 30 MAY 2007, KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

he Honourable Sir Louis Straker, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Chairman of the Community Council of Ministers
The Honourable Dame Billie Miller, Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados
Other Honourable Ministers
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Distinguished Delegates
Staff of the Secretariat
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen:

STATEMENT DELIVERED BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE SECOND MEETING OF CARICOM-CUBA FOREIGN MINISTERS, 29 MAY 2007, KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

Mr. Chairman, the Honourable Elvin Nimrod, Attorney-General and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Grenada

Honourable Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Hon. Sir Louis Straker

Your Excellency Felipe Perez Roque, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba

STATEMENT BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTIETH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 30 MAY 2007, KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

The Honourable Sir Louis Straker, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Chairman of the Community Council of Ministers
The Honourable Dame Billie Miller, Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados
Other Honourable Ministers
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Distinguished Delegates
Staff of the Secretariat
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen:

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