Mr. Chairman Honourable Ministers Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished Delegates Distinguished Guests Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen I hope that the Honourable Minister and the Government and people of Saint Lucia would not find me presumptous if I were to claim honorary ...

Mr Chairman Mr Secretary General Colleague Ministers Members of the Diplomatic Corps Ladies and Gentlemen: I am always delighted to have the opportunity to visit St Lucia where traditional Caribbean hospitality is offered with more than a soupcon of French flavour. Let me therefore, on b...

Distinguished Secretary General Foreign Minister of Guyana and Chairman of COFCOR Distinguished Deputy Prime Ministers of Barbados and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Distinguished Foreign Ministers Members of the Diplomatic Corps Senior Officials of Member States Distinguished Guests...

Mr. Chairman Honourable Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Madam Chancellor of the Judiciary Honourable Ministers Sir George Alleyne and Lady Alleyne Members of the Diplomatic Corps Deputy Secretary-General Representatives of Regional and International Organisations Other Distinguished Gu...

The Sixth Meeting of the Council for Social and Human Development (COHSOD) was held on 17-19 April 2002 in Georgetown, Guyana under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Dr. Douglas Slater, Minister of Health and the Environment, St Vincent and the Grenadines. The Meeting was attended by Dr the Hon. Jerome W...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Mr Edwin Carrington expressed his "joy and pleasure" after witnessing today's (17 April 2002) signing of the contract for the construction of a headquarters building for the CARICOM Secretariat. The signing ceremony which also featured the Pr...

Meeting in Georgetown, Guyana, on the occasion of the Third UK-Caribbean Forum, Ministers declared that the recent upsurge of violence in the Occupied Territories by Israel is unacceptable and can serve no purpose but to undermine the process toward a durable peace settlement. They condemned the att...

Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation of Belize Deputy Secretary-General Your Excellency Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guyana Madame Permanent Secretary Your Excellencies, High Commissioners to CARICOM and the UK Assistant Secretaries-General Other Members ...

Honourable S.R. Insanally, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana Honourable Jack Straw, Secretary of State of the United Kingdom Honourable Deputy Prime Ministers and Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Other Honourable Ministers of the Caribbean and UK de...

Mr. Secretary-General Colleague Ministers of the United Kingdom and the Caribbean Excellencies Distinguished Delegates Ladies and Gentlemen In welcoming you all to this Third UK/Caribbean Forum. I say what an honour it is for Guyana to host this important event. Ever since its first meeting ...