Honourable Ministers Heads of Delegation Secretary-General of CARIFORUM Director-General CRNM Officials of CARIFORUM States Ladies and Gentlemen It is my pleasure to welcome all of you to Guyana for this the Fifth Meeting of the CARIFORUM Council of Ministers. In many ways this is a unique momen...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The rapid changes in the global scenario and the imminent changes that would be wrought by the trading arrangements now being put in place provided a good opportunity for the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORU...

Dr. the Hon Henry Jeffrey, Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation of Guyana and Chairman of this Fifth Meeting of the CARIFORUM Council of Ministers Other Honourable Ministers Other Heads of Delegation Director General of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery Distinguished D...

Madam Chairperson, Senator Maxine McLean, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados Dr. the Hon Henry Jeffrey, Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation of Guyana Other Honorable Ministers Excellencies/Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Other Heads of Delegation Re...

Madam Chairperson, Senator Maxine McLean, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados Dr. the Hon Henry Jeffrey, Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation of Guyana Other Honorable Ministers Excellencies/Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Other Heads of Delegation Re...

Fellow Ministers of Government Their Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Distinguished Delegates Students Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development. This is my f...

Mr. Chairman Colleague Ministers and Heads of Delegations Secretary-General and Staff Distinguished Delegates Members of the media Ladies and Gentlemen I welcome you to this Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED).  To those of you who have been in Guy...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  The need for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to forge ahead with the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) in order to adequately and collectively respond to the current global financial and economic crisis was underscored yester...

Fellow Ministers of Government Their Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Distinguished Delegates Students Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development. This is my f...

Mr. Chairman Colleague Ministers and Heads of Delegations Secretary-General and Staff Distinguished Delegates Members of the media Ladies and Gentlemen I welcome you to this Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED).  To those of you who have been in Guy...