ADDRESS BY AMBASSADOR PER EKLUND, HEAD OF DELEGATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN GUYANA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF A FINANCING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMMISSION AND CARIFORUM FOR SUPPORT OF THE CARIBBEAN KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING NETWORK (CKLN), 3 MAY 2006, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Ladies and Gentlemen: It is a great pleasure to be with you this morning for the signing of this financing agreement between CARIFORUM and the European Commission. It is some time since I have been able to sign a Regional financing agreement but I hope soon to be able to sign more since there are se...
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF AN AGREEMENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION MECHANISM BETWEEN THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 2 MAY 2006, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Your Excellency Ambassador H.E. Mr. Soong-chull Shin Deputy Secretary-General Assistant Secretaries General Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen Members of the Media Your Excellency, on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), it is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to the Headquarte...
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CARICOM AND KOREA SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is poised to receive assistance from the Government of Korea to advance the Region’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development agenda. On Tuesday 2 May, CARICOM and Korea signed a Con...
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CARICOM MOURNS THE PASSING OF MR. WILLIAM “BILLY” PILGRIM

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Secretary General and Staff of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat mourn the passing of Mr. William “Billy” Pilgrim, one of Guyana’s and the Region’s cultural icons. Mr. Pilgrim recognised, respected, a...
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STATEMENT BY HON. FREDERICK A. MITCHELL, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE, COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS, AND OUT-GOING CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATION (COFCOR), AT THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COFCOR, 24 APRIL 2006, ST GEORGE’S, GRENADA

Mr. Chairman, the Honourable Elvin Nimrod, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Grenada Colleague Ministers Rev. Osbert James Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Excellencies and other Government representatives Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen I am honoured to addre...
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