ADDRESS BY THE MOST HON. P.J. PATTERSON ON, PC, QC, MP PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA AT THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY , 4 JULY 2004, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA

Mr. Chairman Colleague Heads of State and Government Honourable Ministers Secretary General Delegates Specially Invited Guests of International Organisations Members of the Diplomatic Corps Ladies and Gentlemen: Introduction Let me first thank the Government and people of Grenada for their cordial w...
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OPENING ADDRESS BY THE HON. BALDWIN SPENCER, PRIME MINISTER, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, AND OUTGOING CHAIRMAN, CARICOM, AT THE TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 4 JULY 2004, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA

Mr. Chairman; Colleague Heads of Government; Distinguished Members of the Legislative, Judicial and Executive Authorities of Grenada; Esteemed Secretary General of the Commonwealth; Esteemed Secretary General of the Organisation of American States; Excellencies of the Diplomatic Corps; Distinguished...
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WORLD TRADE CENTRE/CARIBBEAN CENTRAL AMERICA ACTION/CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT - FLORIDA-CARIBBEAN COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES: POSITI0NING CARIBBEAN BUSINESSES TO COMPETE IN AN FTAA ERA - THE FLORIDA-CARIBBEAN RELATIONSHIP: A CARIBBEAN PERSPECTIVE PRESENTED BY MR. BYRON W. BLAKE,  CONSULTANT,  TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT, 23-24 JUNE 2004

Introduction The Florida-Caribbean relationship is both historical and strategic. The Caribbean benefitted in the World War II and post-World War II periods as significant numbers of Caribbean farm workers found employment building the Florida Sugar and Citrus Industries. The strong agrarian Flori...
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WELCOME REMARKS BY SEN. THE HON. KNOWLSON GIFT, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 18 JUNE 2004, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Chairman, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tourism, International Trade and Transport of Antigua and Barbuda Honourable Ministers, Secretary General, Representatives of the CARICOM Secretariat, Distinguished Delegates, Members of the Media. On behalf of the Government and people of Trinidad and Tobago...
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WELCOME REMARKS BY SEN. THE HON. KNOWLSON GIFT, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 18 JUNE 2004, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.

Chairman, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tourism, International Trade and Transport of Antigua and Barbuda Honourable Ministers, Secretary General, Representatives of the CARICOM Secretariat, Distinguished Delegates, Members of the Media. On behalf of the Government and people of Trinidad and Tobago, ...
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OPENING REMARKS BY H.E. MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), TO THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS, 18 JUNE 2004, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Mr. Chairman, Hon. Harold Lovell, Minister of Tourism, Foreign Affairs, International Transportation and Trade of Antigua and Barbuda Other Honourable Ministers Other Distinguished Delegates Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, it is ...
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REMARKS BY H.E. MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE OPENING OF THE SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 16 JUNE 2004, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Honourable Ministers Other Distinguished Delegates Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is with special pleasure that I welcome you to this Seventeenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). The welcome is particularly warm for t...
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REMARKS BY H.E. MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE OPENING OF THE SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 16 JUNE 2004, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Honourable Ministers Other Distinguished Delegates Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is with special pleasure that I welcome you to this Seventeenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). The welcome is particularly warm for...
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