Salutations
We are today convened for the fourth time in seven months; the frequency of our meetings a clear indication of the ever increasing intensity and complexity of the challenges facing our region today.
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Su Excelencia, Enrique Bolanos Gier, Presidente Pro-Tempore del Sistema de Integracion Economica (SICA), y Co-presidente de esta Cumbre Excellencies, Heads of State and Government Excellencies, Foreign Ministers and Ministers of Government Excellencies, Secretaries General of the Organization of American States, the Association of Caribbean States, CARICOM and SICA |
Su Excelencia, Enrique Bolanos Gier, Presidente Pro-Tempore del Sistema de Integracion Economica (SICA), y Co-presidente de esta Cumbre Excellencies, Heads of State and Government Excellencies, Foreign Ministers and Ministers of Government Excellencies, Secretaries General of the Organization of American States, the Association of Caribbean States, CARICOM and SICA
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Honorable Members of Delegations
Special Invited Guests
Ladies and Gentlemen
Welcome to Belize.
Bienvenidos a Belice.
Colleague Heads of Government and Heads of Delegation, Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community, Honourable Ministers of Government and other Government Officials, Delegates, Members of the CARICOM Secretariat and Representatives of Caribbean Institutions, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Salutations
We are today convened for the fourth time in seven months; the frequency of our meetings a clear indication of the ever increasing intensity and complexity of the challenges facing our region today.
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BRIEF ON CARIBBEAN MEDIA SERVICES |
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1. The CARICOM Ministerial meeting in Antigua agreed to recommend the following to CARICOM Heads of Government: |
Colleague Heads of Government and Heads of Delegation, Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community, Honourable Ministers of Government and other Government Officials, Delegates, Members of the CARICOM Secretariat and Representatives of Caribbean Institutions, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Mr Chairman, Honourable Prime Minister, Ministers, Distinguished Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen.
There can be no question that a great void now exists in the flow of information in the Caribbean.
Throughout the Region, newspapers and radio and television stations are devoid of news and information about events in the Caribbean.
Even the largest of the media entities - those that claim to serve an area wider than the limitations of their national boundaries - have very little information about events outside their national confines.
Mr. Chairman
Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados
Other Honourable Ministers
Representatives of the European Union (EU)
EU Deputy Regional Officer
Distinguished Delegate
Representatives of the Private Sector
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen
Four years ago in Nassau, The Bahamas, this Council held its inaugural meeting. The then Chairman counselled that it behoved us to ensure that this body made certain that the Community could no longer carry on with "business as usual."
Mr Chairman, Honourable Prime Minister, Ministers, Distinguished Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen.
There can be no question that a great void now exists in the flow of information in the Caribbean.
Throughout the Region, newspapers and radio and television stations are devoid of news and information about events in the Caribbean.
Even the largest of the media entities - those that claim to serve an area wider than the limitations of their national boundaries - have very little information about events outside their national confines.