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THE OECS IN OUR CARIBBEAN CIVILISATION BY DR. THE HON. RALPH E. GONSALVES, PRIME MINISTER, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, ON THE OCCASION OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORGANISATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES (OECS), 18 JUNE 2001

Twenty years ago on June 18, 1981, the Treaty of Basseterre gave birth to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). It's founding fathers fashioned a remarkable admixture of functional cooperation between its Member-States and an embryonic confederal structure which possesses the seeds for a further deepening or strengthening in the visionary quest for a confederal political union, at a minimum.

CARIBBEAN SECOND HIGHEST AIDS REGION IN THE WORLD, SAYS CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL By Eric Rose Bahamas Information Services

The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mr. Edwin Carrington, said June 19 that, according to a survey made by the Caribbean Epidemiological Centre (CAREC), the Region is the region hardest hit in the world by HIV/AIDS, second only to sub-Saharan Africa.

OPENING REMARKS BY HON LESTER B BIRD MP., PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA TO FOURTH JOINT MEETING OF THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL TASK FORCE ON DRUGS AND MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY 13 JUNE 2001, ST. JOHN’S ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA.

Mr Chairman, Prime Ministers, Ministers, Delegates

Let me first welcome you to Antigua and Barbuda. It is a great pleasure to see you all here.

Remember this is your second Caribbean home. Antigua, after all, is the place where the Caribbean Free Trade Area was conceived at Dickenson Bay in 1965; the location for the creation of the Regional Negotiating Machinery in 1996; and the site for the conceptualisation of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States in 1979.

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH JOINT MEETING OF IGTF ON DRUGS AND MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY IN ST JOHN’S ANTIGUA 13 JUNE 2001 BY EDWARD GREENE ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CARICOM SECRETARIAT

Hon Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
Hon Prime Minister and Minister of National Security of Trinidad and Tobago
Hon Ministers of Government
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Distinguished Delegates
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

An Information And Communication Strategy : Prepared Text For Opening Address By Prime Minister Keith Mitchell, June 11, 2001, St. George’s, Grenada

The Government of Grenada is pleased that so many busy professional persons have responded to our call for help to address the crucial issue of strategic exploitation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for the benefit of our peoples and the Region.

PREPARED TEXT FOR ADDRESS BY PRIME MINISTER DR. KEITH MITCHELL TO THE E-COMMERCE SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE GRENADA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND NORTEL NETWORKS LTD., 11 JUNE 2001, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA

Mr. Noel, Chairman of today's Proceedings,
Chairman of the GIDC, Mr. Anthony Joseph,
General Manager of the GIDC, Mrs. Sonia Roden
President of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Mr. Christopher DeAllie
Mr. Stan Phillip, representative of Nortel Networks Ltd
Distinguished Guests
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

ADDRESS TO 2001 CONFERENCE OF THE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF THE CARIBBEAN BY HONOURABLE LESTER B. BIRD M.P. PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ON MONDAY, 4TH JUNE 2001

Mr Chairman, Distinguished Delegates.

Let me first thank you for giving me the privilege of addressing your Conference. As they say in the airline business, I know you have choices. I'm flattered you opted for me. I promise to return the favour by making this part of your Conference mercifully short.

Mr Chairman, I was intrigued with the theme of your Conference - "Riding the waves of Change". It is a theme that has a special resonance for the Caribbean. Riding the waves of change aptly describes the Caribbean experience.

Reforming The OECS : A Paper From The Government Of Antigua And Barbuda, Presented By Hon. Lester B. Bird,  Prime Minister Of Antigua And Barbuda To A Meeting Of The Authority Of The OECS, Grenada, Saturday, 28 April, 2001

INTRODUCTION

PREPARED TEXT FOR FEATURE ADDRESS BY PRIME MINISTER DR. KEITH MITCHELL SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND TRADE EXHIBITION OF THE CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION ORGANISATIONS (CANTO) ,  28 MAY 2001, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

I am pleased to be here at the 17th Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition in San Juan, Puerto Rico and to share with you my thoughts on the theme of this Conference "The Technology Explosion - Extending our Reach".

I believe that we in the Caribbean must extend our reach into the new vista that the technologies are offering.

ADDRESS BY HON. DR. KEITH MITCHELL, PRIME MINISTER, GRENADA, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH ANNUAL CARIBBEAN MEDIA CONFERENCE,  25 MAY 2001, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA

The Role of a Free Press in a Small Island State - Size, Politics and a Free Press

Mr. Chairman, Leslie Pierre,
Rev. Andrew Baker, Chairman of the Conference of Churches of Grenada,
Ms. Jocelyne Josiah, Regional Communications Advisor for UNESCO,
Mr. Wayne Modeste, President of the Media Workers Association of Grenada,
Sir Fred Gollop,
Hon. Ralph Maraj,
Other Parliamentarians,
Members of the public service,
Distinguished members of the media,
Specially invited guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen.

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