OPTIMAL INTEGRATION IN THE CARIBBEAN : ADDRESS BY DR. THE HON. RALPH E. GONSALVES, PRIME MINISTER, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, AT THE OPENING OF THE 32ND MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 1-4 JULY 2011, BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS

​Our undoubted quest is for an optimal integration of the Caribbean. This is a great cause and has been so for generations. Great causes have never been won by doubtful men and women. Despite the challenges and criss-crossing contradictions which may threaten to undermine our quest of this great cau...
Read More

REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE W. BALDWIN SPENCER, PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, AT THE CONFERENCE OF STUDENTS ENGAGING THE CSME THROUGH FIELD PROMOTION, 16-17 JUNE 2011, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

​      I am honoured to welcome you to Antigua and Barbuda and indeed to this final conference of the Students Engaging the CSME through Field Promotion project. Antigua and Barbuda is delighted to have been chosen to be part of this activity on two occasions. To the students fro...
Read More

REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE CONFERENCE OF STUDENTS ENGAGING THE CSME THROUGH FIELD PROMOTION, 16-17 JUNE 2011, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

​I am pleased to welcome you to this Conference of Students Engaging the CSME through Field Promotion. I wish to extend a special welcome to the Students whose work over the last two years culminates here in Antigua and Barbuda. During the life of this project, about two hundred and eighty (280) stu...
Read More

FEATURE ADDRESS BY THE HON. DR. DENZIL DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS AND CARICOM LEAD HEAD FOR HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH AND HIV AND AIDS, AT THE SECOND ANNUAL PARTNERS’ MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY (CARPHA), 13 JUNE 2011, WASHINGTON, DC, USA

​     Today we gather in this auditorium of one of the most enduring and respected organizations in the Hemisphere of the Americas, to discuss and take forward the agenda for establishing the Caribbean Public Health Agency. I am sure, that in time, the delegates to this P...
Read More

REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, SECRETARY-GENERAL (AG.), CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE SECOND ANNUAL PARTNERS’ MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY (CARPHA), 13 JUNE 2011, WASHINGTON, DC, USA

​Chairman, Dr. the Honourable Leslie Ramsammy, Minister of Health, Republic of Guyana Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis and CARICOM Lead Head of Government for Human Resources, Health and HIV/AIDS Senator the Honourable Therese Baptiste-Cornelis, Minister of...
Read More

REMARKS BY H.E. ALEXIS ROSADO, CHAIRMAN, AT THE OPENING OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE UNDER THE CARIFORUM-EU ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (EPA), 9-10 JUNE 2011, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS

​Let me begin by recognizing Barbados, our gracious hosts. I want to thank our hosts for the excellent arrangements put in place for this historic Meeting. Barbados is known for its warmth and hospitality, and so we are happy to be here. I want to welcome all here to the opening of this Fi...
Read More

Remarks by Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Secretary - General (ag) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) On the Occasion Of the Thirty – Second Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED)

The myriad issues before this Thirty-Second Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) speak to the breadth and depth of the regional integration movement and its impact on the everyday life of the citizens of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The discussions are taking plac...
Read More

PREVENTING DRUG ABUSE : INTERFACING MEDICAL, LEGAL AND CULTURAL RESPONSES WITH A HUMAN RIGHTS VISION.  SIR PHILLIP SHERLOCK DISTINGUISHED LECTURE BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, CARICOM/PAHO ADVISOR, AND FORMER ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, TO THE SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNIVERSITY DIABETIC OUTREACH PROGRAMME, 25 MARCH 2011, OCHO RIOS, JAMAICA

​I am very grateful to the University of Technology, The University of the West Indies and the National Drug Council of Jamaica and the Diabetes Association of Jamaica for inviting me to speak at this prestigious Conference and the University Diabetes Outreach Programme (UNOPS) for bestowing o...
Read More

Remarks By Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Secretary-general (ag), Caribbean Community (caricom), On The Occasion Of The Opening Of The Fourteenth Meeting Of The Council For Foreign And Community Relations (COFCOR),  4 May 2011, Basseterre, St. Kitts And Nevis

​Honourable Dr Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis Honourable Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Honourable Sam Condor, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of COFCOR Distinguished Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM Member States Distinguished Guests S...
Read More
Subscribe to Speeches