REMARKS BY THE HON. DENZIL DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST-KITTS AND NEVIS, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF COUNCIL OF FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 4-5 MAY 2011, ST. KITTS-NEVIS

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) We meet at a time of unprecedented global tumult. Before we are able to fully absorb the scope and implications of one social, economic, or natural disaster, another emerges, as if to test mankind’s ability to absorb and respond.From the d...
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REMARKS BY THE HON. SAM TERRENCE CONDOR, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY, IMMIGRATION, LABOUR AND SOCIAL SECURITY, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR), 4-5 MAY 2011, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS

​I have the signal honour and distinct pleasure to welcome you most warmly, to our part of the Caribbean Community; to our beautiful Twin Island State of St. Kitts and Nevis. We are indeed happy that you have found is possible to attend this, the 14th Meeting of CARICOM Council of Foreign and Commun...
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WELCOME REMARKS BY HUGH A. SAUL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CARIBBEAN REGIONAL FISHERIES MECHANISM (CRFM), AT THE OPENING OF THE CRFM MULTI-DISCIPLINARY WORKSHOP ON A COMMON FISHERIES POLICY FOR THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 12-14 APRIL 2011, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

​Mr. Milton Haughton, Chairman of the Opening Ceremony activities Honourable Robert Persaud, Minister of Agriculture, Guyana Your Excellency Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Secretary-General (ag.) CARICOM Your Excellency Ambassador Geert Heikens, Head of EU Delegation to Guyana, Suriname, Tri...
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ADDRESS BY THE MOST HONOURABLE P.J. PATTERSON, ON, OCC, PC, QC, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON HAITI, AT THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL, 6 APRIL 2011, NEW YORK, USA

Colombia deserves the highest commendation for its timely initiative to promote this open debate of the Security Council on the “Question Concerning Haiti.” I regard it as a singular privilege to have been invited to participate in this debate and to share insights as the Special Repre...
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, SECRETARY-GENERAL (AG.), CARIBBEAN FORUM OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES (CARIFORUM), AT THE EIGHTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF CARIFORUM, 01 APRIL 2011, BELMOPAN, BELIZE

​It is with pleasure that I welcome you to this Eighteenth Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Caribbean Forum of the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (CARIFORUM). You have come together in fulfillment of the mandate of the 17th Meeting of the Council of Ministers last Novem...
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, SECRETARY GENERAL (AG), CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING OF THE THIRTY-FIFTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COTED (ENERGY), 24 MARCH 2011, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

​It gives me much pleasure to welcome you to this Thirty-Fifth Special Meting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), which is devoted to Energy. This is indeed a special COTED as there has not been a Meeting of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Energy Ministers for a long time ...
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, SECRETARY-GENERAL (AG), CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY JOAQUIN DE ARISTEQUI, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATION OF SPAIN TO CARICOM, 23 MARCH 2011, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

​It is a pleasure and honour for me to welcome everyone to this ceremony of the presentation of credentials accrediting you, Excellency, as the Kingdom of Spain’s Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Excellency, even as we bid a fond farewell and express...
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY MS. MYRNA BERNARD, OFFICER IN CHARGE, DIRECTORATE OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM)  SECRETARIAT AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CICAD-CARICOM REGIONAL MEETING WITH CARIBBEAN UNIVERSITIES ON THE DRUG PHENOMENON, 2 MARCH 2011, KINGSTON, JAMAICA

​It is my privilege to bring you greetings and deliver brief remarks on behalf of the CARICOM Secretariat, on the occasion of this CICAD-CARICOM Regional Meeting with Caribbean Universities on the Drug Phenomenon. The Secretariat welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with the Organization of Ameri...
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remarks by ambassador Lolita APPLEWHAITE, SECRETARY-GENERAL (AG), CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTY-SECOND INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 25-26 FEBRUARY 2011, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA

​Mr. Chairman, Honourable Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada Your Excellencies, the Presidents of Guyana and Suriname Other Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Honourable Ministers Delegates Representatives of the Media Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen I welcome the Hea...
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ADDRESS BY THE HON. TILLMAN THOMAS, PRIME MINISTER, GRENADA, AT THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-SECOND INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 25-26 FEBRUARY 2011, ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA

​CARICOM citizens, ladies and gentlemen, I am indeed happy to welcome all of you to our spice isle on this occasion; our 22nd inter-sessional meeting. The people of Grenada join with me in extending our characteristic spice isle hospitality that some of you have been accustomed to. We do hope ...
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