Your Excellency, President Bharrat Jagdeo
Distinguished Guest, Dr. Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the FAO
Chairman of this Special COTED, Minister Vildo Marin of Belize
Ministers of Agriculture of other Member States
Officials and Representatives of Institutions
Colleagues of the CARICOM Secretariat
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In just one month, there were more than 7000 applications for the Special CARICOM Visa which is required by nationals of some countries to visit 10 Caribbean countries as the world prepares to flock to the Region for the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chief Information Officer of Barbados, Ms. Jacqui Wiltshire has stressed that the provision of information was pivotal to preparations for staging Cricket World Cup 2007.
It is with a sense of profound sadness that I have learnt of the passing of Angela King, a distinguished Jamaican, a standard-bearer for the Caribbean in the international arena, and a citizen of the world.
Over the last two days, we have had a most productive and engaging meeting – the first of its kind, bringing together the Sub committees responsible for the CSME and external trade negotiations.
I am encouraged by the unity of purpose and the level of commitment demonstrated by all participants. I want to pay particular tribute to the Prime Minister of Barbados who co-chaired the meeting as well as to Prime Minister the Hon. Ralph Gonzalves, CARICOM Chairman and the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, the Hon Patrick Manning.Â
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meeting in Jamaica said the 15-member grouping needed to embrace a new way of thinking, and focus on people-centred development and poverty alleviation.
Prime Ministers underscored those positions when they addressed the opening ceremony of the Joint Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committees on External Trade Negotiations and the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 5 February 2007.
Colleague Prime Ministers, Ministers of Trade, Senior Officials and Members of the CARICOM Secretariat and the CARICOM Regional Negotiating Machinery Staff, I welcome you warmly to Montego Bay
The Most Honourable Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica and Chairman of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on External Trade Negotiations
The Rt. Honourable Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados and Chairman of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on the CSME
The Honourable Billie Miller, Senior Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Barbados and Other Distinguished Ministers
Other Heads of Delegations
Director-General of the CRNM
Senior Officials of Member Governments and of Regional Organisations
Members of the Media
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Two Prime Ministerial sub-committees of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meet in Jamaica 5-6 February, to forge strategic positions on the key issues of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and External Trade Relations.
Jamaica Prime Minister, The Most Hon, Portia Simpson-Miller will host the Joint Meetings at the Ritz Carlton Resort and Golf Club in Montego Bay, Jamaica.