Master of Ceremonies
His Excellency, Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis
His Excellency, Edwin W Carrington- Secretary-General of CARICOM
Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and Chairman of the 27th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference
Hon. Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and outgoing Chairman of the Conference
Colleague Prime Ministers and Heads
His Excellency Don McKinnon, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth
Members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps
Mr. Chairman, permit me first to thank the out-going Chairman of CARICOM, the Honourable Patrick Manning, for his excellent leadership of our regional integration movement during his tenure. In his second (or is it his third?) coming, Prime Minister Manning has emerged as a titan of regional integration. I anticipate continued excellence of leadership from our in-coming Chairman, the Honourable Denzil Douglas, to whom I pledge, as always, my fullest support and cooperation.
The Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas
Heads of State and Heads of Government
The Secretary-General of CARICOM, His Excellency Edwin Carrington
Ministers of Government
Members of the CARICOM Secretariat
Representatives of Regional and International Institutions
Specially Invited Guests
Members of the Media
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen
Your Excellency, Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, H.E. Edwin Carrington
Prime Minister of St. Kitts, the Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas
Fellow Heads of Government
All other officials recognised by the established protocol
Distinguished ladies and gentlemen
Good afternoon
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Your Excellency the Governor-General of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, Sir Cuthbert Sebastien |
Your Excellency Mr. Patrick Manning, Immediate Past Chairman of CARICOM
Your Excellency Mr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of CARICOM
Your Excellencies Heads of Governments
Ladies
Gentlemen
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The communication and advocacy skills of CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) are being sharpened to play a greater role in the Region, particularly in the realm of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).
On January 30, 2006, at an historic ceremony on the UWI Mona Campus, the leaders of six CARICOM countries signed a declaration of compliance with the CARICOM Single Market. They were Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. Six other countries, members of the Organisation of East Caribbean States (OECS), have undertaken to become Single Market compliant no later than June 30 of this year. These are Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and Grenadines.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), their Ministers and officials, as well as other delegates, have begun arriving in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis for the 27th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, and ministerial meetings prior to the Summit.
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Salutations I was deeply honoured to receive the invitation extended by President James to be the guest speaker at this important event in the Rotary calendar. I was especially pleased to learn that the theme was_ “Lead the Way”, since leadership means having the opportunity to serve people in a special way. |