By mahtabala, 30 December, 2002

TRIBUTE BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTONSECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY TO THE LATE HUGH DESMOND HOYTE, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE COOPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA AND LEADER OF THE PEOPLES NATIONAL 30 DECEMBER 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Madam Chairperson;
His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo and Mrs. Jagdeo;
Mrs Joyce Hoyte and members of the Hoyte family;
Governor-General of Barbados and representatives of Heads of State and Government visiting;
Madame Chancellor of the Judiciary;
Speaker of the National Assembly;
Former President of Guyana;
Honourable Ministers of Government;
Members of the Judiciary;
Members of Parliament;
By mahtabala, 26 December, 2002

ADDRESS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE CLOSING SESSION OF THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) - SPECIAL FOCUS ON PRESENTATION BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SURINAME NATIONAL COMMITTEE FO

It is my pleasure to be here this afternoon to join you for this closing session of the Seventh Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development, which is dedicated to the presentation of the CARIFESTA VIII Programme by the Surname National CARIFESTA Commission led by Minister Walter Sandriman. I regret that I could not be with you before but as the Deputy Secretary-General would have pointed out in her remarks at the opening session, my absence was unavoidable.

By mahtabala, 23 December, 2002

MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE FROM MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, TO THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF GUYANA ON THE DEATH OF THE HONOURABLE HUGH DESMOND HOYTE, S.C., M.P., FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE COOPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA AND LEADER OF THE PEO

It was with great shock and deep sadness that the Caribbean Community learnt of the sudden passing on Sunday 22 December 2002, of the Honourable Hugh Desmond Hoyte, S.C., M.P., former President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, at 73 years of age.

By mahtabala, 23 December, 2002

MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE FROM MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON,  CARICOM SECRETARY GENERAL, TO THE PEOPLES NATIONAL CONGRESS/REFORM ON THE DEATH OF MR. HUGH DESMOND HOYTE, M.P, S.C.

It is with deepest regret, shock and sadness that the members of staff of the CARICOM Secretariat and I have learnt of the passing of Hugh Desmond Hoyte, SC, MP., former President of Guyana, on Sunday morning 22 December 2002 at his residence in Georgetown, Guyana.

Hugh Desmond Hoyte was a man who had to be respected for his rare qualities. An erudite man, he could not be faulted for his commitment to his country nor to his region as the historical Herdmanston Accord and Saint Lucia statements attest.

By mahtabala, 19 December, 2002

CIVIL SOCIETY ENCOUNTER A MAJOR CARICOM ACHIEVEMENT - SECRETARY-GENERAL CARRINGTON

CARICOM Secretary-General, Mr. Edwin Carrington identified the Forward Together Conference as one of the major achievements of the Caribbean Community in 2002.

The Conference which brought together the Heads of Government of CARICOM and organisations from civil society took place in Georgetown, Guyana last July. Mr Carrington and assisted by senior members of his management team held a Press Conference at the Secretariat's headquarters, Bank of Guyana building to update the media on a number of developments during the year.