By webmaster, 14 June, 2001

Dr. Slinger Francisco (The Mighty Sparrow)

“Celebrant, chantwell, warrior, prophet, satirist, and purveyor of joy, delight and elation: raconteur of the folk tales of our daily grass-rooted life.” The OCC Awardee to whom such adultations belong is the Caribbean’s most celebrated and renowned entertainer, social commentator and ambassador extraordinaire, Dr. Slinger Francisco, whom the world knows as “The Mighty Sparrow”.

His cross-national Caribbean identity is born out of Grenada, his birthplace, and Trinidad and Tobago, his homeland since the early age of two.

By mahtabala, 14 June, 2001

OPENING REMARKS BY HON LESTER B BIRD MP., PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA TO FOURTH JOINT MEETING OF THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL TASK FORCE ON DRUGS AND MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY 13 JUNE 2001, ST. JOHNS ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA.

Mr Chairman, Prime Ministers, Ministers, Delegates

Let me first welcome you to Antigua and Barbuda. It is a great pleasure to see you all here.

Remember this is your second Caribbean home. Antigua, after all, is the place where the Caribbean Free Trade Area was conceived at Dickenson Bay in 1965; the location for the creation of the Regional Negotiating Machinery in 1996; and the site for the conceptualisation of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States in 1979.

By mahtabala, 13 June, 2001

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH JOINT MEETING OF IGTF ON DRUGS AND MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY IN ST JOHNS ANTIGUA 13 JUNE 2001 BY EDWARD GREENE ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT C

Hon Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
Hon Prime Minister and Minister of National Security of Trinidad and Tobago
Hon Ministers of Government
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Distinguished Delegates
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

By mahtabala, 13 June, 2001

COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW IN JAMAICA

The Community Council of Ministers, the second highest decision-making body of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), will this week address a range of issues critical to the upcoming deliberations of the CARICOM Heads of Government Summit scheduled for the Bahamas from 3 - 6 July, 2001.

The status of implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) as well as the establishment of two committees to take the implementation process forward are top agenda items for the Eight Meeting of the Council slated for Thursday, 14 June, 2001 in Kingston, Jamaica.

By mahtabala, 12 June, 2001

PREPARED TEXT FOR ADDRESS BY PRIME MINISTER DR. KEITH MITCHELL TO THE E-COMMERCE SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE GRENADA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND NORTEL NETWORKS LTD., 11 JUNE 2001, ST. GEORGES, GRENADA

Mr. Noel, Chairman of today's Proceedings,
Chairman of the GIDC, Mr. Anthony Joseph,
General Manager of the GIDC, Mrs. Sonia Roden
President of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Mr. Christopher DeAllie
Mr. Stan Phillip, representative of Nortel Networks Ltd
Distinguished Guests
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

By mahtabala, 6 June, 2001

CARICOM POSITION ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN HAITI - Intervention by Hon. Minister M. Assam of Trinidad and Tobago on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), at the XXXI General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS), 5 June 200, San Jos

1. The Caribbean Community has been engaged with Haiti for a long time, as that country is part of the Caribbean sub-region. Haiti has also applied for full membership of the Caribbean Community and Common Market.

2. CARICOM Heads of Government have agreed to the establishment of a CARICOM Office in Haiti to support Haiti´s membership of the Community and I am pleased to inform that that staff will leave Georgetown this week-end to commence operations of that office, which will be housed in the Embassy of The Bahamas in Haiti.

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By mahtabala, 5 June, 2001

ADDRESS TO 2001 CONFERENCE OF THE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF THE CARIBBEAN BY HONOURABLE LESTER B. BIRD M.P. PRIME MINISTER OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ON MONDAY, 4TH JUNE 2001

Mr Chairman, Distinguished Delegates.

Let me first thank you for giving me the privilege of addressing your Conference. As they say in the airline business, I know you have choices. I'm flattered you opted for me. I promise to return the favour by making this part of your Conference mercifully short.

Mr Chairman, I was intrigued with the theme of your Conference - "Riding the waves of Change".  It is a theme that has a special resonance for the Caribbean. Riding the waves of change aptly describes the Caribbean experience.

By mahtabala, 29 May, 2001

PREPARED TEXT FOR FEATURE ADDRESS BY PRIME MINISTER DR. KEITH MITCHELL SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND TRADE EXHIBITION OF THE CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION ORGANISATIONS (CANTO) ,  28 MAY 2001, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

I am pleased to be here at the 17th Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition in San Juan, Puerto Rico and to share with you my thoughts on the theme of this Conference "The Technology Explosion - Extending our Reach".

I believe that we in the Caribbean must extend our reach into the new vista that the technologies are offering.