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Mr Chairman, the Hon Knowlson Gift Minister of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago Other Honourable Ministers Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Distinguished Delegates Deputy Secretary-General and Staff of the Secretariat |
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Ā (CARICOM Secretariat, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Six remaining Caribbean Community Member States have agreed to complete all arrangements and join the CARICOM Single Market by 31 March 2006.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community notes the latest decision by Haitiās Provisional Electoral Council to hold the first round of Presidential and Parliamentary elections on February 7, 2006.
Dr. the Hon. Errol Cort, Minister of Finance and the Economy of Antigua and Barbuda and Chairman of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED)
Other Ministers of Government
Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community
Distinguished Delegates
Staff of the Secretariat
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen
It is my distinct honour, on behalf of the Government and people of Antigua and Barbuda, to be here at this important juncture in our history, to take up the mantle of Chairmanship of this esteemed Council. I am particularly pleased, as I had the privilege, several years ago, to participate in the constructive dialogue and management of trade and economic development issues across the Region within the aegis of this Councilās predecessor.
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Dr. the Hon. Errol Cort, Minister of Finance and the Economy of Antigua and Barbuda and Chairman of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) Other Ministers of Government Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Distinguished Delegates Staff of the Secretariat Members of the Media |
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It is my distinct honour, on behalf of the Government and people of Antigua and Barbuda, to be here at this important juncture in our history, to take up the mantle of Chairmanship of this esteemed Council. |
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Twentieth Meeting of CARICOMāS Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), the Honourable Dr. Errol Cort, Minster of Finance and Economy of Antigua and Barbuda, has called for the Regionās private sector to āaggressively retool and adopt modern approaches and new business practicesā to effectively operate within the new sphere of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM).
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)Ā The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat coordinated Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS, (PANCAP), came in for praise from officials of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM), popularly known as the Global Fund.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)Ā A packed agenda including the continued implementation of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM), the inevitable repositioning of the Region's traditional agriculture industries, and disaster mitigation, are among the major issues up for discussion by the Caribbean Community's Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED).
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The Twentieth meeting of COTED will get underway in Georgetown, on Thursday 12 January, one day before the Community Council of Ministers,