CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in Grand Anse, Grenada at their Twenty-Fifth Meeting continued their consideration of the humanitarian, political, social and economic situation in Haiti following the departure of President Aristide on 29 February 2004. Central to their consideration were issues related to the representation of Haiti within the Community and the review of the modalities for engagement between the Community and the Haitian Interim Administration, for the benefit of the Haitian people.
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Mr. Chairman, thank you for affording me the opportunity to speak today on Belize's fulfillment of its Quasi-Cabinet responsibility as it relates to sustainable development issues within the Region.
Long serving staff and perhaps Godfather of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) movement, Mr. Byron Blake has called it a day after completing thirty years of yeoman service with CARICOM Secretariat.
Blake, dubbed "Mr. CARICOM" was instrumental in the creation and sustainability of a number of initiatives including the crafting of the Regional integration movement.
Welcome to Grenada. Welcome to Spice Country. Welcome to the Twenty-fifth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community. The people of Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique welcome you.
I am very pleased that all of my friends are here. Just a few days ago, one of my colleague Heads of Government asked whether or not I would be here.
Fortunately, being a cricketer, dealing with bouncers is ingrained in me. Thankfully though, bouncers are now limited to one per Over.
Two beaming school children from Grenada who participated in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Thirtieth Anniversary Art Competition were presented with their trophies in Grenada today.
The students, Sean Harford and Shellon Eleazer placed second in the junior and senior categories respectively in the competition, which was one of the activities geared for the Community's youth during the anniversary year, February 2003 to March 2004.
Their Excellencies Sir Daniel Williams, Governor- General of Grenada and Lady Gloria WilliamsÂ
His Excellency President Bharrat Jagdeo, President of GuyanaÂ
His Excellency President Runaldo Venetiaan, President of SurinameÂ
Dr. The Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada and Chairman of CARICOM and Mrs. MitchellÂ
Other Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community
Heads of Associate Members of the Caribbean CommunityÂ
His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community
Their Excellencies Sir Daniel Williams, Governor- General of Grenada and Lady Gloria Williams
His Excellency President Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana
His Excellency President Runaldo Venetiaan, President of Suriname
Dr. The Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada and Chairman of CARICOM and Mrs. Mitchell
Other Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community
Heads of Associate Members of the Caribbean Community
His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community meeting in Grenada on 5 July at their Twenty-Fifth Regular Session received the sad news of the passing of The Most Hon. Hugh Lawson Shearer, O.N., O.J., P.C., Prime Minister of Jamaica, 1967-1972.
They also noted the passing on 26 June 2004 of Sir George F.L. Charles, first Chief Minister of Saint Lucia.
They recalled the significant contribution, which both men have made to national political development as well as to the development of the trade union movement in their respective countries and the Region.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) now has its own voice. Leaders gathered for the 25th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in Grenada were among the first audience to experience the commissioning of CARICOM's most recent connectivity initiative, Radio CARICOM.
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CBC Radio, Barbados, has a long history of collaborative relationships with broadcast entities in the Caribbean Community on development and integration issues.
Since the early 1970s, with the advent of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union, we have provided personnel and financial resources for regional broadcasters to travel for coverage of culture and aspirations of peoples throughout the Region. Indeed, over time, we have become a part of the very essence of the Caribbean Community; fulfilling our role in building an informed and educated society.