SALUTATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I last visited Guyana at the behest of my colleague Heads, acting as their envoy, and charged with the responsibility for assisting with the resolution of the country's political problems.
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Mr. Chairman
Colleague Heads of Government
Honourable Ministers
Secretary General
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen
I am pleased to have received your invitation to address this Twenty-third Meeting of Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community and to join my distinguished colleagues on this occasion as we consider those critical issues which will determine the future of the integration process and the way forward.
Mr. Chairman, Colleagues Heads of Government, Mr. Secretary-General, Honourable Ministers, Members of Parliament, Distinguished delegates, Excellencies of the Diplomatic Corps, Invited guests, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls.
As I conclude my six month term as Chairman of the Conference of the Heads of Government I wish to offer not only a retrospective but also to take a brief look at the manner in which we are advancing our Caribbean Integration.
Mr. Secretary-General, Mr. Chairman, Prime Minister Hinds, Colleague Heads of Government, distinguished delegations, Heads of regional and international organisations, Ladies and Gentlemen.
May I begin by thanking the Government and People of the Republic of Guyana, and you, Mr. President, for the excellent arrangements made for this meeting, and for the kind hospitality shown to the Bahamas delegation here in Guyana.
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SALUTATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I last visited Guyana at the behest of my colleague Heads, acting as their envoy, and charged with the responsibility for assisting with the resolution of the country's political problems. |
I am delighted to welcome you all to the opening of this historic Twenty-third Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community.
Mr. Secretary-General, Mr. Chairman, Prime Minister Hinds, Colleague Heads of Government, distinguished delegations, Heads of regional and international organisations, Ladies and Gentlemen.
May I begin by thanking the Government and People of the Republic of Guyana, and you, Mr. President, for the excellent arrangements made for this meeting, and for the kind hospitality shown to The Bahamas delegation here in Guyana.
Mr. Chairman, Colleagues Heads of Government, Mr. Secretary-General, Honourable Ministers, Members of Parliament, Distinguished delegates, Excellencies of the Diplomatic Corps, Invited guests, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls.
As I conclude my six-month term as Chairman of the Conference of the Heads of Government I wish to offer not only a retrospective but also to take a brief look at the manner in which we are advancing our Caribbean Integration.
His Excellency, the President of Guyana and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government;
Other Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community;
Other Heads of Delegations;
Honourable Ministers;
Members of the Diplomatic Corps;
Representatives of Regional and International Organisations;
Distinguished Delegates;
Professor Rhoda Reddock;
Other Specially Invited Guests;
Members of the Media;
Ladies and Gentlemen;
Boys and Girls;
The Civil Society Forward Together Conference, a historic consultation between the representatives of Civil Society in the 15 Member States of the Caribbean Community and the Heads of Government held at the Ocean View Hotel, Liliendaal, Guyana on 2-3 July 2002_
RECOGNISED the increased challenges to the Caribbean Community, posed by globalisation and the resulting complex economic, trade, environmental, social and legal issues.