Mr. Chairman
Honourable Ministers
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Distinguished Delegates
Distinguished Guests
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen
I hope that the Honourable Minister and the Government and people of Saint Lucia would not find me presumptuous if I were to claim honorary citizenship and welcome you to Saint Lucia as well as to this, the Fifth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR).
The Fifth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) was held in Castries, Saint Lucia on 6-7 May, 2001. The Ministers attending were_ the Hon. Sir Ronald Sanders, Chief Foreign Affairs Representative with Ministerial Rank, Antigua and Barbuda; the Hon. Billie Miller, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Barbados; the Hon. Elvin Nimrod, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Affairs, Grenada; Hon. S. R. Insanally, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Guyana; the Hon.
Ministers with responsibility for Information and Communication Technology (ICT)in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are due to meet in Antigua and Barbuda next Wednesday, 15 May 2002, to look at the regional information and communication technology environment as well as to mobilise coordinated action towards the framing of regional programming and a CARICOM Policy on ICT.
Mr. Chairman
Honourable Ministers
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Distinguished Delegates
Distinguished Guests
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen
I hope that the Honourable Minister and the Government and people of Saint Lucia would not find me presumptous if I were to claim honorary citizenship and welcome you to Saint Lucia as well as to this, the Fifth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR).
Mr Chairman
Mr Secretary General
Colleague Ministers
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Ladies and Gentlemen_
I am always delighted to have the opportunity to visit St Lucia where traditional Caribbean hospitality is offered with more than a soupcon of French flavour. Let me therefore, on behalf of my delegation, thank our hosts, the Government and people of St Lucia for having us.
Distinguished Secretary General
Foreign Minister of Guyana and Chairman of COFCOR
Distinguished Deputy Prime Ministers of Barbados and
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Distinguished Foreign Ministers
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Senior Officials of Member States
Distinguished Guests
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen
Mr. Chairman
Honourable Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis
Madam Chancellor of the Judiciary
Honourable Ministers
Sir George Alleyne and Lady Alleyne
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Deputy Secretary-General
Representatives of Regional and International Organisations
Other Distinguished Guests
Assistant Secretary-General and other Members of Secretariat Staff
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen
Mr. Chairman
Honourable Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis
Madam Chancellor of the Judiciary
Honourable Ministers
Sir George Alleyne and Lady Alleyne
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Deputy Secretary-General
Representatives of Regional and International Organisations
Other Distinguished Guests
Assistant Secretary-General and other Members of Secretariat Staff
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has been invited by the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Edwin Carrington, to participate in the Civil Society "Forward Together Encounter" scheduled for 2 - 3 July 2002 in Georgetown, Guyana.
The Conference, which will see the participation of the Heads of Government of CARICOM, will take place just prior to their annual Conference scheduled for July 3-5 in Georgetown.
The Sixth Meeting of the Council for Social and Human Development (COHSOD) was held on 17-19 April 2002 in Georgetown, Guyana under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Dr. Douglas Slater, Minister of Health and the Environment, St Vincent and the Grenadines. The Meeting was attended by Dr the Hon. Jerome Walcott, Minister of Health, Barbados; Dr the Hon. Leslie Ramsammy, Minister of Health, Guyana; the Hon. John Junor, Minister of Health, Jamaica; the Hon. Earl Martin, Minister of Health and the Environment, St Kitts and Nevis; the Hon.