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By mahtabala, 22 January, 2001

REMARKS BY MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FINANCE AND PLANNING, 22 JANUARY 2001,  BELIZE CITY, BELIZE

 Mr. Chairman and Host Minister, Hon. Ralph Fonseca
Rt. Hon. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis
Regional Ministers
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Representatives of International and Regional Organisations
Distinguished Guests
Friends of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

By mahtabala, 20 January, 2001

CARICOM COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEET TO DISCUSS KEY COMMUNITY ISSUES

The Community Council of Ministers, the second highest decision-making Organ of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will convene its Seventh Meeting in Georgetown, Guyana on 26-27 January, 2001 at the Le Meriden Pegasus Hotel.

This Meeting takes place just weeks before the 12th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM scheduled for Barbados from 14-16 February, 2001.

By mahtabala, 12 January, 2001

REMARKS OF OUTGOING CHAIRMAN (BELIZE) OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), HON. HENRY CANTON, MINISTER OF WORKS, TRANSPORT, BANANA AND CITRUS INDUSTRIES, AT THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COTED,  11-12 JANUARY 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA



Colleague Ministers
Heads of Delegation and Delegates
Secretary-General and staff of the Caribbean Community Secretariat
Officials of the Regional Negotiating Machinery
Representatives of Associated Institutions and especially the Private Sector
Members of the Press
Ladies, Gentlemen, Friends, Cuba and the Dominican Republic Representatives

A very pleasant morning to you all! Let me take this opportunity to extend to all of you best wishes and successes for the new year 2001.

By mahtabala, 12 January, 2001

REMARKS BY THE HON. OSBORNE RIVIERE, MINISTER FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETING, DOMINICA AT THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED),  11-12 JANUARY 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

SALUTATIONS

Let me begin by first extending, on behalf of the Government and people of the Commonwealth of Dominica, a happy and prosperous 2001 to all my colleague Ministers, the Secretary-General, officials, and staff of the CARICOM Secretariat. It is our hope that the year 2001 will be for you and for all of us in CARICOM, a year of greater accomplishments and the fulfilment of hopes and dreams.

By mahtabala, 11 January, 2001

REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE HENRY CANTON,  MINISTER OF WORKS, TRANSPORT, BANANA AND CITRUS INDUSTRIES, BELIZE AND OUTGOING CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), AT THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COTED,  11-12 JANUARY 2001, GEORGETO

Good Morning Colleague Ministers
Heads of Delegation and Delegates
Secretary-General and staff of the Caribbean Community Secretariat
Officials of the Regional Negotiating Machinery
Representatives of Associated Institutions and especially the Private Sector
Members of the Press
Ladies, Gentlemen, Friends, Cuba and the Dominican Republic Representatives

A very pleasant morning to you all! Let me take this opportunity to extend to all of you best wishes and successes for the new year 2001.

By mahtabala, 11 January, 2001

REMARKS BY THE HON. OSBORNE RIVIERE, MINISTER FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETING, DOMINICA, AT THE TENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 11-12 JANUARY 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Salutations.

Let me begin by first extending, on behalf of the Government and people of the Commonwealth of Dominica, a happy and prosperous 2001 to all my colleague Ministers, the Secretary-General, officials, and staff of the CARICOM Secretariat. It is our hope that the year 2001 will be for you and for all of us in CARICOM, a year of greater accomplishments and the fulfilment of hopes and dreams.

By mahtabala, 13 December, 2000

STATEMENT BY H.E. KINGSLEY C. A. LAYNE, AMBASSADOR/PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, ON BEHALF OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE PRESIDENTIAL AND SENATORIAL ELECTIONS OF NOVEMBER 26, 2000 IN HAITI

Mr. Chairman,

I thank the delegation of Haiti for the statement made to the Permanent Council on the recent elections in Haiti.

The position of the Caribbean Community, CARICOM, has been expressed to this august body on several occasions. CARICOM's engagement with Haiti is a matter of great importance to the Region.

By mahtabala, 12 December, 2000

STATEMENT BY THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT ON THE PASSING OF HIS EXCELLENCY, HENK ARRON, FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME

 It was with profound sadness that the Caribbean Community learnt of the recent passing of His Excellency, Henck Arron, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Suriname, on 4 December 2000 at the age of 64.

Recently decorated by the Government of Suriname for service to the country, Henck Arron played a key role in the political arena of his beloved country. He will best be remembered for negotiating a three and a half billion guilder 'golden handshake' as part of Suriname's independence package from Holland.

By mahtabala, 7 December, 2000

FEATURE REMARKS BY THE HON. ANTHONY HYLTON MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE, JAMAICA, AT THE LAUNCH OF THE CARIBBEAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT REPORT 2000 Sam Lords Castle, St. Philip, Barbados 21 November 2000

As someone associated with the development of the Single Market and Economy, I most excitedly welcome the publication of the Caribbean Trade and Investment Report 2000. Empirical research has to be the foundation of meaningful policy-making, especially in our rapidly changing regional, hemispheric and global environment, and it is in that regard that this publication will contribute immensely to informing our deliberations on the deepening of the integration process.

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