Excellency Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan, President of the Republic of Suriname and Mrs. Venetiaan,
The Vice-President of the Republic of Suriname, Jules Rattan Ajodhia and Mrs Ajodhia,
Excellency Hugo Chavez, President of the Bolivian Republic of Venezuela,
Excellency Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven, Speaker of the Lower Chamber House of the States General,
Excellency Pedro Edwin Croes, Speaker of the States of Aruba,
Excellency Dudley Lucia, Speaker of the States of the Netherlands Antilles,
Excellency Els Borst, Vice-Premier of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,
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Your Excellency Madame Minister Maria Elizabeth Levens,
Members of the Diplomatic Corps,
Distinguished Heads of International and Regional Organisations,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Madam Minister, It is an honour, which is deeply appreciated, to have been invited to respond on behalf of the diplomatic community to your kind expression of welcome to this luncheon in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Independence of Suriname.
Excellency Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan, President of the Republic of Suriname and Mrs. Venetiaan,
The Vice-President of the Republic of Suriname, Jules Rattan Ajodhia and Mrs Ajodhia,
Excellency Hugo Chavez, President of the Bolivian Republic of Venezuela,
Excellency Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven, Speaker of the Lower Chamber House of the States General,
Excellency Pedro Edwin Croes, Speaker of the States of Aruba,
Excellency Dudley Lucia, Speaker of the States of the Netherlands Antilles,
Excellency Els Borst, Vice-Premier of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,
Mr. Chairman, Members of the National Assembly,
Allow me, Mr Chairman, to extend a word of welcome to_
It is always a pleasure to welcome representatives of CARICOM Member States to the Community's Headquarters here in Georgetown. It is especially so today because you represent an interest group which is in a key position to influence both the direction and the pace of future development of our Region. Coming as you do from Government Information Services, regional media houses, non-governmental organisations and private sector bodies, you also represent major stakeholders in this business of regional integration.
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media
Distinguished Guests
Members of Staff of the Secretariat
It is indeed a very great pleasure for me to welcome you to this the Second Meeting of the Regional Collaborative Network in Support for the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSM&E) Public Education Programme. The task is particularly pleasing because today I address you Members of the Media as the principal participants.
It is always a pleasure to welcome representatives of CARICOM Member States to the Community's Headquarters here in Georgetown. It is especially so today because you represent an interest group which is in a key position to influence both the direction and the pace of future development of our Region. Coming as you do from Government Information Services, regional media houses, non-governmental organisations and private sector bodies, you also represent major stakeholders in this business of regional integration.
Your Excellency Sir Colville Young, Governor General of Belize,
Honourable Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize
Madame Speaker of the Assembly
Honourable Ministers
Members of the Assembly
Member of the Diplomatic Corps
Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community
Distinguished Guests
Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen
Madam/Mr. Speaker, allow me on behalf of the Government and People of Belize to warmly welcome to Belize this Assembly of distinguished Caribbean Community Parliamentarians, the Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), observers, and other distinguished guests.
Madam/Mr. Speaker, it was some six years ago in 1994 that the Inter-Governmental Agreement establishing the Assembly of Caribbean Community Parliamentarians (ACCP) entered into force. Two years later the First Meeting of the ACCP was held in Barbados in May 1996.