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By mahtabala, 1 March, 2000

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY DR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN FORUM OF THE ACP STATES (CARIFORUM), AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARIBBEAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT FACILITATION OFFICE IN HAVAN

Honourable Ricardo Cabrisas, Minister of Foreign Trade and other Honourable Ministers of the Government of Cuba and of the Caribbean Community
Ambassador Dr. Carlyle Dunkley and other distinguished Excellencies of the Diplomatic Corps
Assistant Secretary General for Regional Trade and Economic Integration of the CARICOM Secretariat, Mr Byron Blake
Executive Director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency, Mr Earle Baccus;
Manager of the Caribbean Trade and Investment Facilitation Office in Cuba, Mr. Clarkson Thomas;
Members of the Business Community

By mahtabala, 28 February, 2000

ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MR. BYRON BLAKE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL, REGIONAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE CARICOM-CUBA JOINT COMMISSION, 28 FEBRUARY 2000, SANTIAGO DE CUBA

Honourable Ricardo Carbrisas Ruiz, Minister of Foreign Trade of Cuba
Honourable Vince Henderson, Minister of Housing of Dominica
Mr. Juan Carlos Robinson, Member of Political Bureau and First Secretary of Communist Party of Santiago de Cuba
Mr. Nicolas Carbonell, President of the Municipal Assembly of Santiago de Cuba
Your Excellencies
Distinguished Delegates
Ladies and Gentlemen

It is indeed a pleasure to be present once again in Cuba, and moreso in this historic city of Santiago de Cuba.

By mahtabala, 30 November, 1999

STATEMENT BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD AIDS DAY, DECEMBER 1, 1999

Today, World AIDS Day, we focus on one of the most pressing issues of concern in the Caribbean and the wider world_ the increasing number of persons infected with the deadly virus HIV/AIDS.

By mahtabala, 8 November, 1999

SPEECH DELIVERED BY MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTH CARICOM/JAPAN CONSULTATIONS, 8 NOVEMBER 1999, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Co-Chairs, His Excellency Director General Takahiko Horimura of Japan and
Her Excellency Elisabeth Harper of Guyana
Other Distinguished Members of the Japanese Delegation
Other Distinguished Members of the Delegation of CARICOM
Member States and Associate Institutions
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen_

By mahtabala, 30 October, 1999

Remarks by Dr. Carla Barnett, Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, at the Opening Session oF THE CARICOM/AECI/SELA MEETING_ SPAIN AND CARICOM “TOWARDS A NEW DYNAMISM IN BILATERAL RELATIONS”, 29-30 October 1999, Port-of-Spain, Trini

The Hon. Ralph Maraj, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Ambassador Fernando de la Serna
Mr Juan Sell
Other Members of the Spanish Delegation
Representatives of Member States of CARICOM
Other Delegates and Colleagues

By mahtabala, 28 October, 1999

INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS BY F. E. LIVERPOOL, COORDINATOR, RCM, TO THE EXECUTIVE SEMINAR OF MINISTERS OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE ON REGIONAL ANTI-CRIME STRATEGY, 29-30 OCTOBER 1999, KINGSTON, JAMAICA

"Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana.

By mahtabala, 20 October, 1999

STATEMENT BY DR. CARLA BARNETT, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE LAUNCHING OF THE CARIBBEAN CHARTER ON HEALTH AND AGEING Georgetown, Guyana, 20 October 1999

Hon. Indra Chandrapal, Minister of Human Services and Social Security
Other Ministers of Government
Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandhi, PAHO/WHO Representative to Guyana
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Delegates
Distinguished Guests
Ladies and Gentlemen

On behalf of the Caribbean Community Secretariat, let me welcome you to this launching of the Caribbean Charter on Health and Ageing.

By mahtabala, 10 October, 1999

SPEECHES DELIVERED AT THE OPENING OF THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED), 8 OCTOBER 1999, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

ADDRESS BY SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, EDWIN W. CARRINGTON

Mr. Chairman
Other Distinguished Ministers
Other Distinguished Delegates
Secretariat Staff
Members of the Media

By mahtabala, 8 October, 1999

PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CARICOM FACILITATOR WITH REGARD TO A VISIT BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF SAINT LUCIA, DR. THE HONOURABLE KENNY ANTHONY

Dr. the Honourable Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia will visit Guyana on Friday and Saturday, 22-23 October 1999.

Prime Minister Anthony was assigned responsibility by the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community for the implementation of the Herdmanston Accord and the Saint Lucia Statement. This assignment is in pursuance of the commitment of the Heads of Government to support the process of political normalisation in Guyana.

By mahtabala, 8 October, 1999

Address by the Secretary General of the Caribbean Community, at the Opening of the Seventh Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), 8 October 1999, Georgetown, Guyana

Mr Chairman
Other Distinguished Ministers
Other Distinguished Delegates
Secretariat Staff
Members of the Media

Good Morning. It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the Secretariat and the Seventh Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development. I expect that this will be our last meeting for this year 1999, indeed for this century, and it would be very fitting if we can make it a memorable one by taking the necessary decisions to lay the ground for the beginning of the next year and the new century.

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