Speeches

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is with pleasure that I join with you this morning to deliver the feature address at this Seminar for the delivery of training on CARICOM’S Rapid Alert System for Dangerous Goods.

At the outset let me join those, who have preceded me and welcome you to Barbados for what promises to be an informative and educational session.

I would be remiss if I did not commend the CSME Unit and the European Union for their strong support and sponsorship of this seminar.

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  It is an honour for me to greet you on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Irwin LaRocque, on the occasion of the Thirty-Sixth Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (36th SCCS) and the Twenty-First Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee (21st RCCC), which is being held in the Member State of Belize.

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A pleasant good morning, On behalf of the Government and people of Belize as well as the board of directors, management and staff of the Statistical Institute of Belize, it gives me great pleasure to welcome all of you to the opening ceremony of the 36th Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians Meeting, the 21st Regional Census Coordinating Committee Meeting and the 4th Regional Statistics Research Seminar.

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I am much honoured to share a few remarks with you today on the opening of the 36th Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians and the 21st Regional Census Coordinating Committee meetings. It is just two years ago that I had the opportunity to address the High Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics that was held in Trinidad and Tobago.

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Good afternoon. Our time is short and our agenda substantive and important. I will therefore be brief.

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Good afternoon. Our time is short and our agenda substantive and important. I will therefore be brief.

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Honourable Lawrence Cartwright, Chairman of the Thirty-Eighth Special Meeting of the COTED on Agriculture Honourable Matthew Walter, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Dominica, our Host Ministers of Agriculture of CARICOM Member States Other Heads of Delegations Representatives of International and Regional Organizations Agriculture Stakeholders Ladies and Gentlemen

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen I feel particularly honoured to have been afforded the opportunity to deliver these remarks at the Tenth Caribbean Week of Agriculture in the Nature Island.

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  It is with great pleasure that I extend a warm “Nature Island” welcome to all those present here today at this momentous week of activities.

 I feel privileged to be associated with this most important, timely and necessary event and feel humbled that my country was chosen as host.

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Greetings to all of you gathered here this afternoon in the beautiful Nature Island of the Caribbean – Dominica!

We are honoured in the Commonwealth of Dominica, to be hosting the 10th Caribbean Week of Agriculture and the many very important discussions and fora under the auspices of our august regional agencies and international organisations.