Speeches

Dr. the Hon Henry Jeffrey, Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation of Guyana and Chairman of this Fifth Meeting of the CARIFORUM Council of Ministers
Other Honourable Ministers
Other Heads of Delegation
Director General of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery
Distinguished Delegates
Ladies and Gentlemen

It is my special pleasure today as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (CARIFORUM), to welcome you all to the Fifth Meeting of the CARIFORUM Council of Ministers.

Dr. the Hon Henry Jeffrey, Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation of Guyana and Chairman of this Fifth Meeting of the CARIFORUM Council of Ministers
Other Honourable Ministers
Other Heads of Delegation
Director General of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery
Distinguished Delegates
Ladies and Gentlemen

It is my special pleasure today as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (CARIFORUM), to welcome you all to the Fifth Meeting of the CARIFORUM Council of Ministers.

Honourable Ministers
Heads of Delegation
Secretary-General of CARIFORUM
Director-General CRNM
Officials of CARIFORUM States
Ladies and Gentlemen

It is my pleasure to welcome all of you to Guyana for this the Fifth Meeting of the CARIFORUM Council of Ministers. In many ways this is a unique moment.

Madam Chairperson, Senator Maxine McLean, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados
Dr. the Hon Henry Jeffrey, Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation of Guyana
Other Honorable Ministers
Excellencies/Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community
Other Heads of Delegation
Representatives of International and Regional Organizations
Distinguished Delegates
Invited Guests
Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

Madam Chairperson, Senator Maxine McLean, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados
Dr. the Hon Henry Jeffrey, Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation of Guyana
Other Honorable Ministers
Excellencies/Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community
Other Heads of Delegation
Representatives of International and Regional Organizations
Distinguished Delegates
Invited Guests
Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

Fellow Ministers of Government
Their Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community
Distinguished Delegates
Students
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development.

This is my first COTED meeting and it is my distinct honour to have been asked to chair the sessions over the next two days.

Mr. Chairman
Colleague Ministers and Heads of Delegations
Secretary-General and Staff
Distinguished Delegates
Members of the media
Ladies and Gentlemen

I welcome you to this Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). 

To those of you who have been in Guyana since last week, I hope you had a good weekend and will also take advantage of the next few days to further enjoy our country.

Fellow Ministers of Government
Their Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community
Distinguished Delegates
Students
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development.

This is my first COTED meeting and it is my distinct honour to have been asked to chair the sessions over the next two days.

Mr. Chairman
Colleague Ministers and Heads of Delegations
Secretary-General and Staff
Distinguished Delegates
Members of the media
Ladies and Gentlemen

I welcome you to this Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). 

To those of you who have been in Guyana since last week, I hope you had a good weekend and will also take advantage of the next few days to further enjoy our country.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has urged the Committee of Central Bank Governors (CCBG) to continue their planning for possible challenges to the Region’s financial and non-financial sectors in the continuing global economic and financial situation.