Good morning Dear colleagues from Haiti, CIDA and the CARICOM Secretariat. A special good morning to our colleagues in the CSME Unit in Barbados who have joined us by videoconference.
Speeches
Your Excellency Ambassador Luigi Maccotta
Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community
Other Members of Staff of the Secretariat
Distinguished Guests
Ladies and Gentlemen
Representatives of the Media
It is my pleasure, as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, to welcome you Ambassador Luigi Maccotta to the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community here in Guyana and to receive your credentials as Italy’s Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community.
Your Excellency Ambassador Luigi Maccotta
Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community
Other Members of Staff of the Secretariat
Distinguished Guests
Ladies and Gentlemen
Representatives of the Media
It is my pleasure, as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, to welcome you Ambassador Luigi Maccotta to the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community here in Guyana and to receive your credentials as Italy’s Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community.
Mr. Chairman,
Colleague Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Community Council,
Secretary General of the Caribbean Community,
Excellencies,
Senior Officials,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is an honour for me to welcome you to Barbados on the occasion of the 21st session of the Community Council.
Honourable Brent Symonette, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas and Chairman of the Community Council of Ministers
Honourable Christopher Sinckler, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business of Barbados
Other Honourable Ministers
Distinguished Delegates
Deputy Secretary-General and Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Representative of the OECS Secretariat
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen
Honourable Brent Symonette, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas and Chairman of the Community Council of Ministers
Honourable Christopher Sinckler, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business of Barbados
Other Honourable Ministers
Distinguished Delegates
Deputy Secretary-General and Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Representative of the OECS Secretariat
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen
Mr. Chairman,
Colleague Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Community Council,
Secretary General of the Caribbean Community,
Excellencies,
Senior Officials,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is an honour for me to welcome you to Barbados on the occasion of the 21st session of the Community Council.
Introduction
It is an honour and privilege to be granted this opportunity to address on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), this Public Hearing devoted to a Review of Economic Growth and Development of the Caribbean Region. My statement will be focussed on the reality and experience of the integration grouping which comprises fifteen small island and low lying developing states of the Caribbean Community CARICOM.
Co-Chairmen
Honourable Ministers
Distinguished Delegates
Assistant Secretaries-General and Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen
It is with the greatest pleasure that as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, I join the honourable Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation of Guyana, in welcoming you all to this historic Second Joint Meeting of the Councils for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) and Human and Social Development (COHSOD).
Mr Chairman, the Honourable Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry and Commerce of Jamaica
Dr the Honourable Henry Jeffrey, Minister of Foreign Trade and International Co-operation of Guyana
Other Honourable Ministers
Distinguished Delegates
Representatives of Regional Bodies
Assistant Secretaries-General and Staff of the Secretariat
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen