Speeches

Mr. Chairman, H. E. Mr. Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Marko Mausiku, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Namibia, H.E. Professor Oumar Konare, Chairman of the African Union Commission, Ambassador Dudley Thompson, Renowned Caribbean Pan-Africanist, Distinguished Ministers of the African Union and the Caribbean Community, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Members of the Media,

Good Afternoon.

Mr. Chairman, H. E. Mr. Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Marko Mausiku, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Namibia, H.E. Professor Oumar Konare, Chairman of the African Union Commission, Ambassador Dudley Thompson, Renowned Caribbean Pan-Africanist, Distinguished Ministers of the African Union and the Caribbean Community, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Members of the Media,

Good Afternoon.

Mr. Chairman
His Excellency President Bharrat Jagdeo
Prime Minister the Hon. Samuel Hinds
Ministers of Government
Members of Parliament
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Governor of the Bank of Guyana Lawrence Williams
The Chairman and Executive Members of the CAIB
Distinguished Delegates
Other Distinguished Guests
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Edwin Carrington has outlined six of the major challenges facing the indigenous banking industry in the Caribbean.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Fifteenth Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee (RCCC) which began in Suriname 8 November 2007 will focus on preparations for the 2010 Round of Population and Housing Censuses in Members States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

On the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean Community has mounted a CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission to monitor the election system and processes, as well as the conduct of the General Elections to be held on 5 November 2007.

The twenty-seven member Observer Mission comprises_

Core Group_

Your Excellency Dr. Martens
Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite
Assistant Secretaries-General and other staff members of the CARICOM Secretariat
Esteemed Guests
Representatives of the Media

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Federal Republic of Germany will sign shortly, an Agreement under which Germany will provide up to eight million Euros to fight HIV and AIDS.

CARICOM will sign the agreement on behalf of the Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Edwin Carrington said on Tuesday, 30 October 2007.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Newly accredited German Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Dr. Ernst Martens has committed to doing his utmost to advance the level of cooperation between his country and CARICOM, particularly in the area of protection from the negative effects of climate change.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The historic inaugural meeting between Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington; Heads of CARICOM Institutions under the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, and other Regional Institutions, has concluded in Georgetown with a commitment to maintaining a continuing dialogue between the Institutions, all mandated to improve the quality of life of the people of the Caribbean Community.”