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By mahtabala, 14 February, 2003

REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE OPENING OF THE FOURTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT, 14 FEBRUARY 2003, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen
Hon Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
Other Heads of Government
Hon. Ministers of Government
Distinguished Delegates to the 14th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference
Members of Parliament
Your Excellencies, the Ambassadors to CARICOM and other Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Distinguished Invitees
Members of the Media
Ladies and gentlemen

By mahtabala, 14 February, 2003

“SEIZE THE MOMENT” : ADDRESS BY HON. P.J. PATTERSON O.N., P.C., Q.C., M.P., PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE FOURTEENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 14-15 FEBRUARY

Mr. Chairman
Colleague Heads
Ministers and Delegates
Distinguished Honorees
Your Excellencies
Esteemed Guests_

I wish to thank the Government and people of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for their gracious hospitality. Jamaica looks forward to reciprocating this generosity when we host the 24th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government.

By mahtabala, 6 November, 2002

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT CONCLUSION OF THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON CRIME AND SECURITY OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 30 OCTOBER -1 NOVEMBER 2002,  PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

The Sixth Meeting of the Regional Task Force on Crime and Security of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from October 30 to November 01, 2002.

It was presided over by Mr. Lancelot Selman, Chairman of the Regional Task Force on Crime and Security for the Caribbean Community.

By mahtabala, 23 October, 2002

OPENING REMARKS OF MR. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN FORUM (CARIFORUM) OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES, AT THE TWELFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF CARIFORUM, 23 OCTOBER 2002, KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINE

His Excellency the Governor-General and Mrs. Ballantyne
Honourable Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Ralph Gonsalves
Honourable Members of the Council of Ministers of the Caribbean Forum of ACP States
>Honourable Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Island
Representatives of the European Commission
Representatives of the Regional negotiating Machinery
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Distinguished Delegates
Distinguished Guests
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

By mahtabala, 5 July, 2002

ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE HON, PATRICK MANNING, PRIME MINISTER, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THE TWENTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3 JULY 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Mr. Chairman
Colleague Heads of Government
Honourable Ministers
Secretary General
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

I am pleased to have received your invitation to address this Twenty-third Meeting of Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community and to join my distinguished colleagues on this occasion as we consider those critical issues which will determine the future of the integration process and the way forward.

By mahtabala, 29 January, 2002

STATEMENT OF CARICOM MISSION TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 28-29 JANUARY 2002

The CARICOM Mission to Trinidad and Tobago, led by the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of The Bahamas and Immediate Past Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), including Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and CARICOM Secretary-General Mr. Edwin Carrington, engaged in a busy round of consultations over the last two days in an attempt to assist in the search for a solution to Trinidad and Tobago's current political difficulties, following the December 10, 2001 elections.

By mahtabala, 21 January, 2002

PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION-FUNDED PROJECT “STRENGTHENING THE INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSE TO HIV/AIDS IN THE CARIBBEAN”, 17-18 JANUARY 2002, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AN

The Third Meeting of the Project Management Group for the European Union-funded project on "Strengthening the Institutional Response to HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean" was convened at the Hilton Hotel in Trinidad and Tobago from 17-18 January, 2002.

By mahtabala, 13 January, 2002

STATEMENT BY THE BUREAU OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ON THE REGIONS RESPONSE TO THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

The Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government met in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands on 10-11 January 2002 and considered the current political situation in Trinidad and Tobago.

The Members of the Bureau expressed the concern felt throughout the Community at the present situation and were anxious to see a return to normalcy in that key Community Member State. They also felt that the Community owes it to the people of Trinidad and Tobago and to the wider Caribbean Community as well, to do whatever lies within its capacity to help bring about that normalcy.

By mahtabala, 6 December, 2001

PRESS RELEASE ISSUED ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE FIFTH ORDINARY MEETING OF THE LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (LAC) OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) HELD IN PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 28-30 NOVEMBER 2001

The Legal Affairs Committee (LAC) of the Caribbean Community has called on the Preparatory Committee for the Establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice to put in place the necessary mechanism needed to have the Agreement establishing the Court implemented.

This was with the view to having the Court inaugurated by no later than October 2002. This was one of the major decisions emanating from the Fifth Ordinary Meeting of the LAC which was held in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, from November 28-30, 2001.

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