Thank you Mr. Chair, The Honorable Roosevelt Skerrit Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, The Honorable Keith Rowley Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Carla Barnett Secretary General of the CARICOM, It is my great honor to participate in the 45th Regular Meeting of the CARICOM Conference of Heads of Government. I express […]
“Thank you, Prime Minister Skerrit, for your very kind and generous introduction. I am honored to be here for the Forty-Fifth CARICOM Heads of Government Conference. This is my second international trip as House Democratic Leader, but first to the Western Hemisphere. It’s an honor to touch down in the Caribbean. I want to first […]
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very, very much. Prime Minister Skerrit, CARICOM chair, Prime Minister Rowley, Secretary General Barnett – all of our esteemed colleagues here today, all of our friends, it is an honor to be with you to celebrate CARICOM’s 50th anniversary. If you go back to the Fourth of July of 1973, when CARICOM’s […]
Chairman of CARICOM, the Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica, on Wednesday made remarks at the beginning of discussions between CARICOM Heads of Government and United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken and his delegation. The discussion was held during the Forty-Fifth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in […]
It is a great honour to be with you today, as the Caribbean Community marks its 50th anniversary. I thank Prime Minister Skerrit for inviting me to address you on this historic occasion. I am delighted to pay my first visit to Trinidad and Tobago, and I thank Prime Minister Rowley for his country’s hospitality. […]
It is fitting that we should gather here in Trinidad and Tobago on this most significant occasion in the history of our Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It is significant because it was here, 50 years ago, that Prime Ministers, Errol Barrow of Barbados, Forbes Burnham of Guyana, Michael Manley of Jamaica and Dr. Eric Williams of […]
Your Excellencies: Fellow Heads of Government: Madam Secretary-General of CARICOM: Current Chairman of CARICOM, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, the Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit – let me take this opportunity to wish you a successful tenure: Honoured and Distinguished Guests from within and beyond the Caribbean Region: Ladies and Gentlemen: My thanks to the […]
Distinguished Heads of States and Governments, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, All protocol observed. It is my privilege to join you for CARICOM’s 50th anniversary. Anticipating tomorrow, happy birthday CARICOM! Prime Minister Rowley: thank you for your warm welcome. Excellencies, I am coming here from Haiti. The security situation is appalling, humanitarian needs are soaring, and there […]
Good afternoon. Today, it is my honour to welcome you to the beautiful twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, for the convening of the 45th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM. For us here in the Caribbean, this is a significant event, as tomorrow we also launch the celebration of […]
Her Excellency Christine Kangaloo, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago The Honourable Roosevelt Skerritt, Prime Minister of Dominica and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, our Host The Right Honourable Philip Davis, […]
