I would like to thank and congratulate Mr. John Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda, who during his time as President laid the foundation and established the conditions for formulating a new development agenda geared to influencing the sustainable development of the members of the General Assembly.
I would…
During the past two hours and 45 minutes we have been expressing our commitment to the fight against terrorism. However, I would ask my colleasgues to take one moment to stand in silence as we express our condolences to all those who have lost their lives, property or families because of those terro…
This evening, as the Chairperson of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I am very delighted and honoured to extend to President Ashe our congratulations on his assumption of the position of President of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth sessio…
I am very happy to bring greetings from the Government and the people of Trinidad and Tobago. I am grateful for the opportunity for us to take stock of the progress and the pitfalls in our drive towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
We are a small island developing Sta…
I have a question for those who are participating in this High-level Meeting today. I would like to know, by show of hands, how many here suffer from one of these non-communicable diseases (NCDs), or have close family members who do. The fact that a number of people raised their hand underscores the…
