INVESTING IN HUMAN RESOURCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL: LET IT BE DONE : KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TWENTIETH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) - EDUCATION, 18 OCTOBER 2010, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Honourable Sheik Baksh, Minister of Education of Guyana and Chairman of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD); Ministers of Government of CARICOM Member States; Professor Nigel Harris, Vice Chancellor, University of the West Indies; Professor Lawrence Carrington, Vice Chancellor, U...
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A DECADE OF DEDICATED DELIVERY : OPENING REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TWENTIETH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) - EDUCATION, 18 OCTOBER 2010, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

​ I extend greetings to you from the Staff of the Directorate of Human and Social Development ,and in so doing could not help reflecting on the mixed fortunes of this Council, its ever changing composition, due to the democratic processes to which our Member States adhere and to overwhelming p...
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CCC links with Latin America

​The Chairman of the Caricom Competition Commission (CCC), Dr Kusha Haraksingh, was selected to preside over the meeting on Strategies for Competition Advocacy at the 8th Annual Meeting of the Latin American Competition Forum in San Jose, Costa Rica on 8-9 September 2010.The meeting featured a backg...
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Consultations on ICT4D Strategy begin in Grenada

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Stakeholders across the Region will, from Thursday 11 November, have an opportunity to discuss and refine the contents of a draft Information Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) Strategy when a Regiona...
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REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE ROBERT PERSAUD, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, GUYANA,  AT THE VALIDATION WORKSHOP FOR THE CARICOM REGIONAL POLICY FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY, 28-29 SEPTEMBER 2010,  GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

​      This workshop takes place at an important moment in history. With last week’s MDG Summit at the United Nations in New York evaluating the progress made mid-way to reach the targets set in 2005, we find ourselves in a World where close to one billion men, women and childre...
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REMARKS BY MRS FLORITA KENTISH, SUB-REGIONAL COORDINATOR OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION (FAO) AT THE VALIDATION WORKSHOP FOR THE CARICOM REGIONAL POLICY FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY, 28-29 SEPTEMBER 2010,  GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

​Since 2005, the world has experienced dramatic increases in the prices of many staple foods. Indeed, in the first three months of 2008, international food prices of all major food commodities reached their highest level in nearly 30 y. In addition, the price of fertilizers rose about 85 per...
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE VALIDATION WORKSHOP FOR THE CARICOM REGIONAL POLICY FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY, 28 SEPTEMBER 2010, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

​      Honourable Robert Persaud, Minster of Agriculture Ms. Florita Kentish, Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Representatives of Member States of the Caribbean Community Representatives of Regional and International Organisations Priv...
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ADDRESS BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY HEADS OF GOVERNMENT, HON DR. DENZIL DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, AT THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE CARIBBEAN PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY (CARPHA), WASHINGTON DC, FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2011

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I join the Chairman, Deputy Secretary General and the Director of PAHO in expressing warm greetings to you, the members of the Executive Board, who have the responsibility for piloting this noble venture which we are gathered here this aft...
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OPENING ADDRESS BY SENATOR THE HON. ANN PETERS, MINISTER OF HEALTH, GRENADA AT THE FIFTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING OF THE REGIONAL COORDINATING MECHANISM (RCM) OF THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV AND AIDS (PANCAP), 9-10 SEPTEMBER 2010,  MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA

​ I greet you warmly to the Official Opening of the 15th Ordinary Meeting of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism of PANCAP that is being held here in the beautiful resort town of Montego Bay and, in so doing to also record our profound gratitude to the Government and wonderful people of Jamaic...
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REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE OPENING OF THE FIFTEENTH MEETING OF THE REGIONAL COORDINATING MECHANISM (RCM) OF THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV AND AIDS (PANCAP), 9 SEPTEMBER 2010, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA

​ It is my pleasure to bring you greetings from the Caribbean Community Secretariat and indeed the entire Caribbean Community on the occasion of this Fifteenth Meeting of the RCM This RCM Meeting is particularly important as PANCAP prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary at the annual Gen...
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