RCC SALUTES FORMER CULTURAL ICON

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Nineteenth Meeting of the Regional Culture Committee (RCC) took time out Wednesday (23 April 2008) to observe a minute of silence in memory of one its cultural icons, Andy Palacio, who had served as the Deputy Administrator of the Natio...
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WELCOME REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR COLIN GRANDERSON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE LAUNCH OF CARIFESTA X, 23 APRIL 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana The Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Other Ministers of Government Members of the Diplomatic Corps Directors of Culture Members of the Interim Festival Directorate of CARIFESTA Members of...
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WELCOME REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR COLIN GRANDERSON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE LAUNCH OF CARIFESTA X, 23 APRIL 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana The Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Other Ministers of Government Members of the Diplomatic Corps Directors of Culture Members of the Interim Festival Directorate of CARIFESTA Members of...
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DEREK WALCOTT FOR CARIFESTA X

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Nobel Laureate, Derek Walcott will be one of the featured guest presenters at CARIFESTA X, the Caribbean’s premier festival, slated for Guyana on 22–31 August, 2008. Making the announcement on Wednesday 23 April 2008 at the Nine...
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OPENING REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, TO THE FIRST MEETING OF CARIBBEAN PLANT HEALTH DIRECTORS, 23 APRIL 2008, TURKEYEN, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Chairperson, Collaborative Partners - Food and Agriculture Organisation - Dr. Hesdie Grauwde, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) - Mr. Ignatius Jean, United States Department of Agriculture /Animal and Plant Health International Services (USDA/APHIS) - Dr John Shaw, Fren...
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BOOST FOOD PRODUCTION TO HELP WITH FOOD SECURITY

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) H.E Irwin Larocque, Assistant Secretary-General for Trade and Economic Integration at the CARICOM Secretariat told the first formal meeting of Plant Health officials from across the Caribbean, that the Region needs to produce more than it c...
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WELCOME REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, TO THE NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE REGIONAL CULTURAL COMMITTEE, 23 -25 APRIL 2008, LE RESSOUVENIR, EAST COAST DEMERARA, GUYANA

The Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport The Hon. Junia Regrello, Parliamentary Secretary, Trinidad and Tobago Distinguished delegates of the Ninteenth Regional Cultural Committee Members of the Interim Festival Directorate Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat I ...
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WE ARE READY TO HOST YOU - MINISTER FRANK ANTHONY

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  “Come to CARIFESTA; we are ready to host you; are you ready to come?” This is the firm and positive message delivered to the Caribbean Region by the Honourable Dr Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Guyana...
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CYA DEAN CALLS FOR MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUTH

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  The Dean of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Youth Ambassador Programme (CYAP) Donna Greene has called on public and private sector agencies and youth-oriented institutions to develop more meaningful partnerships with young people. M...
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