A HOMECOMING FOR CARIFESTA - ASG GREENE

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Assistant Secretary General, Human and Social Development in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat said, Guyana’s offer to host the tenth staging of the Caribbean Festival of the Arts (CARIFESTA X) represents a homecoming for ...
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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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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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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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CYAP WELCOMES HAITI’S NEW AMBASSADORS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) For the first time in four years, Haiti has appointed two Youth Ambassadors for the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYA) programme. Both M. Isnel Pierreval and Mlle. Gyliane Cadet were warmly welcomed among fifteen new Youth Ambassadors who were...
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SHAPING A CARIBBEAN ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY FRAMEWORK IN A COMMUNITY FOR ALL : REMARKS BY DR EDWARD GREENE ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT , AT THE TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) (ENVIRONMENT), 17-18 APRIL 2008, LILIENDAAL, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

This Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) is significant as much for the fact that it is actually taking place, as it is for its ultimate goal in helping to fashion a Caribbean Environment and Natural Resource Policy Framework. This is not an easy task given...
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REMARKS BY HON. ROBERT M. PERSAUD, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, GUYANA, TO THE TWENTY-FIFTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (ENVIRONMENT), 17-18 APRIL 2008, LILIENDAAL, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

At a time when the world is grappling with climate change and its consequences, this 25th special meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (Environment) is timely. Our Agenda Items speak to critical issues facing the Region, and our deliberations in Georgetown will seek to charter a...
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