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FIFTH ISSUE OF EPA NEWSLETTER FOR 2012 PUBLISHED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Secretariat-based Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Implementation Unit on 10 October published the fifth Issue for 2012 of its flagship newsletter, EPA Implementation Bulletin. It focuses attention on the Second Meeting of the Joint CARIFORUM-EU Council (JC) and some recent preparatory meetings that have set the stage for its convening on 26 October.…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY MS MYRNA BERNARD, OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE DIRECTORATE OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, TO THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) – SPORT, 9 OCTOBER 2012, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Hon Dr Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Guyana; other Ministers with responsibility for Sport in CARICOM; Officials responsible for Sport in CARICOM; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat; Members of the media Ladies and gentlemen It is a distinct pleasure to welcome you to this Seventeenth Special…
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CHAIRMAN APPLAUDS CARICOM-VENEZUELA RELATIONS UNDER PRESIDENT CHAVEZ
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has expressed heartfelt appreciation to the government of Venezuela for its generosity in extending the PetroCaribe and ALBA initiatives to CARICOM Member States. Those initiatives have contributed significantly to meeting the energy needs of the Region and to the implementation of social programmes and development initiatives in the Community, said…
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USE SPORT TO BOOST ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, CARICOM DSG
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite told a meeting of CARICOM Ministers of Sports taking place in Guyana, that sport must be one of the critical tools used to boost economic activity in the Region. As she addressed the opening ceremony of the 17th Special Meeting of the Council for…
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GUYANA MINISTER OF SPORT SAYS SPORTS STILL NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY IN THE REGION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Guyana’s Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Honourable Dr. Frank Anthony has stated that despite the obvious benefits of sport and physical activity, the Region was still not taking sport seriously. Speaking on Tuesday, at the opening ceremony of the 17th Special Meeting of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Council for Human and Social Development…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY MS MYRNA BERNARD, OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE DIRECTORATE OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, TO THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) – SPORT, 9 OCTOBER 2012, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Hon Dr Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Guyana; other Ministers with responsibility for Sport in CARICOM; Officials responsible for Sport in CARICOM; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat; Members of the media Ladies and gentlemen It is a distinct pleasure to welcome you to this Seventeenth Special…
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AGRICULTURE TAKES CENTRE-STAGE IN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Antigua and Barbuda will be a hive of activity next week as stakeholders in agriculture converge there for the eleventh Caribbean Week of Agriculture. The week of activities – 12-20 October, 2012, will be officially opened on Wednesday 17 October, 2012. This year, the Region’s premier agriculture event is being convened under the theme…
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Remarks By Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Deputy Secretary-General, On The Occasion Of The Seventeenth Special Meeting Of The Council For Human And Social Development (cohsod) On Sport, Georgetown, Guyana, 9 October 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) There can be no better time to discuss the issue of sport than in the current atmosphere of Caribbean success. The 27th Olympiad memories of the sterling performances and monumental achievement of the Region’s athletes remain fresh in our hearts and minds. And now the Region’s cricketers have added to this sense of euphoria…
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FEATURE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MR KEITH JOSEPH, EXECUTIVE MEMBER OF THE CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEES (CANOC) AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) – SPORT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Protocol having been established let me begin by saying that it is fortuitous that I have ended up here, being the one to deliver this address. Be that as it may, the chips have fallen in place and so we must focus on the matter at hand. On Sunday 7 October, West Indians everywhere…
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CARICOM POISED FOR CARIBBEAN STATISTICS DAY 2012 CELEBRATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Statistics Day 2012 will be observed on October 15 with a slate of activities to highlight the importance of statistics in national and regional development. Under the theme `Working together to improve statistics in the twenty-first century and beyond’, the observance of Caribbean Statistics Day coincides with the celebration World Statistics Day. Given…
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