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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES WEST INDIES CRICKET TEAM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated the West Indies Cricket Team on their victory at the International Cricket Council World Twenty20 finals. The text of the Message reads: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) extends heartiest congratulations to the West Indies cricket team on their glorious triumph at the International Cricket Council World T20…
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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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COHSOD EXTOLS THE VALUE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ministers of Sport of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) opened their Special Meeting on Tuesday with a chorus of calls for increased emphasis on physical activity, particularly in the Region’s schools. The Ministers are in Georgetown, Guyana attending the two-day 17th Special Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) which is being…
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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 SG CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT CHAVEZ ON RE-ELECTION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended congratulations to His Excellency Hugo Chavez, President of the Republic of Venezuela, on his re-election to office for an unprecedented fourth term. The people of Venezuela had spoken decisively, affirming their confidence in President Chavez’s leadership, the Secretary-General noted in a congratulatory message.…
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SPECIAL COHSOD TO FOCUS ON SPORT AND DEVELOPMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Senior officials are meeting in Georgetown this Monday in preparation for the Seventeenth Special Meeting of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) which focuses on Sports and opens in Guyana on Tuesday. This Special Meeting of the COHSOD on Sport, under the theme, Promoting health, education, development and inclusion…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR COLIN GRANDERSON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT ON THE OCCASION OF THE MEDIA LAUNCH OF THE 2012 CARIBBEAN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT (HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE SHIFT TO BETTER CITIZEN SECURITY), CARICOM SECRETARIAT, 3 OCTOBER, GEORGETOWN,
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Mr. Heraldo Muñoz, UN Assistant Secretary-General/UNDP Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean; Ms. Khadija Musa, UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative, Guyana; Representatives of other UN Agencies and Bodies; Members of the Media; Ladies and Gentlemen. I wish at the outset to apologise for the absence of the Secretary-General…
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CARICOM LEADERS AT THE UN SPEAK OUT AGAINST GRADUATION FROM DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) placed emphasis on the deleterious impact of the global economic and financial crisis on the economies of the Member States of the Community during their statements last week at the 67th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) The Leaders of Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St.…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR COLIN GRANDERSON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT ON THE OCCASION OF THE MEDIA LAUNCH OF THE 2012 CARIBBEAN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT (HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE SHIFT TO BETTER CITIZEN SECURITY), CARICOM SECRETARIAT, 3 OCTOBER, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Mr. Heraldo Muñoz, UN Assistant Secretary-General/UNDP Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean; Ms. Khadija Musa, UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative, Guyana; Representatives of other UN Agencies and Bodies; Members of the Media; Ladies and Gentlemen. I wish at the outset to apologise for the absence of the Secretary-General who…
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CRIME FIGHT NEEDS RESOLUTE AND SUSTAINED ACTION SAYS AMBASSADOR GRANDERSON
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The situation with crime and violence in the Region “requires resolute and sustained action” to combat it. In making that point, His Excellency Ambassador Colin Granderson, Assistant Secretary-General Foreign and Community Relations at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat cited governments, the judiciary, law enforcement agencies, the private sector, Faith Based Organisations, the media and…
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