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LOVE THAT BODY SAYS DSG ON CARIBBEAN WELLNESS DAY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Love that Body! was the rallying cry of Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community(CARICOM) as she addressed participants following a Caribbean Wellness Day walk in Georgetown, Guyana on Saturday. The walk was the highlight in Guyana of the Fifth Annual observances of the commitment to healthy lifestyles. The event was organized…
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STATEMENT FROM THE CARICOM SECRETARIAT ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIFTH OBSERVANCE OF CARIBBEAN WELLNESS DAY, 8TH SEPTEMBER 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat sounds its annual call to the people of the Caribbean Community to join Caribbean Wellness Day (CWD) celebrations under the theme ‘Love that Body – Building the Foundation for Healthy Lifestyles’ with a focus on addressing the prevention and control of NCDs among the Regions children. Caribbean Wellness Day,…
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REMARKS BY THE HON. DR. FLORENCE DUPERVAL GUILLAUME MINISTER OF HEALTH HAITI TO THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE 19TH MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF PANCAP HAITI 5 SEPTEMBER 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As we commence this Nineteenth Ordinary Meeting of the Executive Board in the resilient land of Haiti, I greet you warmly on behalf of the 65 members that comprise the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) established Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP). I wish to join the First Lady of Haiti, Madam Sophia Martelly,…
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CARIFORUM DG Wraps Up Official Visit to the Dominican Republic
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Director-General of the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) Directorate, Mr Ivan Ogando Lora, has just completed an official visit to the Dominican Republic. Mr Ogando’s trip to this CARIFORUM State came against the backdrop of its assumption of the Chairmanship of CARIFORUM from 1 July 2012, a position it…
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CARIFORUM moves to ensure Non-State Actors participation in EPA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (CARIFORUM) is moving to finalise its team for its side of the Consultative Committee with the European Union (EU). The Committee is one of the five institutions required under the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). A Meeting in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on 11…
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HAITIAN HEALTH MINISTER URGES PANCAP TO INTENSIFY EFFORTS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Haiti’s Minister of Health and Chair of the Executive Board, Honourable Dr. Florence Duperval Guillaume, called on members of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) to strengthen coordination efforts and to foster closer integration at all levels. The minister was delivering remarks to the Official Opening of the Nineteenth Meeting of…
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REMARKS BY THE HON. DR. FLORENCE DUPERVAL GUILLAUME MINISTER OF HEALTH HAITI TO THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE 19TH MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF PANCAP HAITI 5 SEPTEMBER 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As we commence this Nineteenth Ordinary Meeting of the Executive Board in the resilient land of Haiti, I greet you warmly on behalf of the 65 members that comprise the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) established Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP). I wish to join the First Lady of Haiti, Madam Sophia Martelly,…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL MOURNS LOSS OF FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF HAITI
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended sympathy to the government and people of Haiti following the death of former Prime Minister, the Honourable Georges Jean-Jacques Smarck Michel. The Secretary-General said that the former Prime Minister would be remembered for his efforts to boost Haiti’s economy and for his contribution…
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WORKSHOP TO REVIEW STRATEGY ON REDUCING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A workshop aimed at strengthening national institutions and civil society organizations to address and prevent gender-based violence will be held 4-6 September, 2012, in Antigua and Barbuda. Participants will be drawn from United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) strategic partners, UN Women, Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM/Pan…
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITY OVERSEAS CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES (ECOCT) HOLDS PROJECT COMMITTEE MEETING
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The sustainability of project activities beyond the scheduled project end date in 2013, Health Information Systems and Integrated Models of Care are among the matters which will be discussed when the European Community Overseas Caribbean Territories (ECOCT) Project Steering Committee meets in Aruba next week. The Meeting, scheduled for 6-7 September, 2012, is being…
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