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REMARKS DELIVERED BY THE HON. KARL HOOD, MINISTER OF LABOUR, GRENADA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SEVENTH ILO MEETING OF CARIBBEAN LABOUR MINISTERS, 14-16 APRIL 2010, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
I am pleased to address this joint COHSOD and ILO Meeting of CARICOM Labour Ministers and to express my appreciation to both .CARICOM and ILO for the arrangements made and to the Government of Guyana for its hospitality It is true to say that CARICOM Member States demonstrated their commitment to policy coherence and the decent work agenda…
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HAITI DONOR CONFERENCE EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
(CARICOM Seceretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In a striking display of solidarity with the people and Government of Haiti, the international community pledged $5.3 billion for the next two years and $9.9b for the next three years and beyond to reconstruct the earthquake ravaged country. Haiti itself had sought initial pledges of $3.9 billion and $11.5 billion over the next…
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HAITI DONOR CONFERENCE EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONSHAITI DONOR CONFERENCE EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
(CARICOM Seceretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In a striking display of solidarity with the people and Government of Haiti, the international community pledged $5.3 billion for the next two years and $9.9b for the next three years and beyond to reconstruct the earthquake ravaged country. Haiti itself had sought initial pledges of $3.9 billion and $11.5 billion over the next…
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CARICOM ON INTERIM HAITI RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community is among organizations represented on the Board of the Interim Haiti Reconstruction Commission that will oversee the money pledged for Haiti’s reconstruction. The IHRC, which has an 18-month mandate, will be co-chaired by the Hon Jean-Max Bellerive, Prime Minister of Haiti and Mr. Bill Clinton, former US President and current United…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY BHARRAT JAGDEO, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA, 13 jANUARY 2010, ON THE EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI
I was deeply shocked and saddened at the extent of the destruction caused by the catastrophic earthquake which devastated our sister nation of Haiti yesterday. The haunting images of bodies, injured persons and ruined buildings struck a chord of compassion throughout our nation for the people of Haiti. Haiti as the poorest country in the western hemisphere is now severely…
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RE-ENERGISING AGRICULTURE AND DECREASING DEPENDENCY ON FOREIGN FOOD AID KEY TO HAITI’S RECOVERY – P.J. PATTERSON
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) “The Haiti of the future must be completely different and significantly different from the Haiti of the recent past,” the Most Honourable Percival J. Patterson said at the International Donors Conference on Haiti, Wednesday, 31 March 2010. The Conference was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, to mobilise support for the…
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A STRONG CARICOM NEEDS A STRONG HAITI – P.J. PATTERSON
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) had a vital interest in the welfare and development of Haiti and saw its rebuilding as a priority issue for all CARICOM Member States, the Most Hon. Percival J. Patterson said Wednesday. “A strong Caribbean Community needs a strong Haiti,” the former Jamaica Prime Minister and current Special Representative of the Heads of Government of CARICOM…
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CARICOM ON INTERIM HAITI RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community is among organizations represented on the Board of the Interim Haiti Reconstruction Commission that will oversee the money pledged for Haiti’s reconstruction. The IHRC, which has an 18-month mandate, will be co-chaired by the Hon Jean-Max Bellerive, Prime Minister of Haiti and Mr. Bill Clinton, former US President and current United…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE COMMISSIONING OF THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR FACILITY, 31 MARCH 2010, BRASSO VENADO, TABAQUITE, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Honourable Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, Minister of Public Utilities of Trinidad and Tobago Ms Kathrin Renner, Acting Chargé d’Affaires, European Union Delegation, Trinidad and Tobago Mr. Tyrone Sutherland, Coordinating Director, Caribbean Meteorological Organisation Madam Permanent Secretary and Deputy Permanent Secretary Mr. Emmanuel Moolchan, Director, Meteorological Services Division, Ministry of Public Utilities Other Senior Officials Distinguished Guests Representatives of the MediaLadies and Gentlemen…
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CARICOM REPRESENTED AT HAITI DONORS CONFERENCE AT UN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Most Honourable Percival J. Patterson, former Prime Minister of Jamaica and Special Representative of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to Haiti, and Ambassador Colin Granderson, Assistant Secretary-General Foreign and Community Relations, CARICOM Secretariat, will represent the Community at an International Donors Conference on Haiti on Wednesday 31 March 2010.…
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