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THE LEADERSHIP OF THE RCM IN THE NEW DIRECTIONS FOR PANCAP : REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT, AT THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE REGIONAL COORDINATING MECHANISM (RCM) OF PANCAP, 25-26 MARCH 2010, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
It is my pleasure to bring you greetings from the Caribbean Community Secretariat and indeed the entire Caribbean Community on the occasion of the Fourteenth Meeting of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism (RCM). It is quite clear from the Agenda that the RCM and PANCAP are confronting some of the most challenging issues, most of which revolve around sustainable funding for…
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ADDRESS BY DR. JOY ST. JOHN, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, BARBADOS, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE REGIONAL COORDINATING MECHANISM OF PANCAP, 25-26 MARCH 2010, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
On behalf of the Government of Barbados I would like to warmly welcome all of you to our shores on the occasion the 14th Ordinary Meeting of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism of the Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP). Let me begin by reaffirming the unequivocal commitment of the Government of Barbados to the ideals of PANCAP and to…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE DISCUSSION FORUM ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, 26 MARCH 2010, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It gives me particular pleasure to deliver these remarks at this Forum which focuses on the future of Youth in the Caribbean Community and indeed on the future of the Caribbean Community where youth under the age of 30, comprise some 60 percent of its population. Today’s Forum is part of a process that began with the establishment of the…
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OPENING REMARKS DELIVERED BY MR GARFIELD BARNWELL, DIRECTOR, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE FIRST TRAINING INTERVENTION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL ANTI-DRUG STRATEGIES AND PLANS, 23–26 MARCH 2010, KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
The Honourable Dr Douglas Slater, Minister of Health and the Environment Distinguished representatives at the Head table and in the audienceThe Media and delegations from our Member States It is my pleasure to bring greetings on behalf of Mr. Edwin Carrington, the Secretary- General of the Caribbean Community. It is also a pleasure for me to be present at…
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ICT Projects for Schools to Enhance the Classroom Experience
Dominica – The use of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) in Dominican schools will be expanded with the implementation of a new project, ‘Digital Classroom Live Portal’. The Ministry of Education on Friday launched the project at the Public Service Training Centre, in partnership with the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL). The pilot project, funded by the World Bank, will…
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St. Kitts-Nevis works with partners on ICT Policy
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (SKNIS) — St Kitts and Nevis is working closely with regional agencies to ensure the development of the information society benefits all residents. Director of Technology, Wesley Wharton, recently lead a three-member team to St Lucia to participate in a committee meeting of HIPCAR (Harmonization of ICT Policy in the Caribbean). The project is funded by the…
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FEATURE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MS. DEBORAH DALRYMPLE, DIRECTOR, MARION HOUSE, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FIRST TRAINING INTERVENTION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL ANTI-DRUG STRATEGIES AND PLANS, 23 MARCH 2010, KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
When my colleague, Patsy Wyllie, Chief Health Educator, at the Ministry of Health asked if I would do the feature address this morning, I did not immediately agree. I thought to myself: What could I say to an audience such as this, comprising persons whom I am sure could teach me a thing or two? I think Patsy was…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY AGENCY (CAHFSA), 18 MARCH 2010, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
It is with a sense of progress and pride that as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, I address you at this Inauguration Ceremony of the Headquarters of the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA). Let me at the outset thank the President of Suriname, His Excellency Runaldo Venetiaan. It was you, Excellency, who at the Thirtieth Meeting…
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SPEECH DELIVERED BY DRS. KERMECHEND RAGHOEBARSING, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND FISHERIES, SURINAME ON THE OCCASION OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY AGENCY (CAHFSA) 18 MARCH 2010, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
Good afternoon and welcome to the grounds of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries. In 2005, my Ministry started to design a more comprehensive National Agricultural Health and Food Safety System. Many parts of the system were already available and in operation, like legislation, institutional facilities, inspections, trace-back systems and veterinary services. But there was also…
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CAHFSA Launched In Suriname
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The agency upon which the Region will depend to strengthen agricultural health and food safety and ensure the highest standards for trade in agricultural products, was launched Thursday afternoon in Paramaribo, Suriname. The Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) was inaugurated at an elaborate ceremony on the grounds of the Ministry of…
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