Areas of Work
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CARICOM TACKLES DISCRIMINATION AGAINST HIV/AIDS VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES
HIV/AIDS related law, ethics and human rights violations will be tackled by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as the region moves to address discriminatory practices against persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families. The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) along with USAID will be lending financial support to the Community while the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network will provide technical assistance. The…
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TOWARDS A REGIONAL STAKEHOLDER FORUM ON YOUTH
The just concluded CARICOM Inter-Agency Meeting on Youth has reported progress towards the creation of an enabling environment for youth development and empowerment in the Community. The CARICOM Inter-Agency Forum will be working towards developing an integrated regional initiative, bringing together regional and international agencies involved in youth development programming, national Youth Councils and CARICOM Regional Youth Ambassadors into the…
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REGIONAL AIDS PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP TO REVIEW ITS WORK
The Fourth Meeting of the Project Management Group responsible for “Strengthening the Institutional Response to HIV/AIDS/STI in the Caribbean (SIRHASC)” will be held at the Sunset Shores Hotel in St. Vincent and the Grenadines from 6-7 June 2002. The meeting will be coordinated by the Project Implementation Unit located within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, and will…
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CARICOM TRADE MINISTERS MEET IN GUYANA
Decisions leading to the continued implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) are expected to be made when Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Officials and Ministers of Government responsible for Economic Development meet in Guyana 22-28 May, 2002. The Officials will meet on 22-25 May 2002, while the Ministers will meet on 27-28 May 2002. Meeting under the umbrella of…
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WEST INDIES CRICKET BOARD (WICB) AND CARICOM DISCUSS FUTURE OF WEST INDIES CRICKET
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has been invited by the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Edwin Carrington, to participate in the Civil Society “Forward Together Encounter” scheduled for 2 – 3 July 2002 in Georgetown, Guyana. The Conference, which will see the participation of the Heads of Government of CARICOM, will take place just prior to their annual…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT CONCLUSION OF SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 17-19 APRIL 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The Sixth Meeting of the Council for Social and Human Development (COHSOD) was held on 17-19 April 2002 in Georgetown, Guyana under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Dr. Douglas Slater, Minister of Health and the Environment, St Vincent and the Grenadines. The Meeting was attended by Dr the Hon. Jerome Walcott, Minister of Health, Barbados; Dr the Hon. Leslie Ramsammy,…
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US/CARICOM JOINT RESPONSE AGAINST HIV/AIDS SPREAD IN THE REGION
Health officials from the United States Government will meet with Health Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Georgetown, Guyana, next week to determine a joint response against the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Region. This round of discussions will follow three days of deliberations by one of the Community's organs, the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD), at…
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COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT CONCLUSION OF MEETING BETWEEN CARIBBEAN HEALTH MINISTERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF LEADING PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES ON ACCESS TO CARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS IN THE REGION, 18-19 FEBRUARY 2002, KINGSTON, JAMAICA
At a meeting at the Hilton Hotel, Kingston Jamaica, on 18-19 February 2002, Health Ministers of the Caribbean countries held a successful round of discussions with representatives of leading pharmaceutical Companies on access to care for people living with HIV/AIDS in the Region. This meeting was the first stage in a process and comes close on the heels of Trinidad…
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ONE STEP NEARER TO THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET`
Having already established a Single Market for intra-regional trade in goods, the Caribbean Community has taken a significant step towards the creation of a Single market for Services, Capital and the Establishment of Businesses by CARICOM Nationals. As of 1 March 2002 CARICOM Member States have started implementing a programme with a timetable for the removal of existing restrictions that…
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