Youth Development
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Haiti’s Youth Ambassador Appeals To Cohsod: Let Us Rise And Re-build The Education System
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Haiti’s CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Leticia Cadet, on Thursday, made an impassioned plea to the Caribbean Community to help re-build, as a matter of priority, the education system in Haiti. At a special meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) in Paramaribo, Suriname, Ms Cadet recalled with obvious grief the devastation caused…
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HAITIAN YOUTH APPLAUDED AT YOUTH FORUM: MINUTE OF SILENCE FOR HAITI’S YOUTH
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Haiti’s youth representatives attending the Regional Youth Forum in Paramaribo, Suriname, on Wednesday, were lauded for their “grim determination and resilience” by speakers at the opening ceremony of the Forum, which is funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). Leading the charge, His Excellency Runaldo Venetiaan, President of Suriname noted that the presence of…
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LAST LAP FOR CARICOM YOUTH COMMISSION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The 14-member CARICOM Commission on Youth Development is meeting on Monday, for the seventh and last time to add the finishing touches to their much anticipated Report. Co-chaired by UWI Professor Barry Chevannes and former Youth Ambassador Yldiz Beighle, the Commission, for the next three days, (7-9 December) will be locked into meetings at…
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CARICOM YOUTH GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES STILL EFFECTIVE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) At its third meeting held in Haiti on 8-10 December, the CARICOM Commission on Youth Development (CCYD) noted the findings of qualitative research conducted among youth in several critical areas including youth governance structures. An analysis of those findings revealed that the Community has put effective good governance structures in place for youth participation…
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CYAP TO TACKLE ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOOD SECURITY CONCERNS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Environmental concerns and food security are two new issues which the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) have identified as growing risks to the Regional youth population, and plan to play a more active role in these areas. The new focus areas were selected during the April 21 – 23 meeting in Barbados. In…
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CSME TRAINING WORKSHOP USEFUL, SAY CYAs
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) “The Way Forward” presented by Yvonne Holder, Technical Coordinator of the Technical Action Services Unit at the CARICOM Secretariat ended the three-day Sustainable Livelihoods for CARICOM Youth Workshop held in Saint Lucia from 8-10 July. The workshop was attended by more than 30 CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) from Member States and Associate Members of…
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CARICOM YOUTH AMBASSADORS PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL PANEL DISCUSSION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) At least two CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) have ensured that the voices of youth resounded on the issue of Sexual Health and Reproduction, through their participation in a panel discussion held Tuesday 11 July in Saint Lucia, in observance of World Population Day. The exercise was staged by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 3-6 JULY 2006, BIRD ROCK, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
The Twenty-Seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community was held in Bird Rock, St. Kitts and Nevis, from 3-6 July 2006. Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis presided. Other Heads of Government in attendance were: The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Baldwin Spencer;…
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CSME AWARENESS, BEHAVIOUR CHANGE WORKSHOPS FOR CARICOM YOUTH AMBASSADORS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The communication and advocacy skills of CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) are being sharpened to play a greater role in the Region, particularly in the realm of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). In this context, CYAs will converge 8-10 July in Saint Lucia, for an intensive workshop on Sustainable Livelihoods for Caribbean Youth.…
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CARICOM YOUTH AMBASSADORS DEVISE HIV/AIDS STRATEGIES WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES OF GUYANA
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A number of strategies geared to increase awareness, training and the capacity strengthening of several communities within one of Guyana’s remote regions have been mapped out by Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) during their recent trip to the Iwokrama Conservation and Development Reserve. The CYAs met with youths representing various communities located both…
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