Human Resource Development
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More Data Needed for Decision-Making in Labour Sector
“One of the outcomes I would like to see is that we arrive at a mechanism for capturing more labour-related data in terms of movement of people and intra-regional labour migration – to better understand the labour market in the Caribbean.” Sen. the Hon. Claudette Joseph, Attorney General and Minister for Legal Affairs, Labour and Consumer Affairs, Grenada and Chair,…
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Harmonised approach to Labour policies crucial to free movement within CARICOM
CARICOM Ministers of Labour have agreed to a harmonised and sustained approach to matters related to labour that impact the free movement of people within the Community. This was the consensus at the Thirty-fourth Special Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) Labour held on 8 April in Georgetown, Guyana, under the chairmanship of Sen. the Hon.…
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CARICOM labour ministers agree to unified position ahead of International Labour Conference
Biological hazards within the workplace, the emerging platform economy1 and the informal economy2 were among the critical issues discussed by CARICOM ministers responsible for labour at the Thirty-fourth Special Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) Labour held on 8 April in Georgetown, Guyana. Sen. the Hon. Claudette Joseph, Attorney General and Minister for Legal Affairs, Labour…
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CARICOM Secretariat, CANOC teams meet
A team from the CARICOM Secretariat and representatives of the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) on Friday held talks at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana. The CARICOM Secretariat team included Dr. Wendell Samuel, Assistant Secretary-General (ag) Economic Integration, Innovation and Development (EIID); Ambassador David Prendergast, Director, Sectoral Programmes; Mr. Sherwin Toyne Stephenson, Programme Manager, Crime and Security;…
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International Day of Education 2025 | Artificial Intelligence and education: Preserving human agency in a world of automation
Theme: “Artificial Intelligence and education: Preserving human agency in a world of automation” “On this International Day of Education, it is useful to remind ourselves that, despite the intensification of AI, it remains true that the quality of an education system cannot exceed the quality of its teachers. The Caribbean Community welcomes the potential of AI to transform many aspects…
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CARICOM Stakeholders Discuss Collaborative Approach to Transform Region’s Education Sector
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Monday, 21 October 2024: “When we look at transforming education in the Region, we do so against the backdrop of shaping one prosperous common future for all.” These sentiments were shared by Mr Elvis Morain, Chair of the Meeting of Officials ahead of the 48th Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development…
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Remarks by Dr Armstrong Alexis, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General, at 47th Meeting of the Council of Human and Social Development (COHSOD) – Health | 27 – 28 September 2024 – Washington, D.C.
The Chairman of the Conference of Heads, the Hon. Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, recently signalled the concern of Heads of Governments when, four weeks ago, he delivered a statement encouraging citizens of CARICOM Member States to be vigilant following the Mpox outbreak, and as a Council of Health Ministers, it is incumbent upon us to establish a robust…
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Human Resources for Health in the Caribbean in Focus at PAHO/WHO and Ministry of Health meeting in Trinidad
“A number of our Member States have made advances in addressing Human Resource for Health (HRH) challenges; however, the Region’s persistent and perennial problem of migration of healthcare workers and, more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has severely intensified the gaps in availability, distribution and quality of HRH, and placed at peril, hopes for achieving universal access and universal coverage.” Helen…
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CARICOM conducts regional preparation ahead of UN Commission on the Status of Women
Preparations are underway for the Sixty-Fifth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women which takes place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, 15 – 26 March 2021. The theme this year is: Women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all…
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CARICOM HRD 2030 Strategy: Opinion Piece – Maltese Perspective
The CARICOM Human Resource Development 2030 Strategy was approved by Heads of Government for implementation in 2017. The strategy promotes the development of a regional education eco-system by ensuring access and participation, equity, relevance and quality in educational design and delivery. A key transformative initiative in the implementation process is the advancement of a Caribbean New School Model in Early…
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