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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 3-5 OCTOBER 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The Fifth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) was held at the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel, Georgetown Guyana, 3-5 October 2001 under the distinguished Chairmanship of the Hon Girlyn Miguel, Minister of Social Development, Cooperatives, Family, Gender and Ecclesiastical Affairs, St Vincent and the Grenadines. Heads of Delegation in attendance were the Hon Dolores Balderamos-Garcia, Minister…
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REMARKS BY MR. EDWIN CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE OPENING OF THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 3 OCTOBER 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It is a special pleasure for me, as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, to welcome you to the Fifth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD). This Council is one of the critical organs of the Community. In focusing as it does on vital areas such as education, health, youth, sport, gender and culture, it is concerned…
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OPENING REMARKS DELIVERED BY AMBASSADOR ANTHONY SEVERIN, OF SAINT LUCIA, AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 3 OCTOBER 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
I am pleased to lead my country’s delegation to this Fifth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) and to bring greetings to you in our capacity as its out going Chair. At our national COHSOD this year, the social sector Ministers and Technical Advisors had an opportunity to review the development of this Council over the…
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CARICOM HEADS HOLD EMERGENCY MEETING
CARICOM Secretary-General Edwin Carrington announced in Georgetown today that The Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, Chairman of CARICOM, will host an Emergency Session of the CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in Nassau, The Bahamas on 11-12 October, to discuss the impact on the Region of the 11 September terrorist attacks in the United States. The Heads of Government are expected…
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CONSULTING THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY ON THE REGION’S AGENDA
A cross-section of interest groups in Trinidad and Tobago, Member State of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), will be afforded the opportunity to contribute to the regional strategy for taking the integration movement forward at a national consultation slated for tomorrow in the Trinidadian capital, Port-of-Spain. The twin-island Republic private and public sectors, Labour, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and other interest groups…
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CARICOM SECRETARY GENERAL EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES ON THE DEATH OF JUDGE EDWARD LAING OF BELIZE.
The Caribbean Community Secretariat has been informed about the death on 11 September 2001 in Belize of Judge Edward A. Laing, Member of the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea and former Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Belize to the United Nations, the Organisation of American States, and High Commissioner to Canada, at the age of 59. An intellect of…
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SECOND WORK PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION/CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT SPONSORED
The Second Work Programme of the European Commission/Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat-sponsored HIV/AIDS/STI initiative in the Caribbean was signed on 21 August 2001 at the CARICOM Secretariat. The Work Programme and Cost Estimates for 1 July to 31 December 2001 involve activities that will incur an expenditure of US$ 1.063 million. The regional institutions involved in the programme are the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre…
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REMARKS BY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING OF THE CARICOM OFFICE IN HAITI, 12 JULY 2001
His Excellency Jean Bertrand Aristide, President of the Republic of Haiti and Mrs. Aristide, The Honorable Jean Marie Cherestal, Prime Minister, The Honorable Yvon Neptune, President of the Senate, The Honorable Pierre Paul Cottin, President of the Chamber of Deputies, His Excellency Cesar Gaviria, Secretary General of the Organisation of American States, Esteemed Members of the Senate and the Chamber…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3-6 JULY 2001, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS
The Twenty-Second Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Nassau, The Bahamas, on 3-6 July, 2001. Heads of Government in attendance were: the Hon. Lester B. Bird, Prime Minister, Antigua and Barbuda; the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister, The Bahamas; the Rt. Hon. Owen Arthur, Prime Minister and Minister of…
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GUYANA AND SURINAME WORK TOWARDS PEACEFUL BORDER SOLUTION
The Presidents of Guyana and Suriname have expressed their commitment to work towards a peaceful solution to the centuries old border dispute between the two countries. Speaking at a joint press conference in The Bahamas, where the 22nd Meeting of Heads of Government and State of the Caribbean Community is being held, President Jagdeo of Guyana and President Runaldo Venetiaan…
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