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COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE EIGHTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) – EDUCATION AND HEALTH, 3-4 JUNE 2009, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Eighteenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) which focussed on Education and Health was convened under the theme: “Winds of change: Education and Health collaborating to advance Human and Social Development” was held at the Ritz Carlton, Golf and Spa, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 3-4 June 2009. In attendance were:…
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COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE EIGHTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) – EDUCATION AND HEALTH, 3-4 JUNE 2009, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Eighteenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) which focussed on Education and Health was convened under the theme: “Winds of change: Education and Health collaborating to advance Human and Social Development” was held at the Ritz Carlton, Golf and Spa, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 3-4 June 2009. In attendance were:…
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SYMPOSIUM TO MAP FUTURE IN SERVICES IN A MORE STRUCTURED WAY – PM SPENCER
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Services Sector is to be shaped into a more structured one to derive maximum benefit and boost its already prominent position in the Region’s economy. To this end, a Regional Symposium on Services, proposed by the Hon. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, and Lead Head of Government with responsibility for…
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CARIFESTA A MUST IN SPITE OF GLOBAL CRISIS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Region’s premier cultural feast – CARIFESTA – was the subject of vigorous debate at the 20th Meeting of the Regional Cultural Committee (RCC) in Suriname on Wednesday as it grappled with the challenge of staging the Festival in the face of the global financial crisis. The discussion also focused on the continued challenges…
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CARICOM’s 2009 10k Road Race Launched
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Fifth Staging of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) 10K Road Race was launched in Georgetown, Guyana on Friday, June 5, 2009. As the Region intensifies its efforts to tackle Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), under the Port of Spain Declaration on Uniting in the fight against NCDs, this event, scheduled for June 28, 2009, will be…
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COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE EIGHTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) – EDUCATION AND HEALTH, 3-4 JUNE 2009, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Eighteenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) which focussed on Education and Health was convened under the theme: “Winds of change: Education and Health collaborating to advance Human and Social Development” was held at the Ritz Carlton, Golf and Spa, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 3-4 June 2009. In attendance were:…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY DR. HILARY BROWN, PROGRAMME MANAGER, CULTURE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTIETH MEETING OF THE REGIONAL CULTURAL COMMITTEE, 3-5 JUNE 2009, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
A very warm welcome to you all, to the Twentieth Meeting of the Regional Cultural Committee, on behalf of our Secretary General, His Excellency Mr. Edwin Carrington, and also the Assistant Secretary General for Human and Social Development, Dr. Edward Greene, both of whom have expressed their deep regret that they were unable to be here with us…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY DR. HILARY BROWN, PROGRAMME MANAGER, CULTURE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN
A very warm welcome to you all, to the Twentieth Meeting of the Regional Cultural Committee, on behalf of our Secretary General, His Excellency Mr. Edwin Carrington, and also the Assistant Secretary General for Human and Social Development, Dr. Edward Greene, both of whom have expressed their deep regret that they were unable to be here with us today, and…
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REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE W. BALDWIN SPENCER, PRIME MINISTER, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, AND LEAD HEAD OF GOVERNMENT WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES IN THE CARICOM QUASI-CABINET ON THE OCCASION OF THE MEDIA BRIEFING ON THE REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SERVICES SCHEDULED FOR JULY 2009
Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Assistant Secretary General, Trade and Economic Integration and other Representatives of the CARICOM Secretariat, Permanent Secretary Ambassador Colin Murdoch, members of the media, Last July, when CARICOM Heads of Government met here in Antigua and Barbuda, they endorsed my proposal to convene a Regional Symposium on Services to develop a Regional Policy and Strategy for the further…
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REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE W. BALDWIN SPENCER, PRIME MINISTER, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, AND LEAD HEAD OF GOVERNMENT WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES IN THE CARICOM QUASI-CABINET ON THE OCCASION OF THE MEDIA BRIEFING ON THE REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SERVICES SCHEDULED FOR JULY 2009
Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Assistant Secretary General, Trade and Economic Integration and other Representatives of the CARICOM Secretariat, Permanent Secretary Ambassador Colin Murdoch, members of the media, Last July, when CARICOM Heads of Government met here in Antigua and Barbuda, they endorsed my proposal to convene a Regional Symposium on Services to develop a Regional Policy and Strategy for the further…
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