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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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vREGIONAL CULTURAL COMMITTEE CELEBRATES 20 YEARS IN CULTURAL ADVOCACY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) After twenty years, the Regional Cultural Committee (RCC) has much to be proud of as an advisory body instrumental in shaping cultural policies, infusing the regional culture programme with new ideas, approaches and attitudes and providing advice to Ministers of Culture on the many pressing issues on the Region’s cultural agenda. This, according to…
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PM SPENCER TO LAUNCH REGIONAL SERVICES SYMPOSIUM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Hon. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda will launch a Regional Symposium on Services on Thursday 4 June 2009. Prime Minister Spencer, the Lead Head of Government with responsibility for Services in the Quasi Cabinet of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will launch the symposium at his Office in St. John’s. Plans…
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ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE RUDYARD SPENCER, MINISTER OF HEALTH, JAMAICA, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF T
Mr. Chairman, De. Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary-General, Human and Social Development, CARICOM The Honourable John Fabien, Minister of Health, Dominica, and Chairman of the COHSOD The Honourable Andrew Holness, Minister of Education, Jamaica Other Distinguished Regional Ministers Mr. Enel Brudson, Acting Custos of St. James Professor Nigel Harris, Vice Chancellor, University of the West Indies (UWI) Mr. Roger McLean, Senior…
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COHSOD SHOULD PROVIDE STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH AND EDUCATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is the duty of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) to provide strategic leadership in health and education in the face of the challenges posed by global crises. This was the challenge laid down by the Honourable Rudyard Spencer, Minister of Health of Jamaica to his colleague Ministers…
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OPENING REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE ANDREW HOLNESS, MP, MINISTER OF EDUCATION, JAMAICA, AT THE EIGHTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 3-4 JUNE 2009, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
I take this opportunity to extend a warm welcome to each of you to the 18th meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development, and to Jamaica. The Government of Jamaica is pleased to be hosting this week’s meeting. The provision of quality education and health services is critical to ensuring human and economic development for any country. In…
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THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS AND ITS EFFECT OF DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL STATUS IN THE CARIBBEAN : PRESENTATION BY MR. ROGER MCLEAN TO THE OPENING SESSION OF THE EIGHTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 3-4 JUNE 2009, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
Threats to Social gains The present global economic recession has been described as the worse since the Great Depression of the 1930s. While it is not the first economic crisis of a global magnitude it is unique in character, as the present situation represents a recession that is linked to a financial crisis. It is reported that these types of…
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