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FEATURE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MS. CHRESELDA ST. JUSTE, DEPUTY PERMANENT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, SAINT LUCIA, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL ANTI-DRUG STRATEGIES AND PLANS, 29 APRIL-1 MAY 2009, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
On behalf of the Government and people of Saint Lucia, I am pleased to welcome our regional delegates to this CARICOM – OAS – CICAD – EU supported Workshop. For the next four days, we extend to you the keys to the conference of the future as change agents to a new approach in combating drug abuse in our respective…
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OAS CALLS FOR GREATER INVESTMENT IN REGIONAL DRUG POLICIES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Representative of the Organisation of American States (OAS) in Saint Lucia, Ms Anne Marie Blackman has called for the Region to plough more resources in the development of what she calls evidence-based policies on drugs. At the four-day regional workshop on the Development of National Anti-Drug Strategies and Plan which opened on Tuesday, (28…
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ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE KARL HOOD, MINISTER OF HEALTH, GRENADA AND CHAIR OF THE OECS HEALTH MINISTERS, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE 12TH ORDINARY MEETING OF THE REGIONAL COORDINATING MECHANISM OF THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV AND AIDS (PANCAP), 27-28 APRIL 2009, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
Hon. John Fabien, Minister of Health and the Environment, Commonwealth of Dominica and Chair of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism of PANCAP Mr. Edward Emmanuel, Programme Manager, PANCAP Coordinating Mechanism and Chair of the Opening Proceedings of this Meeting Mr. Felix St. Hill, Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Saint Lucia Prof. Peter Figueroa, Deputy Chair of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY DR EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL ANTI-DRUG STRATEGIES AND PLANS, 28 APRIL – 1 MAY 2009, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
Approximately ten days ago (17th April 2009) on the occasion of the Inaugural Ceremony of the Fifth Summit of the Americas which was convened in Port- of- Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, the Honourable Dean O. Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize and Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) made reference to the “bete noir” or literally the black beast…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY DR EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL ANTI-DRUG STRATEGIES AND PLANS, 28 APRIL – 1 MAY 2009, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
Approximately ten days ago (17th April 2009) on the occasion of the Inaugural Ceremony of the Fifth Summit of the Americas which was convened in Port- of- Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, the Honourable Dean O. Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize and Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) made reference to the “bete noir” or literally the black beast that continues…
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COMMUNITY PREPARES FOR SHANGHAI EXPO
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Edwin Carrington and Mr. Huang Jianzhi, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Shanghai World EXPO Coordination, yesterday signed the Financing Agreement between the Caribbean Community and the People’s Republic of China with respect to EXPO 2010 to be held in Shanghai, China. The Agreement assists Member States of the Caribbean…
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE HON. JOHN FABIEN, MINISTER OF HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT, COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA AND CHAIR OF THE REGIONAL COORDINATING MECHANISM OF THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV AND AIDS (PANCAP) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE 12TH ORDINARY MEETING OF THE REGIONAL COORDINATING MECHANISM, PANCAP, 27-28 APRIL 2009, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
Mr. Edward Emmanuel, Programme Manager, PANCAP Coordinating Mechanism and Chair of the Opening Proceedings of this Meeting Hon. Karl Hood, Minister of Health, Grenada and Chair of the OECS Ministers of Health Mr. Felix St. Hill, Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Saint Lucia Prof. Peter Figueroa, Deputy Chair of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism of PANCAP Mr. Carl Browne, Director,…
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE HON. JOHN FABIEN, MINISTER OF HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT, COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA AND CHAIR OF THE REGIONAL COORDINATING MECHANISM OF THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV AND AIDS (PANCAP) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE 12TH ORDINARY MEETING OF THE REGIONAL COORDINATING MECHANISM, PANCAP, 27-28 APRIL 2009, CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA
Mr. Edward Emmanuel, Programme Manager, PANCAP Coordinating Mechanism and Chair of the Opening Proceedings of this Meeting Hon. Karl Hood, Minister of Health, Grenada and Chair of the OECS Ministers of Health Mr. Felix St. Hill, Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Saint Lucia Prof. Peter Figueroa, Deputy Chair of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism of PANCAP Mr. Carl Browne, Director,…
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ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE KARL HOOD, MINISTER OF HEALTH, GRENADA AND CHAIR OF THE OECS HEALTH MINIST
Hon. John Fabien, Minister of Health and the Environment, Commonwealth of Dominica and Chair of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism of PANCAP Mr. Edward Emmanuel, Programme Manager, PANCAP Coordinating Mechanism and Chair of the Opening Proceedings of this Meeting Mr. Felix St. Hill, Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Saint Lucia Prof. Peter Figueroa, Deputy Chair of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism…
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MORE TANGIBLE SUPPORT FOR PANCAP FROM CARIBBEAN GOVERNMENTS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A call for Caribbean governments to provide financial support to PANCAP was made during the official opening of the Twelfth Meeting of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), which opened on Monday, in Saint Lucia. Minister of Health of Dominica and Chair of PANCAP, the Hon.…
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