Press Releases
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Remarks by H.E. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Occasion of the Twelfth Special Meeting of the Council For Human and Social Development (COHSOD) for Children Georgetown, Guyana 17 March 2008
Master of Ceremonies, Mr Carlton James Chairman of COHSOD, Mr. Peter Martinez, Minister of Community Development and Transformation, Belize Hon Clement Rohee, Minister of Home Affairs, Guyana Hon Edwin Wolf, Minister of Education and Community Development, Suriname and representative of His Excellency, Runaldo Venetiaan, President of Suriname and Lead Head of Government for Culture, Youth and Sport Ministers of Government,…
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Speech delivered by UNICEF Regional Director, Nils Kastberg Special COHSOD on Children Georgetown,
Mr. Chairman, H.E. the Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Honourable Ministers Distinguished Delegates Colleagues Representatives from Regional and International Organisations Staff of the Secretariat of the Caribbean Community Representatives of the Media, to those of you representing youth media Ladies and Gentlemen It gives me particular pleasure to address this Special COHSOD. It is special by the nature of…
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Special COHSOD on Children opened on a positive note
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Meeting of the Twelfth Special COHSOD on Children was officially opened last evening (17 March 2008) with the tantalising sounds of the Solo Parkside Steel Orchestra playing Whitney Houston’s The Greatest Love of All to an audience of Ministers of Government, international and regional stakeholders, child journalists and child advocates, at the Guyana…
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UWI Vice Chancellor Calls For Greater Collaboration To Support Children
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Professor Nigel Harris, Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), yesterday challenged the Caribbean Community to ensure greater collaboration with Regional and international institutions in order to build a Region fit for children. Delivering the Keynote Address at the Opening Ceremony of the Twelfth Special Meeting of the Council for Human…
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CARICOM Moves Forward With Contingent Rights Protocol
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) His Excellency Edwin Carrington said yesterday, that preparatory work had started for the drafting of a Protocol on Contingent Rights to be accorded to spouses, children and other dependents of persons who exercised the right to move within the framework of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM). Foremost among…
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Children most vulnerable to Climate Change
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)Human safety and well-being ‘will worsen as a direct consequence of climate change’ and children are most vulnerable, said UWI lecturer, Dr Leonard Nurse. Addressing a technical session at the Twelfth Special COHSOD on children which opened in Guyana today, Dr Nurse cautioned his audience comprising Ministers of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), child…
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UWI Vice Chancellor to Address COHSOD on Children
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Professor Nigel Harris, Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI) will be the Keynote Speaker at the Twelfth Special Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD), which has its focus for the second time on Children. The three-day COHSOD, which has as its theme: Building a Region Fit for Children, opens…
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Special COHSOD to Focus on Child Legislation
(CARICOM Secretariat Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) When the Twelfth Special Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) meets in Guyana next week (17-19 March 2008), it will be making a strong case for the establishment of a comprehensive child legislative framework and efficient implementing mechanisms for greater protection of children in the Caribbean. With its focus on children, the COHSOD…
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CARICOM Focuses on a Region Fit for Children
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Against the background of mounting concerns about the plight and prospects of the Region’s children, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) is devoting its Twelfth Special Conference to issues related to children. Set to take place on 17-19 March 2008 at the Guyana International Conference Centre, under the theme:…
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