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SHAPING A CARIBBEAN ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY FRAMEWORK IN A COMMUNITY FOR ALL : REMARKS BY DR EDWARD GREENE ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT , AT THE TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) (ENVIRONMENT), 17-18 APRIL 2008, LILIENDAAL, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
This Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) is significant as much for the fact that it is actually taking place, as it is for its ultimate goal in helping to fashion a Caribbean Environment and Natural Resource Policy Framework. This is not an easy task given the multifaceted ambit of environmental issues, its widespread impact…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (ENVIRONMENT), 17 APRIL 2008, LILIENDAAL, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman Hon. Robert Persaud, Minister of Agriculture, representing the Prime Minister of Guyana Hon. Allen Chastanet, Minister of Tourism of Saint Lucia and Representative of the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Lead Head of Government in the Quasi-Cabinet with responsibility for Sustainable Development Ministers of Environment of CARICOM Member States Assistant Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque and other members of Staff…
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REMARKS BY HON. ROBERT M. PERSAUD, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, GUYANA, TO THE TWENTY-FIFTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (ENVIRONMENT), 17-18 APRIL 2008, LILIENDAAL, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
At a time when the world is grappling with climate change and its consequences, this 25th special meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (Environment) is timely. Our Agenda Items speak to critical issues facing the Region, and our deliberations in Georgetown will seek to charter a course for meaningful action for the future. Within this context, it…
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REGION URGED TO MAKE THE ENVIRONMENT A PRIORITY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Twenty-Fifth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on the Environment opened formally on 17 April 2008 with the acknowledgement that collective action was critical to confronting the environmental challenges that the Region faced. The link between the environment and the quality of life of the Region’s citizens was…
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS WORK OF CARIBBEAN PROFESSIONALS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) H.E. Edwin Carrington Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has acknowledged the “sterling contribution” professionals of the Caribbean have made to global environment management. At the opening of the Twenty-Fifth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on the environment, the Secretary-General congratulated the team of technical persons – Drs.…
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INTEGRAL LINK BETWEEN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, FUNCTIONAL COOPERATION – DR. EDWARD GREEN
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Dr. Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary-General Human and Social Development, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, has underscored the integral link between sustainable development and functional cooperation. According to Dr. Greene, the two elements both help to harness multi-sectoral, multi-cultural and inter-sectoral programmes around a common objective – the integration of the human and social factors of…
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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (ENVIRONMENT), 17 APRIL 2008, LILIENDAAL, GREATER GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman Hon. Robert Persaud, Minister of Agriculture, representing the Prime Minister of Guyana Hon. Allen Chastanet, Minister of Tourism of Saint Lucia and Representative of the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Lead Head of Government in the Quasi-Cabinet with responsibility for Sustainable Development Ministers of Environment of CARICOM Member States Assistant Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque and other members of Staff…
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MORE CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES TO BENEFIT FROM PEPFAR: CARICOM HEALTH MINISTER LAUDED FOR LEADERSHIP ROLE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Honourable John Maginley, Minister of Health of Antigua and Barbuda has come in for praise for his leadership role in contributing to the passage of a bill which sees the expansion of the United States President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to include fourteen Caribbean countries. US Congresswoman, Donna Christensen, of the…
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CARICOM MINISTERS LOOK TO CURB ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers of Government with responsibility for the Environment begin a two-day meeting in Georgetown on Thursday 17 April 2008 aimed at charting a course to curb environmental degradation. At least nine Ministers will attend the Twenty-Fifth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). In brief remarks at…
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CARICOM/PANCAP RCM CONVENES TENTH MEETING
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM/Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) Regional Coordinating Mechanism (RCM) will meet in St. Kitts and Nevis on 16-17 April 2008, under the chairmanship of the Hon. Pablo Marin, Minister of Health, Belize and present Chair of the RCM. High on the agenda of this tenth meeting is the Caribbean Regional…
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