Press Releases
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING SESSION OF THE SIXTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) [CULTURE AND YOUTH], 10-12 OCTOBER 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman Honourable Ministers Distinguished Delegates Representatives of Regional and International Organisations Staff of the Secretariat Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen It is my privilege and pleasure to welcome you to this Sixteenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) of the Caribbean Community. I offer a special welcome to the Honourable Dr. Frank Anthony…
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GUYANA TO LAUNCH CARIFESTA X AT COHSOD XVI
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) More than fifty delegates will witness a soft launch of the Caribbean Community’s flagship cultural exposition – the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) at the Sixteenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) which opened on Wednesday 10 October 2007 at Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel at 9:00am. Coordinated by the Interim…
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REMARKS BY HONOURABLE CYNTHIA FORDE, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, YOUTH AND SPORT
Chairman Fellow Ministers Ambassadors Representatives of Regional and International Organizations adies and Gentlemen It gives me great pleasure to address this Sixteenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development and to bring you greetings from the Government of Barbados, and particularly the Hon. Anthony Wood, Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, and Dr. the Hon. Jerome Walcott, Minister of…
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DECLARATION OF ST. ANN : IMPLEMENTING AGRICULTURE AND FOOD POLICIES TO PREVENT OBESITY AND NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCDs) IN THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY
We, the Ministers of Agriculture of CARICOM, meeting at the Gran Bahia Principe Hotel, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, Jamaica on 9 October 2007 on the occasion of a special Symposium on Food and Agriculture Policies and Obesity: Prevention of NCDs in the Caribbean; Recalling the 1996 declaration in The Bahamas of the region’s Ministers of Agriculture that “Food and nutritional…
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CARICOM YOUTH WANT INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNANCE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown Guyana) The Sixth Meeting of the Regional Committee of Directors of Youth Affairs opened in Georgetown, Guyana on Monday, 08 October, 2007 with a strong call from youth representatives for CARICOM Governments to heighten youth participation in governance issues; include the formative years of youth in the development of youth policies and to move beyond policy…
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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT TAKES SPOTLIGHT AT 16TH COHSOD
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Critical issues relating to youth and culture development in the Caribbean will be the focal point of the Sixteenth Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) set to take place in Georgetown, Guyana on 10-12 October 2007. The meeting, chaired by Belize, will review proposals to strengthen the…
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CARIFORUM/EU EPA CAN BE A WORLD LEADER
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson told Caribbean leaders that the region and the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), with the European Union (EU), had the potential to be models for putting trade at the service of development and showing the world that the Caribbean states are 21st century development and economic leaders. Mr Mandelson was…
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REMARKS BY LOUIS MICHEL, EU COMMISSIONER, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF CARIFORUM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ON EPA RELATED ISSUES, 4 OCTOBER 2007, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
It is an honour and a pleasure to be with you today. We are meeting here because the negotiation of the EPA is at a crucial point. We still have to reach an agreement on some key points, not least the market access arrangements that need to be WTO compatible. Peter has spoken on these issues. Obviously, we also have…
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REGION MUST PLAN FOR OPTIMAL USE OF RESOURCES – MICHEL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Mr Louis Michel stressed last evening that it was up to the Caribbean region to arrive at a consensus on the priorities and particularly on the use of the regional funds available from the European Union. Mr Michel was addressing the two-day Special Meeting of Heads of…
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OPENING STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE BRUCE GOLDING M.P. PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA, AT THE MEETING OF CARIFORUM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ON EPA RELATED ISSUES, 4 OCTOBER 2007, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
It is my pleasure to formally welcome you, my colleague Prime Ministers and Heads of Delegation to this Special Meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM). We are here to address critical issues related to the CARIFORUM/EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The fact that we are meeting at this…
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