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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SIXTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), 10-12 OCTOBER 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Sixteenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which focussed on Youth and Culture, was convened at Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel, Georgetown, Guyana on 10-12 October 2007 under the theme, Realising the Potential of Youth and Culture in the Development of the Community. The Hon.…
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CXC REGISTRAR HONOURED BY COHSOD
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Dr. Lucy Steward, retiring Registrar of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) was honoured at the Opening Ceremony of Sixteenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) being convened at Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel, Georgetown, Guyana, under the theme: Realising the Potential of Youth and Culture in the Development of the Community.…
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(CARICOM SECRETARIAT PARTNERS WITH TELESUR ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) History was created in the Caribbean Community today, when His Excellency Edwin Carrington, CARICOM Secretary-General signed to seal what is deemed to be the first Public/ Private partnership between the CARICOM Secretariat and a commercial entity, Telecommunications Service Provider of Suriname, Telesur. The signing, which took place at the Sixteenth Meeting of the Council…
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SIXTEENTH COHSOD OFF TO AN EXCITING START
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) More than eighty delegates from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and neighbouring countries participated in a colourful opening ceremony of the Sixteenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) at Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel, Georgetown Guyana under the theme: Realising the Potential of Youth and Culture in the Development of the Community.…
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REMARKS BY HONOURABLE CYNTHIA FORDE, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, YOUTH AND SPORT, BARBADOS, 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
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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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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