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MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE FROM HON. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE PASSING OF MRS. VIOLA BURNHAM, O.R., FORMER FIRST LADY OF GUYANA AND VICE PRESIDENT AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guyana and has the honour to convey to His Excellency the President of the Republic of Guyana, the following message from Hon. Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, on the passing of Mrs. Viola Burnham, O.R., former First Lady of…
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EIGHT CARICOM PROPOSALS SUCCESSFUL AT SIXTH MEETING OF GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA (GFATM)
Eight CARICOM proposals were approved by the Board of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) at its Sixth Meeting, which runs from 15-17 October 2003, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The successful proposals are from Guyana and Haiti, two each; Belize, Jamaica, the OECS and the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), one proposal each. Speaking from…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 8-10 OCTOBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The Ninth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was convened in Georgetown, Guyana on 8-10 October 2003, under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Lawrence Achong, Minister of Labour and Small and Micro-Enterprise Development, Trinidad and Tobago. Ministers in attendance were: the Hon. Rawle Eastmond, Minister of Labour, Barbados; the Hon. Marcial…
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ADDRESS BY HON. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, 8 OCTOBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman; Incoming Chairman of the COHSOD, Minister Lawrence Achong; Other Honourable Ministers of Government; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Representatives of International and Regional organizations, especially Ms. Grace Strauchan, Regional Director of the ILO, who is attending her first meeting of the COHSOD; Distinguished Delegates; Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media; Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat; I am truly…
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ADDRESS BY HON. LAWRENCE ACHONG, MINISTER OF LABOUR AND SMALL AND MICRO ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AND INCOMING CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NINTH MEETING OF COHSOD, 8 OCTOBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honourable Ministers, Dr. Edward Greene and other members of the CARICOM Secretariat, Ms. Grace Strachan, Director of the ILO, Caribbean Office, Permanent Secretaries, Representatives of Ministers, Representatives of Regional and International Institutions, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen It is certainly a pleasure for me to be here in Guyana at this very important Meeting. I bring you greetings from the…
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ADDRESS BY CARICOM DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH CARIBBEAN WEEK OF AGRICULTURE (CWA 2003), 8 OCTOBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Salutations The Secretary General unfortunately could not be present this morning since he is presiding at a Council of Ministers meeting which coincides with this one. He has asked me to represent him here this morning and to convey his best wishes for a successful opening ceremony and week of activities. I congratulate the Alliance for Sustainable Development of Agriculture,…
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REMARKS OF THE OUTGOING CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), DR. WALTER SANDRIMAN, MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, SURINAME, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COHSOD, 8 OCTOBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA Presented by Dr. Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary-General, Human and Social Development, CARICOM Secretariat
It is my pleasure to be here at this Ninth Meeting of COHSOD, which focuses on labour issues in the context of human resource development in the Caribbean. However, let me first of all extend the apologies of the Hon Walter Sandriman, Minister of Education and Community Development of the Government of the Republic of Suriname who is the outgoing…
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OPENING REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY- GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 8 OCTOBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It is my pleasure to welcome you all on behalf of the Directorate of Human and Social Development. Our Directorate has worked assiduously over the past year to support the flagship activity of the Community, which is the accelerated implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy. Many of the activities in which we have been engaged are being discussed…
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ADDRESS BY HON. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 8 OCTOBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman Incoming Chairman of the COHSOD, Minister Lawrence Achong Other Honourable Ministers of Government Members of the Diplomatic Corps Representatives of International and Regional organizations, especially Ms. Grace Strauchan, Regional Director of the ILO, who is attending her first meeting of the COHSOD Distinguished Delegates Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat I am truly…
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REMARKS OF THE OUTGOING CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), DR. WALTER SANDRIMAN, MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, SURINAME, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NINTH MEETING OF THE COHSOD, 8 OCTOBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
(Presented by Dr. Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary-General, Human and Social Development, CARICOM Secretariat) It is my pleasure to be here at this Ninth Meeting of COHSOD, which focuses on labour issues in the context of human resource development in the Caribbean. However, let me first of all extend the apologies of the Hon Walter Sandriman, Minister of Education and Community…
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