Speeches
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY MS MONELLE ALEXIS, DEAN OF THE CARICOM YOUTH AMBASSADOR CORPS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SPECIAL SUMMIT OF CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, 30 JANUARY 2010, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME: YOUTH NOW FOR THE COMMUNITY TOMORROW
Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica and the Chairman of the Conference, Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit His Excellency, Drs. Runaldo Venetiaan, President of Suriname and Lead Head of Government with responsibility for Youth, Culture Sport and Gender Development His Excellency, Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of CARICOM, Mr. Ministers responsible for Youth Affairs and other related ministries CARICOM Youth Ambassadors,…
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Press release 39/2010 (29 January 2010) REMARKS DELIVERED BY THE HON. JERMAINE WADE, PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND SPORTS, MONTSERRAT TO THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) ON YOUTH AND DEVELOPMENT, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME, 28 JANUARY 2010
His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of CARICOM, Honourable Ministers of regional governments, CARICOM youth ambassadors, youth reps, members of the CARICOM Commission on Youth Development (CCYD), other officials, my brothers and sisters good day & greetings from Montserrat. I must first join in the sentiments that others have expressed by extending commendations to the members of the CARICOM…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING OF THE CARICOM SUMMIT ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, 29 JANUARY 2010, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
Honourable Roosvelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica and Chairman of the Conference; His Excellency Runaldo Venetiaan, President of Suriname His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana His Excellency, Ramdien Sardjoe, Vice President of Suriname; Heads of Delegation of CARICOM Member States Honourable Ministers; Chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname Distinguished Members of the Parliament; Members of the Diplomatic Corps;…
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REBUILDING HAITI: A PRIORITY FOR THE CARIBBEAN – AN ADDRESS BY THE MOST HON. P.J. PATTERSON, ON, OCC, PC, QC, TO THE JAMAICA STOCK EXCHANGE INVESTMENTS & CAPITAL MARKETS CONFERENCE, WEDNESDAY, 26 JANUARY 2011
Salutations I congratulate the Board of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) and its General Manager, Mrs. Marlene Street-Forrest for organizing what portends to be a most exciting Conference. The timing is opportune as the Caribbean struggles for survival in a changed and most uncertain global economic environment and as the international community struggles to help Haiti rebuild after the devastating…
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REMARKS DELIVERED BY MS. FARAH KHODABAKS, SURINAME’S CARICOM YOUTH AMBASSADOR, AT THE OPENING OF THE CARICOM REGIONAL YOUTH FORUM, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME, 27 JANUARY 2010
Ladies and Gentlemen: We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be no longer synonymous. We must prepare for the coming hour. The claims of the future are represented by suffering millions; and the youth of a Nation are the trustees of Posterity. (hier een wat zwaardere stem dan de normale stem)…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN. W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, 28 JANUARY 2010, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
Honourable Patrick Simmons, Minister of Youth Empowerment, Culture and Sport of Grenada and Chairman of the Council for Human and Social Development of the Caribbean Community; Honourable Ministers; Honourable Jermaine Wade, Parliamentary Secretary for Youth Affairs, Community Services and Sports, Montserrat [Distinguished Members of the Parliament]; Dr Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary-General, Human and Social…
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ADDRESS BY THE HON. PATRICK SIMMONS, CHAIR OF COHSOD AND MINISTER OF YOUTH EMPOWERMENT, CULTURE AND SPORT, GRENADA TO THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) ON YOUTH AND DEVELOPMENT, 28 JANUARY 2010, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
Acknowledgements • Suriname for hosting • CARICOM Secretariat Staff for preparing • Haiti for attending despite their tragedy • Commissioners for fulfilling their mandate • Colleague Ministers for attending Today we are meeting as a Council at a critical juncture, where both man-made and natural catastrophes threaten the very foundation of our existence. Global economic crises, the effects of climate…
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REMARKS BY THE HON. EDWIN WOLF, MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, SURINAME AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) ON YOUTH AND DEVELOPMENT, 28 JANUARY 2010, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you all to the Republic of Suriname at this Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) with special focus on youth and development. Yesterday, young people of CARICOM Member States came together in this very same venue to discuss that draft Report of the CARICOM Commission on Youth Development…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE REGIONAL YOUTH FORUM, 27 JANUARY 2010, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, it gives me very great pleasure to welcome you all, to what can justly be termed, the laying of the foundation stone in the building of the edifice of youth development, by the Community, here in Suriname this week. It is fitting that this historic week should begin with the emphasis on…
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ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME, HIS EXCELLENCY RUNALDO RONALD VENETIAAN, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE REGIONAL YOUTH FORUM OF CARICOM, 27 JANUARY 2010, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
Salutations Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: A special welcome to the delegation of Haiti, Mr Junior Mercier and Ms Letitia Cadet, Haiti’s CARICOM Youth Ambassador. This forum takes place at an appropriate time – at the commencement of the International Year of the Youth and on the eve of the presentation of the Commission on Youth Development’s report to…
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