Speeches
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ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE BETRAND JOSEPH, MINISTER OF EDUCATION, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AND INTERIM CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) ON THE OCCASION OF THE SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE COHSOD, 17 NOVEMBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Chairman Deputy Secretary General Caribbean Community Ministers of Government Members of the Diplomatic corps Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Members of Regional and International Organizations Distinguished Ladies and Gentleman Members of the Media As you have learnt, I have been pressed into service as acting Chair of this meeting until the substantive Chair from the Commonwealth of Dominica…
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ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE BETRAND JOSEPH, MINISTER OF EDUCATION, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AND INTERIM CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) ON THE OCCASION OF THE SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE COHSOD, 17 NOVEMBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Chairman Deputy Secretary General Caribbean Community Ministers of Government Members of the Diplomatic corps Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Members of Regional and International Organizations Distinguished Ladies and Gentleman Members of the Media As you have learnt, I have been pressed into service as acting Chair of this meeting until the substantive Chair from the Commonwealth of Dominica…
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OPENING REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 17 NOVEMBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
On behalf of the Directorate of Human and Social Development, I welcome you all to this Seventeenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD). First of all, we are pleased at the response of our Ministers of Education as attested to by the fact that 12 are present with us today. Ministers, we wish to thank you…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND COMMISSIONER-GENERAL, CARICOM JOINT PARTICIPATION IN THE WORLD EXPOSITION SHANGHAI, CHINA 2010 ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF THE LEADING PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF CARICOM, 14 NOVEMBER 2008, SHANGHAI, CHINA
Your Excellency, Ambassador HUA Junduo, Commissioner General, World EXPO 2010 Shanghai, China Mr. HONG Hao, Director-General of the Coordination Bureau of World EXPO 2010 Shanghai, China Mr. ZHOU Hanmin, Deputy Director-General of the Coordination Bureau World Expo 2010 Shanghai, China Distinguished Representatives of the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE) Representatives of the Participating Countries in World EXPO 2010 Shanghai Representatives…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND COMMISSIONER-GENERAL, CARICOM JOINT PARTICIPATION IN THE WORLD EXPOSITION SHANGHAI, CHINA 2010 ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF THE LEADING PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF CARICOM, 14 NOVEMBER 2008, SHANGHAI, CHINA
Your Excellency, Ambassador HUA Junduo, Commissioner General, World EXPO 2010 Shanghai, China Mr. HONG Hao, Director-General of the Coordination Bureau of World EXPO 2010 Shanghai, China Mr. ZHOU Hanmin, Deputy Director-General of the Coordination Bureau World Expo 2010 Shanghai, China Distinguished Representatives of the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE) Representatives of the Participating Countries in World EXPO 2010 Shanghai Representatives…
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SEVENTEENTH COHSOD TO LAUNCH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION GUIDELINES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown , Guyana ) One of the foci at the Seventeenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) is the strengthening of the Early Childhood Care and Development sector in the Caribbean region by the introduction of regional guidelines for policy regulations and standards in the delivery of early childhood services. The COHSOD,…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL IN CHINA FOR COOPERATION TALKS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin Carrington will sign an agreement in Shanghai , China later this week with respect to the Community’s joint participation in the 2010 World Exposition in that city. The Secretary-General arrived in Beijing, China on Sunday, 9 November, at the start of a week-long official visit and leaves…
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SEVENTEENTH COHSOD TO EVALUATE PROGRESS IN EDUCATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Accelerating the Implementation of the Education Agenda is the theme for the Seventeenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD), and Ministers with responsibility for education will meet on 17-18 November to evaluate the progress made in education for the past ten years and to devise ways of expediting the education…
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OPENING REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE CARICOM-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TASK FORCE, 4 NOVEMBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Mr. Chairman Other distinguished members of the CARICOM-Dominican Republic Task Force Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat It is truly a pleasure to welcome you all to this the First Meeting of the CARICOM-DR Task Force. It has been a long journey getting here, the mandate from the Conference of Heads of Government for the establishment of a Task Force having…
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Opening Statement By Dr. Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary-general, Human And Social Development, Caribbean Community Secretariat, At The Seventh Meeting Of The Council Of Ministers Responsible For National Security And Law Enforcement (CONSLE), 4 Novembe
Salutations It is my pleasure to chair this opening session of the Seventh Meeting of the Council for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE). I am sure that you will have no reservation endorsing my request for this CONSLE to join President Bharrat Jagdeo of the Republic of Guyana, the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community and other CARICOM leaders in…
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