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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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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. 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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REMARKS BY HONOURABLE WALTER T. SANDRIMAN, MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, SURINAME, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SIXTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 31 MARCH 2003, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Honourable Ministers Mrs. Jacqulyn Joseph and other members of the CARICOM Secretariat Permanent Secretaries Representatives of Ministers Representatives of Regional and International Institutions Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen Since assuming the Chairmanship of the COHSOD in October 2002 I have come to appreciate that the development of the human resources of the Community is a complex task. It requires more…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARICOM, 24-25 APRIL 2003, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
The Eighth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Paramaribo, Suriname on 24-25 April 2003, with an Opening Ceremony on the afternoon of 24 April 2003. Ministers in attendance were: the Hon. Marcial Mes, Minister of Human Development, Local Government and Labour, Belize; the Hon. Maxine Henry-Wilson, Minister of…
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CULTURE IN THE FUTURE OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY / BY HON. MAXINE HENRY-WILSON, MINISTER OF EDUCATION, YOUTH AND CULTURE, JAMAICA THIRD LECTURE IN THE DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES SPONSORED BY CARICOM TO COMMEMORATE ITS THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY, PRESENTED ON THE OCCASION OF THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, 24-26 APRIL 2003, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
PREFACE I deem it an honour to have been invited by the CARICOM Secretariat to deliver this the Third Distinguished Lecture Series in commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the Caribbean Community. This is, indeed, a singular honour and reflects, I am sure, the substantive role Jamaica has played in the regional integration movement over the years. Of no less significance,…
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OPENING REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 24 APRIL 2003, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME
It is indeed my pleasure to bring you greetings on behalf of the CARICOM Secretariat and indeed the CARICOM Family. It is moreso our pleasure to be here in Suriname for this Eight meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development which focuses on Human and social issues with special reference to Culture Youth and Sport. We first of…
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