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Remarks by Secretary-General Of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque at the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council For Human and Social Development (COHSOD) On Labour and Gender 14-15 May 2014
It is indeed a pleasure to welcome you to this Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) and to the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters. I wish to welcome, in particular, those Ministers participating in this Council for the first time. This Meeting of the COHSOD comes at a time when, at the national level, we are assessing the…
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Remarks By Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Deputy Secretary-General, On The Occasion Of The Seventeenth Special Meeting Of The Council For Human And Social Development (cohsod) On Sport, Georgetown, Guyana, 9 October 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) There can be no better time to discuss the issue of sport than in the current atmosphere of Caribbean success. The 27th Olympiad memories of the sterling performances and monumental achievement of the Region’s athletes remain fresh in our hearts and minds. And now the Region’s cricketers have added to this sense of euphoria…
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COHSOD EXTOLS THE VALUE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ministers of Sport of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) opened their Special Meeting on Tuesday with a chorus of calls for increased emphasis on physical activity, particularly in the Region’s schools. The Ministers are in Georgetown, Guyana attending the two-day 17th Special Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) which is being…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SEVENTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) ON SPORT, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 9 OCTOBER 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) There can be no better time to discuss the issue of sport than in the current atmosphere of Caribbean success. The 27th Olympiad memories of the sterling performances and monumental achievement of the Region’s athletes remain fresh in our hearts and minds. And now the Region’s cricketers have added to this sense of euphoria…
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Remarks By The Ambassador Irwin Larocque, Secretary-general Of The Caribbean Community At The Twenty-third Meeting Of The Council For Human And Social Development (cohsod) (children And Youth), 10 July 2012, Georgetown, Guyana
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I have the pleasure to welcome you to the Twenty-Third Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) which will focus on Children and Youth, the building blocks of our Caribbean society. I offer a very special welcome to the Ministers who are attending their first COHSOD Meeting. It was four years…
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Remarks Delivered By The Honourable Frank Anthony, Minister Of Culture, Youth And Sport, Guyana, And Chair Of The Council For Human And Social Development At The Opening Ceremony Of The Twenty-third Meeting Of The Council For Human And Social Development (
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The ultimate aim of working with and for children is to make our Region a better place for them to live, grow and develop. Making the CARICOM Region fit for children should be everybody’s business. The fact that Member States are very well represented at this COHSOD is a clear indication of your conviction…
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REMARKS BY THE AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE TWENTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) (CHILDREN AND YOUTH), 10 JULY 2012, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I have the pleasure to welcome you to the Twenty-Third Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) which will focus on Children and Youth, the building blocks of our Caribbean society. I offer a very special welcome to the Ministers who are attending their first COHSOD Meeting. It was four years…
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CARICOM NATIONAL CONSULTATION ON YOUTH GANG VIOLENCE SET FOR TRINIDAD
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Trinidad and Tobago is set to host the next national consultation on youth gangs and gang violence on Friday, November 25. This is the fourth country earmarked for the pilot intervention on youth gangs and gang violence – the other three being Belize, Guyana and St Kitts and Nevis. The project is aimed at…
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Haiti’s Youth Ambassador Appeals To Cohsod: Let Us Rise And Re-build The Education System
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Haiti’s CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Leticia Cadet, on Thursday, made an impassioned plea to the Caribbean Community to help re-build, as a matter of priority, the education system in Haiti. At a special meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) in Paramaribo, Suriname, Ms Cadet recalled with obvious grief the devastation caused…
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COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE EIGHTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) – EDUCATION AND HEALTH, 3-4 JUNE 2009, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Eighteenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) which focussed on Education and Health was convened under the theme: “Winds of change: Education and Health collaborating to advance Human and Social Development” was held at the Ritz Carlton, Golf and Spa, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 3-4 June 2009. In attendance were:…
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