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TASK FORCE ON CULTURE WANTS CREATIVE TALENTS FORMALISED THROUGH THE EDUCATION SYSTEM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Second Meeting of the Regional Task Force on Cultural Industries opened today, Monday 1 June, in Suriname, with the pressing issue of the future of Caribbean Cultural Industries high on the agenda. The meeting observed and noted that for the Caribbean Cultural Industries to bloom successfully, artists, governments and institutions needed to play…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, TO THE NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE REGIONAL CULTURAL COMMITTEE, 23 -25 APRIL 2008, LE RESSOUVENIR, EAST COAST DEMERARA, GUYANA
The Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport The Hon. Junia Regrello, Parliamentary Secretary, Trinidad and Tobago Distinguished delegates of the Ninteenth Regional Cultural Committee Members of the Interim Festival Directorate Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat I have the distinct pleasure of welcoming Directors of Culture and other culture officials to the Nineteenth Meeting of…
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WELCOME REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, TO THE NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE REGIONAL CULTURAL COMMITTEE, 23-25 APRIL 2008, LE RESSOUVENIR, EAST COAST DEMERARA, GUYANA
The Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport The Hon. Junia Regrello, Parliamentary Secretary, Trinidad and Tobago Distinguished delegates of the Ninteenth Regional Cultural Committee Members of the Interim Festival Directorate Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat I have the distinct pleasure of welcoming Directors of Culture and other culture officials to the Nineteenth Meeting of…
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Edutainment and HIV/Aids Awareness
CARICOM, through various edutainment projects, has partnered with regional artistes, convincing them to use their talents to help make the Caribbean a better Community for all. Through PANCAP, the CARICOM Secretariat has undertaken a Caribbean HIV and AIDS Edutainment Project in 2007-2008, which was funded by the World Bank. The project focused on reducing HIV and AIDS related stigma and…
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Culture And Development, And CARIFESTA IX For Attention Of Meeting Of CARICOM Directors Of Culture
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community is expected to join with the rest of the world in re-thinking the role of culture in the development prospects for its peoples. This subject will come into sharp focus next week, when the Regional Cultural Committee (RCC) meets at their sixteenth session in Georgetown, Guyana. The two-day meeting scheduled for 17 and…
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STATEMENT BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASST. SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE CARIFESTA VIII SYMPOSIUM TITLED “CARIBBEAN CULTURE AND ARTS : OUT FUTURE, OUR STRATEGY, 26 AUGUST 2003, PARAMARIBO, SURINAME .
It is my pleasure to bring you greetings on behalf of the Secretary-General and staff of the Caribbean Community Secretariat and indeed the entire CARICOM family. This eighth CARIFESTA has already brought its fair share of excitement and expectations, challenges and creative adaptations, frustrations and a spirit of accommodation and understanding. After all, this festival is taking place in the…
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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, Paramaribo, Suriname April 24-26, 2003 PREFACE I deem it an honour to have been invited by the CARICOM Secretariat to deliver this the Third Distinguished Lecture Series in commemorating…
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THE CARIBBEAN’S CREATIVE DIVERSITY : THE DEFINING POINT OF THE REGION’S HISTORY – LECTURE DELIVERED BY PROF. REX NETTLEFORD, VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, 21 MARCH 2003, UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA, GUYANA SECOND LECTURE IN THE DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES COMMEMORATING THE THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY
An appreciation of the history of this region is critical to a fuller understanding of contemporary realities and future challenges. For the Caribbean shares in the great drama of the Americas of which it is an integral part, whereby new societies are shaped, new and delicately tuned sensibilities are honed, and appropriate designs for social living are crafted through the…
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JAPAN TO HOST FIRST CARIBBEAN TRADE, TOURISM AND CULTURAL FAIR
Preparations for the historic Caribbean Trade, Tourism and Cultural Fair billed to run for four days in Tokyo, Japan next year, moved into high gear with the Region's processed food and beverage manufacturers, and the public and private sectors getting ready for what promises to be a grand Caribbean exposition. The Caribbean exposition is mooted as the stepping stone to…
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