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INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TO MARK THE THIRD YEAR OF THE CARIBBEAN ACCREDITATION AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATION IN MEDICINE AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONS, 13-15 MAY 2007, ROSE HALL, JAMAICA
It is my great pleasure to represent the Caribbean Community Secretariat and to bring you greetings on behalf of the Secretary-General, H.E. Mr Edwin Carrington and indeed the entire Caribbean Community. When the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions was inaugurated on July 14, 2004 in Kingston, Jamaica, it marked a watershed in a process…
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SUPPORT EXPRESSED, CONCERNS RAISED : CARICOM EDUCATION AND LABOUR MINISTERS MEET IN GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In his inaugural address at a CARICOM Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) Meeting, Guyana’s newly appointed Minister of Education, Hon Sheik Baksh sounded the call for CARICOM policy makers to take on board the impact some regional decision in the area of human and social development could have on constituents in the…
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CARICOM OFFICIALS FOCUS LABOUR, EDUCATION AT COHSOD XV
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Fifteenth Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD), the Hon. Anthony Wood, Education Minister of Barbados has reaffirmed his Government’s ongoing commitment to the social and economic integration process in the Caribbean Community. The Minister’s reaffirmation came as he addressed the opening of the Fifteenth Meeting of…
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CARIBBEAN REGION GETS 2 MILLION EUROS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Tertiary institutions in Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be brought into the fold of distance and e-learning via the Caribbean Knowledge and Learning Network (CKLN) through the financial assistance of the European Union (EU). On Wednesday 3 May, CARICOM Secretary-General and Secretary-General of the Caribbean Forum of ACP States (CARIFORUM), H.E.…
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING, REGIONAL EDUCATION, SINGLE MARKET AND OTHER ISSUES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The challenges of globalization and the implications for higher education in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), facilitation of CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) Implementation, preparations for the February 16-17 Sixteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government and the Community's position on the recent tsunami disaster in Asia will be among the major issues…
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CARICOM EDUCATION MINISTERS PURSUE ACTION FOR MANAGED MIGRATION
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers of Education have agreed to work closely with the Commonwealth Secretariat, which will undertake a study, to articulate the implications of the managed migration of the Region's skilled human resources. During a press conference following the conclusion of the Eleventh Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD), held in Georgetown 28-29 October,…
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INVESTING IN HUMAN RESOURCES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING : ADDRESS DELIVERED BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASST. SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 28-29 OCTOBER 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It is my pleasure to chair this opening session of the Eleventh Meeting of the COHSOD which focuses on education and training . I am pleased that so many Ministers, officials and representatives of collaborating agencies and development partners are with us today as we try to resolve some critical issues that underscore the intricate linkages between social and economic…
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EDUCATION, SKILLED LABOUR FOR COHSOD MEETING
Adequate preparation of the Region's work force to reap the benefits being afforded by the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and a globalised world will be among the core issues on the agenda for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers and officials when the Eleventh Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) convenes in Georgetown, 28-29 October 2004.…
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MINISTERS OF EDUCATION MAKE PLANS FOR MORE EFFECTIVE PROGRAMMES
CARICOM Ministers of Education met in Retreat in Georgetown, Guyana over a 2-day period of 3-4 June 2004 to discuss challenges facing the Region's educational system and to make recommendations on new directions, programmes and policies. The meeting was chaired by the Hon. Hazel Manning, Minister of Education, Trinidad and Tobago and facilitated by Dr. Henry Jeffrey, Minister of Education,…
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CSME PUBLIC EDUCATION MOVES INTO HIGH GEAR
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is enhancing the regional Public Education Programme for the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) with a series of communications events beginning in Barbados this week. Focus group sessions to inform a CSME message-design will be conducted by a team of consultants in Bridgetown 3-4 March 2004 and a similar exercise will be undertaken in…
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