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CARICOM SG says Region remains committed to long-term plan for peace and security ahead of Haiti’s Independence Anniversary
“The Community remains committed to collaborating with Haiti in its pursuit of lasting peace, security, economic prosperity and social progress, which are stepping stones to the quality of life that the people of Haiti fully deserve and the prosperity and advancement to which all Caribbean citizens aspire.“ CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett Ahead of Haiti’s Two Hundred and Twenty-First Anniversary…
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“We must strengthen our cooperation…to preserve our Caribbean region as a Zone of Peace,” – CARICOM ASG.
“This distinguished gathering no doubt is used to dealing with the complexities of transnational organised crime, and as we move forward, the Secretariat pledges support to you in enhancing multi-disciplinary and intersectoral cooperation with all relevant stakeholders for a strengthened approach to deal with crime, insecurities and violence.” Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations at the CARICOM Secretariat, Elizabeth…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Second Regional Symposium: Violence as a Public Health Issue – The Crime Challenge| 22-23 November 2024 | Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Georgetown, Guyana
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Tuesday, 19 November 2024): Addressing the surge of crime in the Region continues to be a priority for CARICOM Heads of Government. It is against this backdrop that the leaders, policymakers, technocrats, specialists and stakeholders will gather for the Second Regional Symposium: Violence as a Public Health Issue – The Crime Challenge, 22-23…
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Prime Minister Drew addresses alarming trend of firearm injuries among young children and adolescents
(Via St Kitts and Nevis Information Service) Saint Lucia, 30 April 2024 – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr Terrance Drew, delivered a compelling address during the 68th Annual Health Research Conference, hosted by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in St. Lucia, on April 25, 2024, highlighting the pressing need to address firearm violence as a…
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Regional youth forum stresses need for restorative justice
The connection of crime and violence to drugs, legal and illegal; the need for “restorative justice” and understanding the dynamics at the community level to ensure targeted interventions, formed part of the discussions at the Regional Forum on Youth Crime and Violence now underway in Georgetown, Guyana. The discussions were held during the Session on Youth Gangs and Violence which…
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CARICOM Holds Youth Crime and Violence Forum: Explores new platforms
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Each year, approximately 200,000 youths aged 10 to 29 die, and many more sustain serious injuries, because of violence across the world[1]. “Youth violence is a global challenge”. One which the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) knows only too well, since youth are both the main perpetrators and victims of such crime in the Community. But…
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EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE LEADS TO STRESS RELATED ILLNESS IN YOUTH, SAY CARICOM OFFICIAL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Dr Heather Johnson, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat Deputy Programme Manager, Youth Development says, young people who are constantly exposed to violence invariably develop complex psychosomatic illnesses which very often lead to other chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, hypertension, mental illnesses and heart diseases. Dr Johnson who also majored in psychology was delivering…
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CARICOM OFFICIAL CALLS FOR FORMAL EDUCATION ON GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Director of Human and Social Development in the CARICOM Secretariat, Myrna Bernard is advocating for formal education on Gender-Based Violence (GBV). In a presentation to the two-day meeting of the Bureau of Women’s/Gender Affairs in Georgetown, Guyana on Wednesday, Ms Bernard told gender directors and coordinators that they should consider more seriously the introduction…
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