It is my pleasure to be present at this important Ministerial Meeting on HIV and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, when representatives from across our Hemisphere try to grapple with the critical developments, consolidate approaches and shape new initiatives for an adequate response to the disease that has challenged the World for over 20 years. I wish to congratulate UNECLAC, PAHO and the Caribbean Community Secretariat for their joint effort that has resulted in this gathering today.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) While implementation of decisions taken by Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) may not occur as quickly as citizens desire, what had been accomplished ought not to be underestimated, the Hon. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda said.
(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.
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(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_
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Services Sector is to be shaped into a more structured one to derive maximum benefit and boost its already prominent position in the Region’s economy. To this end, a Regional Symposium on Services, proposed by the Hon. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, and Lead Head of Government with responsibility for Services, will be held in Antigua and Barbuda 15-17 July.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Region’s premier cultural feast - CARIFESTA - was the subject of vigorous debate at the 20th Meeting of the Regional Cultural Committee (RCC) in Suriname on Wednesday as it grappled with the challenge of staging the Festival in the face of the global financial crisis.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Fifth Staging of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) 10K Road Race was launched in Georgetown, Guyana on Friday, June 5, 2009.
As the Region intensifies its efforts to tackle Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), under the Port of Spain Declaration on Uniting in the fight against NCDs, this event, scheduled for June 28, 2009, will be used as a platform to promote activities which could bolster health and wellness among CARICOM nationals.