(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Stakeholders of agri-business in the Caribbean will meet in Georgetown, Guyana next week to identify the levels of collaboration that are necessary in the short, medium and long term to move the sector forward.
I am especially pleased at the privilege afforded me as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), to participate in this Opening Ceremony of the Eighth Meeting of the CARICOM Council for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE).
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) UNAIDS Executive Director Mr Michel Sidibé met on Wednesday, 20th May with a delegation of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at the 62nd World Health Assembly to discuss the Caribbean priorities for collaboration with UNAIDS.
Allow me to join with the Secretary General of CARICOM in thanking the Government of the Republic of Suriname for its graciousness in being excellent host to this the Eighth Meeting of the CARICOM Council for National Security and Law Enforcement. I am certain that I speak for all present.
We have all been the beneficiaries of the exceptional service and organization that has been displayed in the coordination for this Meeting thus far, as well as the ones which preceded it.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) President of the Republic of Surname, His Excellency Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan cautioned CARICOM Security Ministers and technocrats on Thursday not to underestimate the threat of armed gangs to the Caribbean Community’s stability.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Council of National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) Senator the Honourable Martin Joseph on Thursday, told the Opening Ceremony of the CONSLE that the Caribbean Community should utilize every means to finance the security agenda.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Recognising the importance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to a country and its people’s development, Guyana, like other Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has put plans in place to rapidly improve access to computers and the internet for its nationals.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ms. Jennifer Britton, Coordinator of the Information Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) Sub-Programme, CARICOM Secretariat, while addressing opening ceremony of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat’s Information Communication Technology (ICT) Youth Festival on Friday, May 22, 2009, emphasized that there were constructive uses of ICT for the youth.
“In cyberspace, young people are a mouse click away from exploring the world’s greatest museums, libraries and universities,” she said.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat hosted its first Information Communication Technology (ICT) Youth Festival on Friday May 22, 2009, with demonstration and emphasis on “fun, interactive and safe” ways to use the technology.