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.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Electoral Observer Mission was mounted in response to a request made by the Government of St Kitts and Nevis for electoral observers to be present at the Elections held on Monday, 25 October 2004.
The Terms of Reference of the Observer Mission were to monitor the processes employed in the build up to the elections; observe the execution of the electoral process; make an assessment of the electoral process; and submit a report to the Secretary-General.
The CARICOM Secretariat is continuing its public education on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) with a workshop in Suriname 26-27 October 2004. The two-day workshop will train twenty-five participants as CSME Spokespersons. Modules will focus on advocacy, CSME Messages, the Regional Integration Movement, Media Skills and Public Speaking Techniques.
The CARICOM Secretariat's CSME Unit is collaborating with the Suriname Ministry of Trade and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in facilitating the workshop.
Under the theme - Leadership in Partnership - the CARICOM-led Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) held its Fourth Annual General Meeting from 21-23 October 2004 in Barbados.
The Meeting was managed by a rotating Chairmanship of distinguished Ministers of Health including_ Hon. Jerome Walcott, Barbados; Hon. John Maginley, Antigua and Barbuda; Hon. John Junor, Jamaica; Hon. Damien Greaves, Saint Lucia; and Dr. the Hon. Douglas Slater, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States are being better prepared for the increased commercial activity that will accompany the establishment of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). This will be done through the commencement of a capacity building project aimed at strengthening data collection and analysis for the enhancement of Trade in Services and Foreign Direct Investment. The Project was activated with a mission to St. Vincent and the Grenadines during the period October 4-15, 2004.
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THEME:Â LEADERSHIP THROUGH PARTNERSHIP It is my pleasure to bring greetings to the Chairman and delegates at the Opening Ceremony of the Fourth Annual General Meeting of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP). I regret that I cannot be physically present, but this is largely due to the fact that St. Kitts and Nevis is in the terminal stages of its general elections scheduled for 25th October (just four days away). |