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Acknowledgements ā¢ Suriname for hosting ā¢ CARICOM Secretariat Staff for preparing ā¢ Haiti for attending despite their tragedy ā¢ Commissioners for fulfilling their mandate ā¢ Colleague Ministers for attending |
Speeches
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It is with great pleasure that I welcome you all to the Republic of Suriname at this Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) with special focus on youth and development.
Yesterday, young people of CARICOM Member States came together in this very same venue to discuss that draft Report of the CARICOM Commission on Youth Development (CCYD) which will be submitted to us today. |
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Salutations Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen_
A special welcome to the delegation of Haiti, Mr Junior Mercier and Ms Letitia Cadet, Haitiās CARICOM Youth Ambassador. This forum takes place at an appropriate time ā at the commencement of the International Year of the Youth and on the eve of the presentation of the Commission on Youth Developmentās report to CARICOM Heads of Government. |
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As Secretary-General I want to welcome you to the headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat, in particular those of you who may be here for the first time. |
Mr. Chairman
Honorable Robert Persaud, Minister of Agriculture of Guyana
Dr Lystra Fletcher-Paul, Food and Agriculture Organization Representative to Guyana
Representatives of International and Regional Organizations and Institutions
Representatives of CARICOM Member States and Associate Members
Representatives from the Dominican Republic
Private Sector Representatives; Ladies and Gentlemen
Good morning and welcome.
Honourable Robert Persaud, Minister of Agriculture
His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary General, CARICOM Secretariat
Dr. Dindyal Permaul, PS, Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Trevor Murray, Director of Operations and Integration for the Caribbean Region, IICA
Representatives of International and Regional Institutions
Specially invited guests, farmers, friends, ladies and gentlemen
Ladies and Gentlemen, permit me to join in welcoming you to Trinidad and Tobago on the occasion of the Commonwealth Business Forum. As one hailing from this land, I can assure you that there is much to see and enjoy in this country and I hope that those of you visiting from abroad will take advantage of the opportunity to do so while you are here.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has embarked on a special and targeted intervention to assist Haiti in improving efficiency and professionalism in its Public Sector.