(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Prime Minister of Saint Lucia the Hon. Stephenson King has endorsed the developments undertaken by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) in advancing the Region’s agenda on climate change through the development of a regional climate change strategy.
Speeches
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The inaugural meeting of the CARICOM Task Force on Climate Change and Development was held in Saint Lucia. The Task Force will facilitate and coordinate technical work, advise on policy directions on climate change, and provide support to CARICOM Member States in their preparations for key regional, hemispheric and other global forums and in their negotiations with international development partners.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Task Force on Climate Change and Development welcomes the views of President-elect Barack Obama for a cap and trade system approach to cutting greenhouse gas emissions and further supports the targets to reduce emissions to their 1990 levels by 2020 and another 80% by 2050.
The Region’s support for Mr. Obama’s proposals was indicated at the First Meeting of the Caribbean Task Force on Climate Change and Development held in Saint Lucia from 21-22 November 2008.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Honourable Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda will preside over the 24th Meeting of the Bureau of Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM to be held in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda on Saturday 22 November 2009.
Salutations
It is my pleasure to welcome you, on behalf of the Secretary-General, to this the Seventeenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD).
This Education COHSOD is meeting at a time when the global economic and financial crisis brings into sharp focus the need to have a trained, readily trainable and re-trainable work force in our Region.
Today’s global situation makes it imperative for countries such as ours to re-orient and fine-tune our systems to cope with the phenomenon.
On behalf of the Directorate of Human and Social Development, I welcome you all to this Seventeenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD).
First of all, we are pleased at the response of our Ministers of Education as attested to by the fact that 12 are present with us today. Ministers, we wish to thank you and your officials as well as the representatives from institutions and development partners for taking the time to join us in doing the Region’s business.
On behalf of the Directorate of Human and Social Development, I welcome you all to this Seventeenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD).
First of all, we are pleased at the response of our Ministers of Education as attested to by the fact that 12 are present with us today. Ministers, we wish to thank you and your officials as well as the representatives from institutions and development partners for taking the time to join us in doing the Region’s business.
Chairman
Deputy Secretary General Caribbean Community
Ministers of Government
Members of the Diplomatic corps
Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Members of Regional and International Organizations
Distinguished Ladies and Gentleman
Members of the Media
Chairman
Deputy Secretary General Caribbean Community
Ministers of Government
Members of the Diplomatic corps
Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Members of Regional and International Organizations
Distinguished Ladies and Gentleman
Members of the Media
On behalf of the Directorate of Human and Social Development, I welcome you all to this Seventeenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD).
First of all, we are pleased at the response of our Ministers of Education as attested to by the fact that 12 are present with us today. Ministers, we wish to thank you and your officials as well as the representatives from institutions and development partners for taking the time to join us in doing the Region’s business.