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On behalf of the Government and people of Saint Lucia, I am pleased to welcome our regional delegates to this CARICOM – OAS – CICAD – EU supported Workshop. For the next four days, we extend to you the keys to the conference of the future as change agents to a new approach in combating drug abuse in our respective territories.

According to the Drug (Misuse) Act of 1988, the Ministry of Health, through the Substance Abuse Advisory Council Secretariat, is the focal point for the implementation of mechanisms for the control, prevention and use of drugs.

It is my great pleasure to represent the Caribbean Community Secretariat and to bring you greetings on behalf of the Secretary-General, H.E. Mr Edwin Carrington and indeed the entire Caribbean Community.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A group of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Youth Ambassadors (CYA)are presently in Guyana working with their peers from across the Region to develop strategies to fight against HIV/AIDS. This they are doing while at the same time observing Guyana’s biodiversity, by journeying to the central part of the country for a three-day visit to the one million acreage Iwokrama Rainforest Conservation and Development reserve.

A range of social issues influencing life in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be addressed when CARICOM Ministers on the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) meet in Guyana on the 20^th and 21^st October, 1999.

The Third Meeting of The Council will address matters relating to the Free Movement of Skills and People in the Region, and Sport Sector Development and Strengthening. Human Resource Development, and National Policies for the Sport Sector are among the issues to be considered.