REMARKS DELIVERED BY MS MYRNA BERNARD, OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE DIRECTORATE OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, TO THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) - SPORT, 9 OCTOBER 2012, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Hon Dr Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Guyana; other Ministers with responsibility for Sport in CARICOM; Officials responsible for Sport in CARICOM; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat; Mem...
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AGRICULTURE TAKES CENTRE-STAGE IN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Antigua and Barbuda will be a hive of activity next week as stakeholders in agriculture converge there for the eleventh Caribbean Week of Agriculture. The week of activities – 12-20 October, 2012, will be officially opened on Wednesda...
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Remarks By Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Deputy Secretary-General, On The Occasion Of The Seventeenth Special Meeting Of The Council For Human And Social Development (cohsod) On Sport, Georgetown, Guyana, 9 October 2012

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) There can be no better time to discuss the issue of sport than in the current atmosphere of Caribbean success. The 27th Olympiad memories of the sterling performances and monumental achievement of the Region’s athletes remain f...
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FEATURE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MR KEITH JOSEPH, EXECUTIVE MEMBER OF THE CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEES (CANOC) AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) - SPORT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER 2012

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Protocol having been established let me begin by saying that it is fortuitous that I have ended up here, being the one to deliver this address. Be that as it may, the chips have fallen in place and so we must focus on the matter at hand.On...
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CARICOM POISED FOR CARIBBEAN STATISTICS DAY 2012 CELEBRATION

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Statistics Day 2012 will be observed on October 15 with a slate of activities to highlight the importance of statistics in national and regional development. Under the theme `Working together to improve statistics in the twenty-...
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CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES WEST INDIES CRICKET TEAM

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated the West Indies Cricket Team on their victory at the International Cricket Council World Twenty20 finals. The text of the Message reads: The Caribbean Community (C...
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SEVENTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) ON SPORT, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 9 OCTOBER 2012

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) There can be no better time to discuss the issue of sport than in the current atmosphere of Caribbean success. The 27th Olympiad memories of the sterling performances and monumental achievement of the Region’s athletes remain fresh in...
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COHSOD EXTOLS THE VALUE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ministers of Sport of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) opened their Special Meeting on Tuesday with a chorus of calls for increased emphasis on physical activity, particularly in the Region’s schools. The Ministers are in Georgeto...
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FEATURE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MR KEITH JOSEPH, EXECUTIVE MEMBER OF THE CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEES (CANOC) AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) - SPORT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER 2012

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Protocol having been established let me begin by saying that it is fortuitous that I have ended up here, being the one to deliver this address. Be that as it may, the chips have fallen in place and so we must focus on the matter at hand. On...
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