REMARKS DELIVERED BY MS. DESIREE FIELD-RIDLEY, OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF THE DIRECTORATE OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AT THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP OF THE HUNGER FREE LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN INITIATIVE, GUYANA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE, TURKEYEN, GUYANA, 12-14 JULY 2012

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)It is with pleasure that I accepted the opportunity to address you today. The Secretary General has asked that I convey to you his sincere regrets that prior commitments do not make it possible for him to be here especially when His Excellen...
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REGIONAL PARTNERS DENOUNCE VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The 23rd Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD XXIII) with its focus on children and youth opened in Guyana on Tuesday with a chorus call for an integrated and holistic approach to tackling one of the Regio...
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FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY TAKES SPOTLIGHT AT GEORGETOWN

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to advance its food security agenda in the face of high food prices, Member States will join their Latin American counterparts in Georgetown Thursday primarily to further strengthen governance ...
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Remarks By The Ambassador Irwin Larocque, Secretary-general Of The Caribbean Community At The Twenty-third Meeting Of The Council For Human And Social Development (cohsod) (children And Youth), 10 July 2012, Georgetown, Guyana

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I have the pleasure to welcome you to the Twenty-Third Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) which will focus on Children and Youth, the building blocks of our Caribbean society. I offer a very special welcome to...
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Remarks Delivered By The Honourable Frank Anthony, Minister Of Culture, Youth And Sport, Guyana, And Chair Of The Council For Human And Social Development At The Opening Ceremony Of The Twenty-third Meeting Of The Council For Human And Social Development (

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The ultimate aim of working with and for children is to make our Region a better place for them to live, grow and develop. Making the CARICOM Region fit for children should be everybody’s business. The fact that Member States are very we...
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REMARKS BY THE AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE TWENTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) (CHILDREN AND YOUTH), 10 JULY 2012, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I have the pleasure to welcome you to the Twenty-Third Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) which will focus on Children and Youth, the building blocks of our Caribbean society. I offer a very special welcome to ...
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