REMARKS DELIVERED BY DWAYNE GUTZMER, DEAN OF THE CARICOM YOUTH AMBASSADOR CORPS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT- (CHILDREN AND YOUTH), GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 10 JULY 2012

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)It is a pleasure to be bringing remarks on behalf of the CARICOM Youth Ambassador (CYA) Corps at this the 23rd meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) looking at Children and Youth. As I prepared for this meeting, I ...
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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 (COHSOD) - CHILDREN AND YOUTH

(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...
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SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) There is growing concern about the alarming levels of violence - particularly sexual violence - against the Caribbean Region’s most vulnerable – our children and our youth. Regrettably, there is a dearth of empirical evidence on...
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CARICOM READY TO TAKE ON CONNECT THE AMERICAS SUMMIT

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) With just a week away, preparations for the Connect the Americas Summit are in high gear, as the Caribbean Community seeks to show-case its potential for maximizing the use of Information and Communication Technologies for development at th...
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LAC MEETING DISCUSSES CCJ PROPOSAL, LEGAL EDUCATION NEEDS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Attorneys General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met over two days in Port of Spain, Trinidad, to tackle a comprehensive agenda that included a review of the various Model Legislation and Agreements seeking to effect mandates of the R...
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LAC MEETING DISCUSSES CCJ PROPOSAL, LEGAL EDUCATION NEEDS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Attorneys General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met over two days in Port of Spain, Trinidad, to tackle a comprehensive agenda that included a review of the various Model Legislation and Agreements seeking to effect mandates of the R...
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