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OPENING REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 17 NOVEMBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

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.

OPENING REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 17 NOVEMBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

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.

ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE BETRAND JOSEPH, MINISTER OF EDUCATION, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AND INTERIM CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) ON THE OCCASION OF THE SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE COHSOD, 17 NOVEMBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

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

ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE BETRAND JOSEPH, MINISTER OF EDUCATION, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AND INTERIM CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) ON THE OCCASION OF THE SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE COHSOD, 17 NOVEMBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

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

OPENING REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 17 NOVEMBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

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.

QUALITY EDUCATION THE RESPONSE TO GLOBAL CHALLENGES

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Seventeenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) opened today (17 November 2008) with a strong consensus that education, the driver of national and regional development is the most critical response to the social and economic global challenges now confronting the Region.

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND COMMISSIONER-GENERAL, CARICOM JOINT PARTICIPATION IN THE WORLD EXPOSITION SHANGHAI, CHINA 2010 ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF THE LEADING PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF CARICOM, 14 NOVEMBER 2008,  SHANGHAI, CHINA

Your Excellency, Ambassador HUA Junduo, Commissioner General, World EXPO 2010 Shanghai, China
Mr. HONG Hao, Director-General of the Coordination Bureau of World EXPO 2010 Shanghai, China
Mr. ZHOU Hanmin, Deputy Director-General of the Coordination Bureau World Expo 2010 Shanghai, China
Distinguished Representatives of the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE)
Representatives of the Participating Countries in World EXPO 2010 Shanghai
Representatives of the Media
Other distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen

CARICOM HOLDS THREE KEY MEETINGS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Education, external trade, the implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and the impact of the global economic crisis on the region, will be among the areas of discussion when the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) convenes three key meetings over the next week.

Monday 17 November 2008, the Seventeenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) will be held at the Guyana International Convention Centre under the theme, 'Accelerating the implementation of the education agenda'.

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AND COMMISSIONER-GENERAL, CARICOM JOINT PARTICIPATION IN THE WORLD EXPOSITION SHANGHAI, CHINA 2010 ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF THE LEADING PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF CARICOM, 14 NOVEMBER 2008,  SHANGHAI, CHINA

Your Excellency, Ambassador HUA Junduo, Commissioner General, World EXPO 2010 Shanghai, China
Mr. HONG Hao, Director-General of the Coordination Bureau of World EXPO 2010 Shanghai, China
Mr. ZHOU Hanmin, Deputy Director-General of the Coordination Bureau World Expo 2010 Shanghai, China
Distinguished Representatives of the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE)
Representatives of the Participating Countries in World EXPO 2010 Shanghai
Representatives of the Media
Other distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen

CARICOM TO PARTICIPATE IN EXPO 2010

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Grater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has formally confirmed its participation in EXPO 2010 which will be held in Shanghai, China under the theme Better City, Better Life.

His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Commissioner-General of the CARICOM Joint Participation in the World Exposition, signed the Leading Participation Agreement on 13 November in Shanghai.

The Secretary-General is in China for cooperation talks between China and CARICOM.

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