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SEVENTEENTH COHSOD TO LAUNCH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION GUIDELINES

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown , Guyana ) One of the foci at the Seventeenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) is the strengthening of the Early Childhood Care and Development sector in the Caribbean region by the introduction of regional guidelines for policy regulations and standards in the delivery of early childhood services.

SECRETARY-GENERAL IN CHINA FOR COOPERATION TALKS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin Carrington will sign an agreement in Shanghai , China later this week with respect to the Community’s joint participation in the 2010 World Exposition in that city.

SEVENTEENTH COHSOD TO EVALUATE PROGRESS IN EDUCATION

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Accelerating the Implementation of the Education Agenda  is the theme for the Seventeenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD), and Ministers with responsibility for education will meet on 17-18 November to evaluate the progress made in education for the past ten years and to devise ways of expediting the education agenda within the Caribbean Community.

Opening Statement By Dr. Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary-general, Human And Social Development, Caribbean Community Secretariat, At The Seventh Meeting Of The Council Of Ministers Responsible For National Security And Law Enforcement (CONSLE), 4 Novembe

Salutations

It is my pleasure to chair this opening session of the Seventh Meeting of the Council for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE). I am sure that you will have no reservation endorsing my request for this CONSLE to join President Bharrat Jagdeo of the Republic of Guyana, the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community and other CARICOM leaders in acknowledging one of the most historic events in modern times and offering our warmest congratulations to President-elect of the USA, Senator Barack Obama.

Remarks By Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Deputy Secretary-general, Caribbean Community (CARICOM), At The Opening Ceremony Of The Seventh Meeting Of Council Of Ministers For National Security And Law Enforcement (CONSLE),  5 November 2008, Georgetown, Guya

Chair
Honourable Samuel Hinds, Prime Minister of the Republic of Guyana
Honourable Martin Joseph, Minister of National Security of Trinidad and Tobago and Chair of CONSLE
Honourable Ministers of Government of other Member states
Chair and Members of the Security Policy and Advisory Committee (SEPAC)
Executive Director and staff of the Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS)
Staff Members of the CARICOM Secretariat
Representatives of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

Remarks By Senator The Honourable Martin Joseph, Minister Of National Security, Trinidad And Tobago, And Chair Of The Council Of Ministers Responsible For National Security And Law Enforcement (CONSLE) At The Seventh Meeting Of The CONSLE, 05 November 2008

Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Deputy Secretary General, CARICOM Secretariat
Other Members of the Head Table
Fellow Ministers responsible for National Security throughout the Community
Distinguished Delegates
Members of the Press
Ladies and Gentlemen

A pleasant good morning to you

STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF DAVID DE CAIRES, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, STABROEK NEWS

 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The passing of David De Caires will no doubt create a void in the ranks of Media Managers in the Caribbean Community. This “elder statesman” among the corps of media accredited to the CARICOM Secretariat had become a voice in advocacy for candid discourse between the Caribbean political directorates and the public through the intermediary of the media

STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF BYRON ALOYSIUS ST. ELMO LEE

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is with a profound sense of loss that the Secretary – General and staff of the CARICOM Secretariat learnt of the death of Byron Aloysius St. Elmo Lee, a national of Jamaica and Citizen of the Caribbean.

His death at the age of 73 brings to an end just over half a century of unmatched contribution of a unique genre of music which he composed and shared with appreciative Caribbean and global audiences. To the people of the Caribbean, Byron Lee was “Community property,” embraced, appreciated, and beloved.