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Opening Statement By Dr. Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary-General, Human And Social Development, Caribbean Community Secretariat, At The Seventh Meeting Of The Council For National Security And Law Enforcement (CONSLE) , 4 November 2008, Georgetown, Guya

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.

CARICOM OFFICIALS WANT MULTI-SECTORAL APPROACH TO CRIME

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Seventh Meeting of the Council of Ministers Responsible for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) opened this morning (Wednesday, 5 November, 2008) with leaders agreeing that law enforcement and crime prevention necessitated multidisciplinary solutions.

CARICOM AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO FORGE STRONGER TIES

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In an effort to forge stronger ties with the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has established a Task Force which held its first meeting today (Tuesday, 4 November 2008) at the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana.

JAMAICAN DIPLOMAT APPOINTED CEO OF CARICOM DEVELOPMENT FUND

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Jamaican diplomat Ambassador Lorne T McDonnough has been appointed the first Chief Executive Officer of the recently launched CARICOM Development Fund (CDF). Ambassador McDonnough assumed his post on 1 November 2008 at the CDF Headquarters in Bridgetown, Barbados. He is responsible for the overall administration, coordination of activities and programmes of the Fund.

Press release 324/2008 (31 October 2008)  REMARKS BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HUBERT A. INGRAHAM, PRIME MINISTER, THE BAHAMAS, AT THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY STANDING COMMITTEE OF COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE AND MILITARY CHIEFS, 30 OCTOBER 2008, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS

I am happy to have this opportunity to offer a warm welcome to Commissioners of Police and Military Chiefs from around our Region and to express appreciation for your many years of loyal service and commitment to law enforcement.  We are all hopeful that the results of your meeting will assist us in better responding to the challenges that crime continues to present in each of our countries and across our Region.

CARICOM LAUNCHES RESOURCES CONSORTIUM

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A Resources Consortium in Support of the 2010 Population and Housing Censuses in the Caribbean Community was launched on Monday 27 October at a Meeting of Caribbean Statisticians and the Regional Census Coordinating Committee held in Barbados.

This Consortium will be a clearing-house for CARICOM Member States, Associate Members and international agencies and will assist with coordinating resources to support the conduct of the 2010 Population and Housing Censuses.

CARICOM DSG UNDERSCORES THE IMPORTANCE OF STATISTICS TO REGIONAL INTEGRATION

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite has told the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians that despite the general lack of appreciation for statistics as a strategic resource for decision-making, good governance, planning, accountability and management, it is still a vital tool for development, the business of government, and to keep individual citizens informed about what government is doing.

REMARKS BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HUBERT A. INGRAHAM, PRIME MINISTER, THE BAHAMAS, AT THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY STANDING COMMITTEE OF COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE AND MILITARY CHIEFS, 30 OCTOBER 2008, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS

I am happy to have this opportunity to offer a warm welcome to Commissioners of Police and Military Chiefs from around our Region and to express appreciation for your many years of loyal service and commitment to law enforcement.  We are all hopeful that the results of your meeting will assist us in better responding to the challenges that crime continues to present in each of our countries and across our Region.

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