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CHILE SEEKS CLOSER TIES WITH THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chile's new Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) yesterday underscored his country’s interest in developing closer ties with the Community in trade, poverty alleviation and coastal border administration.

His Excellency José Gabriel Zepeda presented his credentials to CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Edwin Carrington on Wednesday August 20, 2008 at the headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana.

COHSOD Committed to Building a Region Fit for Children

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Twelfth Special Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) ended its three-day session in Georgetown, Guyana on 19 March 2008 with a twenty-point Declaration entitled Building a Region Fit for Children.

COHSOD to Nominate Regional Child Envoy

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) at its Twelfth Special Meeting which focused on Children agreed in principle to a recommendation that an Envoy for Children be identified for the Caribbean.

Communique Issued at the Conclusion of the Twelfth Special Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Georgetown, GUYANA, 17-19 March 2008

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)The Twelfth Special Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which focussed on Children, was convened at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana on 17 -19 March, 2008 under the theme, Building a Region Fit for Children.

In attendance were:

Remarks by H.E. Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Occasion of the Twelfth Special Meeting of the Council For Human and Social Development (COHSOD) for Children Georgetown, Guyana 17 March 2008

Master of Ceremonies, Mr Carlton James
Chairman of COHSOD, Mr. Peter Martinez, Minister of Community Development and Transformation, Belize
Hon Clement Rohee, Minister of Home Affairs, Guyana
Hon Edwin Wolf, Minister of Education and Community Development, Suriname and representative of His Excellency, Runaldo Venetiaan, President of Suriname and Lead Head of Government for Culture, Youth and Sport
Ministers of Government, CARICOM Member States
Mr. Nils Kastberg, Regional Director, UNICEF, Latin America and the Caribbean

Special COHSOD on Children opened on a positive note

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Meeting of the Twelfth Special COHSOD on Children was officially opened last evening (17 March 2008) with the tantalising sounds of the Solo Parkside Steel Orchestra playing Whitney Houston’s The Greatest Love of All to an audience of Ministers of Government, international and regional stakeholders, child journalists and child advocates, at the Guyana International Convention Centre.

UWI Vice Chancellor Calls For Greater Collaboration To Support Children

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Professor Nigel Harris, Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), yesterday challenged the Caribbean Community to ensure greater collaboration with Regional and international institutions in order to build a Region fit for children.

CARICOM Moves Forward With Contingent Rights Protocol

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) His Excellency Edwin Carrington said yesterday, that preparatory work had started for the drafting of a Protocol on Contingent Rights to be accorded to spouses, children and other dependents of persons who exercised the right to move within the framework of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM). Foremost among those, he said were the rights to services such as education and health.

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