(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Representatives of the private sector in Guyana will be updated on the status of work in a number of areas on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) during a consultation convened by the CARICOM Secretariat with support from the Guyana Manufacturers Association (GMA).
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Sector is vital to the economic and social development of the Region, given its contribution to the creation of employment particularly for the Region’s youth.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Ministers of Education and Labour have agreed that the University of the West Indies (UWI) should conduct an in-depth study to research the impact of the continued migration of teachers, doctors and nurses, both intra and extra-regionally.
The agreement was reached during talks among the Ministers and Officials who met 19-21 October in Georgetown, Guyana, for the Fifteenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD), which had a special focus on education and labour.
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Your Excellency Mr. Charles Court Today I am deeply honoured to welcome His Excellency Charles Court and to receive the Credentials accrediting him as Canada’s Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). |
“The commitment of CARICOM to Haiti runs deep.” This assurance was given to Haitian President His Excellency Rene Preval, the Government and people of Haiti by the Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Honourable Dr Denzil Douglas, during a one-day Prime Ministerial Mission to that CARICOM Member State, on Wednesday 18 October.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chair of the Caribbean Commission on Health and Development (CCHD), Sir George Alleyne has issued a plea to CARICOM Governments to treat with urgency the preponderance of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and their mortal effects on the people of the Caribbean.
Your Excellency Mr. Charles Court
Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community
Assistant Secretaries-General
Other Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen
Today I am deeply honoured to welcome His Excellency Charles Court and to receive the Credentials accrediting him as Canada’s Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
I welcome you High Commissioner, not just to the Secretariat, but to the entire Caribbean Community.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Canada on Monday took another step towards heightened cooperation when High Commission to Guyana, His Excellency Mr. Charles Court presented his letters of credence as Plenipotentiary Representative of Canada to CARICOM to Secretary General His Excellency Edwin Carrington.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Council on Trade and Economic Development (COTED) concluded its 22nd meeting in Georgetown on Friday having removed longstanding items from its agenda and significantly advancing others.
At an end-of-COTED press conference at Le Meridien Pegasus Friday evening, Council Chairman, Honourable Eamon Courtenay listed among the more intense discussions over the two days, issues relating to:
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Mr. Chairman Honourable Ministers Distinguished Delegates Representatives of the University of the West Indies and Students of the Institute of International Relations Staff of the Secretariat Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen
It is once again my privilege and pleasure as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community to welcome you all with a few brief remarks to a meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development. |