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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 28-29 OCTOBER 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Salutations

It is my pleasure to bring you greetings on behalf of the Secretary-General and to welcome you to the Eleventh Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development. This meeting of COHSOD is the culmination of a series of consultations on accreditation and technical and vocational education, the recommendations from which form part of your impressive agenda.

REMARKS DELIVERED BY SEN. THE HON. HAZEL MANNING, MINISTER OF EDUCATION , TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AND OUTGOING CHAIRMAN, COHSOD, AT THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 28-29 OCTOBER 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

Salutations

On March 30, 2003 when the Special Meeting of Education - COHSOD was held in Trinidad and Chaired by Suriname, I was delighted to welcome Ministers of Education to Trinidad and Tobago.

I also emphasised the importance of COHSOD as a mechanism that allows us to come together to learn from each other to plan for our education systems in our own countries while recognizing that our success ultimately will depend upon our ability to prepare young people of the Caribbean to assure future roles in all our activities.

CARICOM MINISTERS ADVANCE PROGRAMME FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

The status of the Region's education sector and training are in high focus at the Eleventh Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD),  which opened in Georgetown on  Thursday,  28th October 2004.

INVESTING IN HUMAN RESOURCES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING : ADDRESS DELIVERED BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASST. SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 28-29 OCTOBER 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA

It is my pleasure to chair this opening session of the Eleventh Meeting of  the COHSOD which focuses on education and training . I am pleased that so many Ministers, officials and representatives of collaborating agencies and development partners are with us today as we try to resolve some critical issues that underscore the intricate linkages between social and economic policies, especially in the context of the CSME process and the role that education plays in the development of human resources required for a CSME that is competitive in the global arena.

EDUCATION, SKILLED LABOUR FOR COHSOD MEETING

Adequate preparation of the Region's work force to reap the benefits being afforded by the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and a globalised world will be among the core issues on the agenda for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers and officials when the Eleventh Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) convenes in Georgetown, 28-29 October 2004.

Preliminary statement issued by the CARICOM electoral observer team to St. kitts and Nevis general elections, 25 October 2004

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Electoral Observer Mission was mounted in response to a request made by the Government of St Kitts and Nevis for electoral observers to be present at the Elections held on Monday, 25 October 2004.

The Terms of Reference of the Observer Mission were to monitor the processes employed in the build up to the elections; observe the execution of the electoral process; make an assessment of the electoral process; and submit a report to the Secretary-General.

CSME SPOKESPERSONS WORKSHOP IN SURINAME.

The CARICOM Secretariat is continuing its public education on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) with a workshop in Suriname 26-27 October 2004. The two-day workshop will train twenty-five participants as CSME Spokespersons. Modules will focus on advocacy, CSME Messages, the Regional Integration Movement, Media Skills and Public Speaking Techniques.

The CARICOM Secretariat's CSME Unit is collaborating with the Suriname Ministry of Trade and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in facilitating the workshop.

PANCAP LAUDED AS INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS

Under the theme - Leadership in Partnership - the CARICOM-led Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) held its Fourth Annual General Meeting from 21-23 October 2004 in Barbados.

The Meeting was managed by a rotating Chairmanship of distinguished Ministers of Health including: Hon. Jerome Walcott, Barbados; Hon. John Maginley, Antigua and Barbuda; Hon. John Junor, Jamaica; Hon. Damien Greaves, Saint Lucia; and Dr. the Hon. Douglas Slater, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

CARICOM MEMBER STATES PREPARE FOR CSME

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States are being better prepared for the increased commercial activity that will accompany the establishment of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). This will be done through the commencement of a capacity building project aimed at strengthening data collection and analysis for the enhancement of Trade in Services and Foreign Direct Investment. The Project was activated with a mission to St. Vincent and the Grenadines during the period October 4-15, 2004.

ADDRESS BY DR. THE HONOURABLE DENZIL DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS TO THE FOURTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), 21-22 OCTOBER 2004, BARBADOS.

THEME:  LEADERSHIP THROUGH PARTNERSHIP

It is my pleasure to bring greetings to the Chairman and delegates at the Opening Ceremony of the Fourth Annual General Meeting of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP). I regret that I cannot be physically present, but this is largely due to the fact that St. Kitts and Nevis is in the terminal stages of its general elections scheduled for 25th October (just four days away).

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