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REMARKS BY AMB. LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRD MEETING OF DIRECTORS OF YOUTH AFFAIRS, 3 AUGUST 2004, BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS

Salutations

Let me start by saying something you already know:

That change is taking place all around us; global changes in the form of liberalisation and new technologies are taking place at a rate that is unprecedented;

That young people are among those increasingly vulnerable to poverty, social and economic marginalisation, alienation and a number of other social ills;

CSME TO BOOST ARTISTIC EXPRESSION

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, Mr. Edwin Carrington says one aim of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) is the creation of a single economic space within which artists can continue to express and strengthen the Region's unique culture and shared identity. Mr. Carrington was speaking at the Secretariat's Georgetown headquarters on Wednesday (August 4) during a function, which featured readings and reasoning by Barbadian poet, Dr. Cynthia Wilson from her new collection of works, The Hibiscus Bears a Blue Flower.

CARICOM YOUTH AMBASSADORS URGED TO LEAD IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS.

Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Head with responsibility for Health and HIV/AIDS, Dr. the Honourable Denzil Douglas has charged CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYA) at a workshop in St. Kitts and Nevis to become effective change agents in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

CARICOM HEADS TO CONSIDER SINGLE MARKET, SUGAR AT UPCOMING REGULAR MEETING

Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have a packed agenda before them for the upcoming 25th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, which runs from July 4 through July 7 in Grande Anse, Grenada. High on the agenda will be a focus on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), which is geared towards creating a single economic space among CARICOM States; as well as the challenges facing the regional sugar industry.

Caribbean Trade Officials to Participate in WTO General Council Meeting

CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – A Caribbean delegation of trade experts led by the Honourable Minister of Trade in the Republic of Guyana, Clement Rohee, has left the region for Geneva this week to participate in what is shaping up to look like one of the most crucial turning points to date in the WTO talks.

CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL RECEIVES NATIONAL HONOUR OF GUYANA

The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington has been awarded the third highest National Honour of Guyana - the Cacique Crown of Honour (CCH). The Honour was bestowed on Mr. Carrington on Friday (July 23) by the President of Guyana, His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo during an investiture ceremony at the Office of the President attended by representatives of the Judiciary, Members of the Cabinet of Guyana and staff of the CARICOM Secretariat.

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