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Message from Sophia Martelly- World AIDS Day 2014

Monday on the occasion of World AIDS Day, Sophia Martelly, the First Lady of Haiti has issued a message of hope.

Message from Sophia Martelly :
"The World Day against AIDS is once again an opportunity to take stock of the HIV epidemic in Haiti and look it in the face, our achievements and challenges.

As First Lady of the Republic, I got involved from the start to make a plea for health in our country so that there is a real transformation.

Closing the Gap to Universal Access”  Remarks by Mr Dereck Springer, PANCAP Coordinating Unit Director

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The 2014 World AIDS Day theme is ‘Closing the Gap’. This theme challenges us as Policy makers, programme managers and implementers to identify and develop strategies and policies for closing the gap in resources to achieve universal access. For the Caribbean, removing the barriers that impede universal access by all members of our society is crucial.

World AIDS Day Message from Dr. Edward Greene, UN Secretary General Special Envoy for HIV in the Caribbean

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     This World AIDS Day brings with it the realization that in less than 400 days the Millennium Development Goals would have expired. It is clear that some targets would not have been achieved. Among them, are those associated with the response to HIV and AIDS. Yet there is much to celebrate. People with AIDS are living longer, many more are on antiretroviral treatment and there are greater techniques for accelerating prevention, effective financing, governance and accountability for AIDS related programmes.

Let us resolve to close the Gap MESSAGE BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD AIDS DAY 2014

World AIDS Day provides an opportunity for reflection and resolution.  Not long ago an affliction with HIV and AIDS was literally a death sentence.  Today, thanks to scientific breakthroughs and access to treatment, people with HIV and AIDS are living longer and leading productive lives.  Yet there are lingering challenges to overcome.  Among them are the increases in new infections in young women and vulnerable populations.

Welcome Remarks by Ambassador Gail Mathurin at the Fourth Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum 2014

Greetings and apologies from the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community – Ambassador Irwin LaRocque who is unable to attend but sends his best wishes for a successful forum.

I am delighted that you are here in Barbados for the Opening of this event. The Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (CSEF) is a biennial renewable energy and energy efficiency forum that has been held in the region since 2008.

The Council for Trade and Economic Development of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) concluded a two-

The Council for Trade and Economic Development of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) concluded a two-day meeting on 7 November 2014.
Key agenda items were strengthening the operation and effectiveness of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and the free movement and the facilitation of travel; engagement with the private sector; external economic and trade relations; and the strategic direction for growth and development of the Region.

CARICOM to hold CSME Labour Stakeholders Workshop

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)    Employers’ and workers’ associations from across the Region will  be sensitized and updated on the CSME regimes for free movement of skills and labour, at a major regional CARICOM and Single Market and Economy (CSME) Labour Stakeholders Workshop, in Dominica, on 10 and 11 November 2014.

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