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FEATURE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MR KEITH JOSEPH, EXECUTIVE MEMBER OF THE CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEES (CANOC) AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) - SPORT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER 2012

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Protocol having been established let me begin by saying that it is fortuitous that I have ended up here, being the one to deliver this address. Be that as it may, the chips have fallen in place and so we must focus on the matter at hand.

On Sunday 7 October, West Indians everywhere got a new lease on life.

REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR COLIN GRANDERSON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT ON THE OCCASION OF THE MEDIA LAUNCH OF THE 2012 CARIBBEAN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT (HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE SHIFT TO BETTER CITIZEN SECURITY), CARICOM SECRETARIAT, 3 OCTOBER, GEORGETOWN,

​ (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Mr. Heraldo Muñoz, UN Assistant Secretary-General/UNDP Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean; Ms. Khadija Musa, UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative, Guyana; Representatives of other UN Agencies and Bodies; Members of the Media; Ladies and Gentlemen.

REMARKS BY MS SAFIYA ALI, GENERAL COUNSEL, LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT, ON THE OCCASION OF THE CONFERENCE ON THE JAGDEO INITIATIVE, GUYANA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE, 28 SEPTEMBER 2012

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ladies and Gentlemen, A pleasant morning. I am honoured to have been afforded this opportunity to make these remarks at this Conference on the Jagdeo Initiative on behalf of the Secretary-General of CARICOM who offers his sincere regrets that he could not be here this morning as he is out of the country.

REMARKS DELIVERED BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF REGIONAL COALITION ON WATER AND SANITATION FOR THE ELIMINATION OF CHOLERA IN THE ISLAND OF HISPANIOLA, PAHO HEADQUARTERS, WASHINGTON DC. TUESDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER, 2012

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Salutations.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), of which the Republic of Haiti is an integral part, welcomes this Regional Coalition for Water and Sanitation to Eliminate Cholera in the Island of Hispaniola.

This initiative further consolidates efforts at addressing the public health challenge of the cholera epidemic which followed the devastating earthquake experienced by Haiti in January 2010.

Remarks By Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Caribbean Community Deputy Secretary-general, At The Third Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) International Partners Event, Washington D.c. Friday 14 September 2012

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman, Dr. The Honourable Bherri Ramsaran, Minister of Health, Republic of Guyana; Senator the Honourable Faud Khan, Minister of Health, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Representative Member States and Associate Members; Dr. Mirta Roses, Director, Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO); Sir George Alleyne, Director Emeritus PAHO; Dr Jerome Walcott, Interim Director of CARPHA; Dr.

REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SEVENTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) ON SPORT, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 9 OCTOBER 2012

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) There can be no better time to discuss the issue of sport than in the current atmosphere of Caribbean success. The 27th Olympiad memories of the sterling performances and monumental achievement of the Region’s athletes remain fresh in our hearts and minds. And now the Region’s cricketers have added to this sense of euphoria by their resounding victory at the World T20 Championships.

REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE CARIBBEAN WELLNESS DAY OBSERVANCES, NATIONAL PARK, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 8 SEPTEMBER 2012: LOVE THAT BODY

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Today across the Caribbean Community we observe Caribbean Wellness Day under the theme ‘Love that Body - Building the Foundation for Healthy Lifestyles'. For 2012 we are focusing on addressing the prevention and control of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) among the Regions’ children.

STATEMENT FROM THE CARICOM SECRETARIAT ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIFTH OBSERVANCE OF CARIBBEAN WELLNESS DAY, 8TH SEPTEMBER 2012

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat sounds its annual call to the people of the Caribbean Community to join Caribbean Wellness Day (CWD) celebrations under the theme ‘Love that Body - Building the Foundation for Healthy Lifestyles' with a focus on addressing the prevention and control of NCDs among the Regions children.

REMARKS BY THE HON. DR. FLORENCE DUPERVAL GUILLAUME MINISTER OF HEALTH HAITI TO THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE 19TH MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF PANCAP HAITI 5 SEPTEMBER 2012

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As we commence this Nineteenth Ordinary Meeting of the Executive Board in the resilient land of Haiti, I greet you warmly on behalf of the 65 members that comprise the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) established Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP). I wish to join the First Lady of Haiti, Madam Sophia Martelly, in bidding you a warm welcome BIENVENUE!. Indeed, it is a pleasure to have so many of you for the first time in Haiti under the PANCAP umbrella.

MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, ON THE OCCASION OF CARIBBEAN STATISTICS DAY 15 OCTOBER 2012

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Monday, 15 October 2012 marks the fourth observance by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) of Caribbean Statistics Day, which is aimed not only at raising the profile of statistics and statisticians across the Region but also at recognising the crucial role of statistics in the advancement of the daily lives of the people of our Community.

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