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 His Excellency, the Governor General, Sir Carlyle Glean; Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Veda Bruno-Victor; Coordinator of Youth; Mr. Kevin Andall; Coordinator of Youth Service & Leadership; Ms. Jacqueline Alexis; Chairperson, Ms. Nisha Mc Intyre; Other staff of the Ministry of Youth Empowerment & Sports; Members of the various youth organizations and clubs; Distinguished guests; visitors from various Commonwealth Nations; principals, teachers, parents, students Cultural Performers; everyone present here today.
A pleasant afternoon to you and a special thank you for being part of today’s Commonwealth Celebrations. Welcome.
While the Commonwealth exists to serve everyone in every member state, the Commonwealth has placed specific emphasis on youth development. I am happy to see so many young faces today. For this reason, my remarks will focus heavily on the youth and their relationship with the Commonwealth.
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“Stop the rot, call a general election now” |
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Tuesday, 16 February 2010 |
Broadcast by Hon Lester B Bird MP Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the ALP, On Sunday 14th February 2010
Fellow Citizens and Residents of Antigua and Barbuda
Over the last few days, the UPP government proved it to any doubters.
They could not care less about transparency and accountability.
They treated the Public Accounts Committee with utter contempt and the Minister of Finance bluntly refused to provide the Committee with the financial records necessary to do its work. |
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PACIFIC PLEA TO HELP HAITI |
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Tuesday, 16 February 2010 |
 Creative Canadians unite to help Haiti
TORONTO, Canada (February 14, 2010) - The Caribbean-Canadian community is being mobilised by a Pacific islander in Toronto to support humanitarian efforts for Haiti in an initiative lauded by the Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx).
In partnership with CMEx, Toronto-based Maria Noa Habchi, of the Pacific Island of Samoa, is staging a "Haitian Carnival" cultural event on Sunday, February 28 at the Lula Lounge at 7 p.m. (1585 Dundas St. West) to raise revenues for the earthquake-ravaged Haiti. |
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YOUTH CALL FOR CLIMATE FRIENDLY CARIBBEAN |
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Tuesday, 16 February 2010 |
 Education and Media Seen As Key in CMEx Declaration
CASTRIES, St. Lucia (February 13, 2010) - Youth delegates to the Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism (CMEx) called for effective regional action on global warming and for more education to assist youth in making the region's destinations "climate friendly".
In a declaration adopted at the CMEx session in St. Lucia last December, youth participants voiced serious concern about "the separation and segregation of the Caribbean region" and called on governments "to aggressively encourage stakeholders to resume efforts to unite the Caribbean and market the region as a one." |
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Authors start race to win 24th Commonwealth Writers’ Prize |
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Friday, 12 February 2010 |
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Winners to be announced in Delhi, India on 12 April 2010
The race to win the coveted titles of Best Book and Best First Book in the 2010 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize has begun. It was launched at the Jaipur Literary Festival where competitors learnt that the winners of the 24th year of the prize will be announced in Delhi, India on 12 April. |
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