CARICOM Commission To visit St. Kitts – Nevis

St. Kitts Youth - World Aids Day 2007

St. Kitts Youth – World Aids Day 2007
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Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
May 26, 2008 (CUOPM)

A CARICOM Commission on Youth Development (CCYD) which has embarked on an information and fact-finding mission across the region to conduct an analysis of the situation of Caribbean youth is to visit St. Kitts and Nevis.

The CARICOM Secretariat in a news release said the exercise aims at obtaining stakeholders’ views and recommendations on youth governance structures in member states and it represents one component of the CCYD’s mandate to conduct a comprehensive regional analysis of the situation of Caribbean youth aged 10-29.

A team comprising commissioners Hally Haynes, of Barbados; Co-Chair Yldiz Beighle, St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Kyle De Freitas and Suriname’s Melvin Bouva, made its first stop in Barbados where they engaged representatives of departments responsible for youth affairs, national youth councils and national youth organisations in discussion.

Accompanied by Deputy Programme Manager Youth and Community Development, Dr Heather Johnson and Youth Consultant Sherwin Bridgewater, both from the Caricom Secretariat, the team focused their discussions on the strengths, challenges and opportunities of the existing youth governance structures and in the departments responsible for youth affairs and national youth councils/organisations.

Similar discussions will be held in St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, Belize, The Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Haiti and Jamaica and will contribute to a regional analysis of youth development and empowerment trends, issues and gaps.

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St. Kitts – Nevis PM Douglas & Finance Secretary Harris
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Basseterre, Saint Kitts – Nevis
May 26, 2008 (CUOPM)

A three-person delegation will represent Federation Government of St. Kitts and Nevis at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).

Caribbean Heads of Government, Ministers of Finance and Development, Governors of Central Banks, as well as representatives from international organizations and Canadian financial institutions will attend the meeting at the World Trade and Convention Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada from May 26th to May 29th.

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, in his capacity as Governor, left here Monday morning heading the delegation which comprises Federal Financial Secretary, Mrs. Janet Harris as Alternate Governor and Nevis Island Administration Financial Secretary, Mr. Laurie Lawrence, as Alternate Director.

Also attending the meeting are Chairman of the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis, Mr. Elvis Newton and the General Manager, Mr. Lenworth Harris.

Governor of the St. Kitts-based Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Sir K. Dwight Venner is leading the delegation from the sub-regional financial institution to the meeting.

Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Bank’s Governor for Canada, Hon. Maxime Bernier will chair the Board of Governors meeting.

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