domingo, 19 de febrero de 2012

CELEBRAN FECHAS DE INDEPENDENCIAS CARIBEÑAS

La Habana, 17 de febrero de 2012. Una acogedora jornada disfrutaron afiliados a la Asociación Caribeña de Cuba (ACC) cuando este jueves 16 de febrero de 2012 se celebró en su sede las independencias de Santa Lucía, Granada y República Dominicana.

María Rollok, presidenta de la ACC, expuso las riquezas naturales, sociales y espirituales reunidas en los referidos países, cuyas historias y culturas están en la atención de los asociados de esta organización que cumplirá en marzo del 2012 los 80 años de haberse constituido.

En tanto Granada cumplió el siete de febrero el aniversario de la proclamación de su independencia de 1974, Santa Lucía es el 22 de este mes de 1979 y la República Dominicana, con más tiempo desde entonces,la alcanza el 27 de febrero de 1844.

Estas naciones establecieron relaciones con Cuba el 14 de abril en el caso de Granada y el 24 de julio por Santa Lucía, ambas en el año 1979, en tanto la República Dominicana restableció sus relaciones con la Isla el 21 de abril de 1998.

Se mantienen intercambios estrechos en diversas esferas del acontecer internacional y todas se han pronunciado contra el inhumano bloqueo establecido por los gobierno de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica sobre la Mayor de las Antillas.

Es significativo el creciente intercambio comercial entre naciones, con impacto en la cooperación científica, la formación en Cuba como médicos y en otras especialidades de la salud, la formación de recursos humanos en variadas profesiones y especialidades, y las colaboraciones bilaterales a pesar de las dificultades económicas asociadas a la crisis internacional.

El doctor Jovita St. Marthe, Embajador de Santa Lucía, expresó a los presentes sus sentimientos de agradecimiento la ACC por las reiteradas celebraciones por los aniversarios de la independencia de su país, así como los estrechos lazos que lo unen a la comunidad de santalucienses en Cuba.

Rafael Joseph, Embajador de Granada, expresó igualmente la alegría por estos festejos en la ACC a la vez que brindó algunas pinceladas sobre su país, en especial, sobre figuras sobresalientes en el deporte internacional.


El estudiante de medicina Allan John Outridge presentó ante el auditorio los pormenores de la recién creada THE CARIBBEAN STARS, YOUTH CLUB, que aglutinada en el espacio de la ACC La joven música del Caribe propiciarán mensualmente un intercambio abierto y la exposición de todas las artes y tradiciones de los países insulares y continentales bañados por el Mar Caribe.

Un ameno programa musical contó con las actuaciones de varios estudiantes caribeños. De nombre artístico Raquel Peters, estudiante de la Universidad de la Habana y nacida en Granada, presentó un resumido panorama de la historia y de la cultura de su país.

Por su parte, el también estudiante de la Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina (ELAM) e igualmente de Granada, Devron Joseph, interpretó dos piezas musicales con su saxofón.

El cuarteto profesional Espacio abierto cerró las actuaciones artística,
que fue disfrutado por los embajadores acreditados en Cuba doctor Jovita St. Marthe, de Santa Lucía, Rafael Joseph, de Granada, Mistranovi Alli, de Guyana, y la doctora Jennifer Jones Kernahan, de Trinidad y Tobago,

asi como los miembros del Cuerpo Diplomático, los Consejeros Charid Wilfred, de la Embajada de Suriname, y Glenile Jerome, de Santa Lucía, por Sheila Carvajal, Presidenta de la ONG Fundación Bolivariana para la Defensa del Adulto y la Adulta Mayor, del Estado Anzoátegui (FUBOPDAMA) y Bárbara Iglesias, jefa Caribe del Instituto Cubano de Amistad con los Pueblos (ICAP), así como asociados descendientes de diversas etnias.

Dos de las representaciones de los países agasajados recibieron sendas obras de artes .

creadas por el artista plástico Erasmo Díaz Campos (Pacho). Se trataron de una figura ancestral africana, de caoba, llamado Cuatro caras, entregado al Embajador de Granada,

y una imagen alusiva a la libertad de los pueblos oprimidos, dada al Embajador de Santa Lucía.

La velada cerró con la degustación de platos típicos de Santa Lucía y de la cocina caribeña en general, amenizado por la música caribeña anglófona y otras.

(RAIMUNDO GOMEZ NAVIA)

sábado, 18 de febrero de 2012

PRESENTAN CONCURSO INFANTIL CUBANO SOLIDARIO CON LOS NIÑOS Y CON EL PUEBLO HAITIANO


El Grupo gestor del PROYECTO NACIONAL INFANTO JUVENIL HAITÍ-CUBA presentó las bases coordinadoras para la próxima edición del concurso en pro de los niños y pueblo haitiano en general, así como de los pasos organizatios pra la recolección, envío y recepción por los infantes haitianos de todo lo que los niños cubanos envíen como donativos.

Melaneo Maden Betancourt (cceac@cubaniquel.moa.minbas.cu), coordinador nacional del Proyecto, se reunió este ocho de febrero de 2012 en la sede de la Comisión Cubana de la ONU, con representantes de varias entidades y organizaciones cubanas vinculadas al quehacer infanto-juvenil en el país.

Se hizo también la invitación para la pesentación del Proyecto infanto juvenil nacional HAITÏCUBA, en la Sala Villena de la Unión Nacional de Escritoresy Artists de Cuba (UNEAC), cita en la Calle 17, número 351 esquina a H, la Habana, Cuba, el 22 de febrero de 2012, desde las 10:00 AM hasta las 12: 00 meridiano

lunes, 6 de febrero de 2012

WELCOME MESSAGE BY ALLAN J. OUTRIDGE JNR. ,PRESIDENT (C.S.Y.C)

Estemed guests; Ambassadors and other delegates of the Caribbean Community Caricom in Cuba, Diplomatic Representation of the United Nations Development Program, President and other members of the Caribbean Association of Cuba and colleagues of the Caribbean Stars, a warm good evening to all and welcome.

The Caribbean Stars Youth Club or the C.S.Y.C as it is commonly called is a youth organization which seeks to help strengthen ties among Caricom member states and Cuba, through the union of the Caricom nationals currently pursuing studies on the island.

The CSYC’s initiative and launching represent to date the best of my many achievements within these past 5 years that I’ve spend in Cuba as a medical student. The proposal was made sometime in mid October of 2011 and by November 2nd that same year during a round table discussion with ACC’s president María Rollok, the project was given the green lights. It was launched 3 days after with its first batch of members from Jamaica, Barbados, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica and St. Lucia at the ACC’s Headquarters in Marianao, Havana.

The CSYC stands on strong pillars as an organization built on a social, political and cultural foundation. Since its genesis the club has made transparent its specific objectives which are to educate persons with limited or no knowledge of Caribbean Community Caricom, its achievements and future projections; to actively participate in the ongoing campaign in the fight against HIV/AIDS and drug abuse among young people; to always display the refreshing image of the Caribbean community in all its endeavors and last but certainly not the least, to create a medium where the young generation can come and merge their ideas to secure a better future.

With an admirable coverage of almost all of the internationally recognized Universities/Faculties in Havana, the CSYC serves as a powerful and influential unit over a significant proportion of the foreign student community, with approximately 3,000 students under its radar. These students are unevenly distributed in the central and peripheral institutions of higher education in the island’s capital namely the Latin American School of Medicine, Victoria de Girón, The University of Havana, The Calixto Garcia General Hospital, The Sports School and the ‘Ciudad Universitaria José Antonio Echevarría (CUJAE)’.

At present the CSYC has an executive body of 28 charismatic and enthusiastic members representing 11 of the 15 Caricom member states and Cuba, and 30 other registered members. Since our beginning, we have been receiving positive reviews from the foreign student community. Predictions reveal a significant increase in our network of members before the end of the first quarter of 2012.

Just recently the CSYC has managed successfully to gather under the same roof in one night some 500 Caribbean, African and Latin American students at the ‘Castillito Multipurpose Complex’ where its members unveiled their first Caribbean cultural explosion, The Miss Caribbean Havana Beauty Pageant.

That well applauded competition was held on December 17 last with 13 participants from seven of the fifteen Caricom countries and Cuba.

Jamaica’s Navesha Duncan, a second year medical student of the Latin American School of Medicine slipped away with the coveted crown and other prizes while Dominica’s Keiran Newton, concluded as 1st runner-up. St. Lucia’s Kezee Leonce was ranked 2nd runner up in the competition while Guyana’s Colleen Adams and Sonia Watts were awarded 3rd and 4th runners-up respectively. That event consisted of 6 segments; the introduction, costume/identity, talent, bear wear, elegance and the final question.

Newton, since the commencement of the event had been the crowd’s favorite, but her faith took a drastic change in the final question segment where Duncan’s powerful and well defended response to her question allowed her to easily escape with the crown.

Despite her dreaded end, Kieran won three of the five awards which were up for grabs in the event including Ms. Congeniality, Best Evening Gown and Best Talent.

The competition has been categorized as a successful event by a recorded 95% of its audience despite the organizational hiccups due to inexperience.

CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR 2012

The CSYC has a calendar of activities planned for 2012 which includes a round table discussion on the formation of the Caribbean and Latin American Union {La Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y el Caribe C.E.L.A.C}, born last December in Caracas, Venezuela. It is expected an audience of all Caricom Ambassadors in Cuba, the Minister or a representative of Cuba’s External Relations Ministry, a significant representation of the Latin American Ambassadors and university students of diverse areas of study.

The main objectives of this encounter are to facilitate the awareness of CELAC within the foreign student body in Cuba and to seek out the areas where our involvement at this level could result vital. It is slated to be unfolded in early February at the ACC.

Our biggest activity for the year will be The Caribbean Convention whose presumed date is March 23rd, 24th and 25that a campsite in Cienfuegos under the theme “Explore the Caribbean”. This three day event will definitely assist us in achieving our objective in educating persons or to bring about awareness on Caricom, taking into account the countless number of countries with student delegations not affiliated with the Caribbean Community in our universities. ‘Explore the Caribbean’ will adapt various characteristics of Carifesta and each country/delegation of students will have a booth of their own to display their art, craft, music, food, products of export, literature, etc to the estimated six hundred students from most of the Latin American, African and Caribbean countries who will be present at that event.

The Haitian Delegation has been awarded an exclusive segment in this activity, where they will be presenting a seminar to the audience about their history, culture and most importantly, to talk about their resilience to the series of unfortunate natural disasters that rocked the island last year. Cienfuegos has been selected as the province of choice for that event based on its geographical location and to secure full participation of students in all 14 provinces. This convention is currently in planning and it is expected to be completed with explicit details by the first week of February.

Leading up to and after the activity mentioned before, there is also the Caricom Awareness Campaign for small delegations of Cuba’s secondary, pre-university and university students which will be organized monthly at the hall of the ACC.

There are also workshops on HIV/AIDS and on the spot HIV/AIDS testing, Teenage Pregnancy, Drug and Alcohol Abuse among young people, a Blood Drive {donation} and Health Promotion which will be spearheaded by Cuban specialists who have already signaled their full participation in the execution of these workshops alongside CSYC members.

There are a few cultural and recreational activities also planned for the year which include a Caricom weekend of sports June 1st, 2nd and 3rd, a weekend of religious concerts {Hindu, Muslim and Christian} April 13th, 14thand 15thand the Mr. Flex competition slated for Saturday March 17th.

OBJECTIVES

General:

To help strengthen ties among Caricom Member States and Cuba through the union of Caricom nationals currently pursuing studies in Cuba.
Specific:

1. To educate persons with limited or no knowledge of Caribbean Community Caricom, its achievements and future projections through the newly devise Caricom Awareness Campaign.

2. To actively participate in the fight against HIV/AIDS and drug abuse among young people.

3. To exhibit the refreshing image of the Caribbean Community in all its endeavors.

4. To establish a medium where the young generation, independent of their country of origin, can come and merge their ideas to secure a better future.

EXECUTIVE MEMBERS OF THE CSYC

Names Office/position Country/island
Allan John Outridge Jnr. President/Founder Guyana
Katherine Simpson Vice-President Jamaica
Keiran Newton Secretary Dominica
Henry Phillips Treasurer Guyana
Marie Chantal Assist. Secretary/Treasurer Haiti
Naomi Deterville Chairman St. Lucia
Navesha Duncan Culture Coordinator Jamaica
Jodeane Lee Assist. Culture Officer Dominica
Kezee Leonce Assist. Culture officer St. Lucia
Helen Himhoff Principal Education Officer Guyana
Alanna James Assist. Education Officer Guyana
Junior Hercules Principal Sports Coordinator Haiti
Kamecia Weston Sports officer Antigua & Barbuda
Emma St. Gerard Sports officer Bahamas

Raimundo Gomez Public Relations Officer Cuba, ACC.
William Wiggins Assist. Public Relations Officer Barbados
Alyssa Brizan Internal Affairs Officer Trinidad & Tobago
Alaina Acosta Hall Assist. Internal Affairs Officer Cuba, ACC.
Raquel Peters Principal Event Coordinator Grenada
Harol Herard Assist. Event Coordinator Haiti
Sharifa Thompson Head-Graphics Department Barbados
Juberson Desrosiers Graphics Coordinator Haiti
Bibi Jagnaryne Graphics Coordinator Guyana
Hubert Jones Executive Member Cuba, ACC.
Dra. Monica Carolina Leonard Calderon. Medical Workshops Coordinator Cuba
Abel Santamaria Executive Member Cuba
Adrian Vannooten Executive Member Guyana
Kyrle Walker Executive Member St. Vincent & the Grenadines.

SOME INFORMATION ABOUT OUR MEMBERS

Allan John Outridge Jnr.
Age: 24
Education: Berbice High School, New Amsterdam Berbice, Guyana. The American Centre for Peace Studies {HIV/AIDS} University of Havana ‘Victoria de Giron Medical Faculty’ {currently}
Worked previously as: Former Radio/Television Reporter/Anchor NCN’s 6 o’ clock News Magazine {National Communications Network Inc. Guyana} Customer Service Representative at the Qualfon International Calling Centre {Guyana branch}
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Keiran Newton
Age: 27
Education: Grammar School & Dominica’s State College. Latin American School of Medicine {currently}
Worked previously as: Teacher {Secondary}
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Henry Phillips
Age: 29
Education: Multilateral School, New Amsterdam Berbice Guyana, the University of Guyana. University of Havana ‘Victoria de Giron Medical Faculty’ {currently}
Worked previously as: Sales Representative Courts furniture
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Naomi Deterville
Age: 22
Education: Leon HES Comprehensive Secondary School, Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, Latin American School of Medicine {currently}
Worked previously as: Customer Service Representative E-Services Group International St. Lucia.
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Kezee Leonce
Age: 19
Education: Entrepot Secondary School, Sir Arthur Community College St Lucia, Latin American School of Medicine {currently}
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Kamecia Weston
Age: 25
Education: Pare’s Secondary School Antigua & Barbuda, Latin American School of Medicine {currently}
Worked previously as: Financial Service Representative of the BODOG Online Gaming
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Adrian Vannooten
Age: 24
Education: New Amsterdam Multilateral School, New Amsterdam Berbice Guyana. Nursing School in New Amsterdam, University of Havana ‘Victoria de Giron Medical Faculty’ {currently}
Worked previously as: Nurse.
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Junior Hercules
Age: 28
Education: Les Normaliens de Petion-Ville Secondary School, Haiti University of Havana
Worked previously as: Economist
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Kyrle Walker
Age: 23
Education: Girls High School St. Vincent & the Grenadines. Latin American School of Medicine {currently}
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William Wiggins
Age: 20
Education: Harrison College Bridgetown St. Michael. University of the West Indies {Law Student} Latin American School of Medicine
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Sharifa Thompson
Age: 23
Education: Combermere High School, Barbados Community College, University of the West Indies, Latin American School of Medicine {currently}
Worked previously as: Loans Clerk at RBTT Bank Barbados Ltd, Administrative Assistant at Ace Aquatics, Vice-President of St. Michael Central Youth Development Council, Secretary of Barbados Youth Development Council
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Emma St. Gerard
Age: 22
Education: Bahamas Baptist Community College {Business Management}, Methodist College of Haiti, Latin American School of Medicine {currently}
Worked previously as: Assistant to the Administrator of the Haitian Embassy in Bahamas, Language Teacher and Secretary of the Liberty College in Haiti
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Jodeane Lee
Age: 21
Education: Convent High School Dominica, Dominica’s State College, Latin American School of Medicine {currently}
Worked previously as: Member of the SISSEROU Singers.

EVENTS CALENDAR FOR 201 CSYC

Activity Venue D/m/y
Round Table Discussion “Así aprendemos” The CELAC. ACC 7th February, 2012

Independence Celebration for Grenada, Dominican Republic and St. Lucia ACC 16th February, 2012

Round Table Discussion “Así aprendemos” HIV/AIDS, Teenage Pregnancy and Drug Abuse. ACC 22nd February, 2012

Mr. Flex Competition Yet to be disclosed. 17th March, 2012

Caribbean Convention Campsite Cienfuegos 23rd, 24th and 25th March 2012.

Weekend of Religious Concerts ACC 13th, 14th and 15th of April, 2012

Fase 1 of Caricom Awareness Campaign {pre-university and university students} ACC 23rd and 24th April, 2012.
7th and 8th May, 2012

Blood Donation Blood Bank {Vedado} 30th April, 2012.

Caricom Sports Weekend Venue yet to be disclosed 1st, 2nd and 3rd June, 2012.

Fase 2 {final} of Caricom Awareness Campaign {secondary} ACC 28th and 29thMay, 2012

CARIBBEAN CONVENTION 2012 “EXPLORE THE CARIBBEAN”

The most talked about and anticipated event on the CSYC calendar is the Caribbean Convention whose presumed date is March 23rd, 24th and 25that a campsite in Cienfuegos under the theme “Explore the Caribbean”

This three day event will definitely assist us in achieving the most important of our objectives, which is to educate persons or to bring about awareness on Caricom, taking into account the countless number of countries with student delegations not affiliated with the Caribbean Community in our universities.

‘Explore the Caribbean’ will adapt various characteristics of Carifesta and each participating country/delegation will be assigned a booth to display their art, craft, music, food, products of export, literature, etc to the estimated six hundred students from most of the Latin American, African and Caribbean countries expected to be present at that event.

The Haitian Delegation has been awarded an exclusive segment in this activity, where the students will be presenting a seminar to the audience about their history, culture and most importantly, to talk about their resilience to the series of unfortunate natural disasters that rocked the island last year. Cienfuegos has been selected as the province of choice for that event based on its excellent geographical location and atmosphere to ensure full participation of students in all 14 provinces.

This convention is currently in planning and it is expected to be completed with explicit details by the first week of February.

Allotted spaces for students according to their universities to attend the Caribbean Convention

University/Hospital Allotted # of participants

ELAM 1/Baracoa 250 {Baracoa has over 1200 students from all over the world including the United States}

Victoria de Giron/Calixto Garcia 100

University of Havana 100

Sports School 50

CUJAE 50

Other Provinces 50

Important! This distribution is subject to change.

1st draft of the program for the Caribbean Convention 2012 in Cienfuegos
Friday March 23, 2012

Departure Time from Havana to Cienfuegos: 1:00pm Sharp
Departure Point: The Caribbean Association of Cuba {ACC}
An estimated number of 12 Trans Tour Buses will be available to facilitate safe and comfortable transport.

Students participating in the convention who will be travelling to Cienfuegos from the other provinces will have to guarantee their own transportation.

All participants must be at the ACC 1 hour before take-off.

Arrival in Cienfuegos: 5:00pm

Distribution by affinity to cabins 5pm-6pm {4 persons per cabin}

Official opening: 6:30pm-7:30pm
*March Pass with all Flags of Caricom and Cuba
*Mini Cultural Program
*Welcome Remarks {President CSYC}
*Brief Review of the activities to be unfolded at the 3 day event {Chairman}
*Special Quest {remarks by the President of the group of Caricom Ambassadors}
Dinner: 7:45pm-9:45pm
Indoor games for the remaining of the evening {Cards, Dominoes, Chest etc}
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Saturday 24th of March, 2012.
“Explore the Caribbean”
8:00am-10:00am- Breakfast
10:00am-1:00pm- ‘Explore the Caribbean’ commences with the booths of participating countries on display while enjoying soothing Caribbean music. Prizes will be awarded to the best booth on display for innovation and creativity taking into account the limited resources available or lack thereof.
1:00pm-2:30pm- Caribbean Lunch {true Caribbean food that will definitely tantalize your taste buds and remind you of home}
2:45-3:45: Haiti’s exclusive segment/seminar titled “Haiti, we are still standing”
3:45pm-5:00pm- Recess
5:00pm-8:30- Inter-Country Outdoor Sports competition {tug-a-war, volleyball, lawn and table tennis, athletics, basketball, football, cricket etc}
8:30pm-9:30pm- Recess
9:30pm-11:00pm: Dinner
11:00pm-madrugada: Caribbean Soca Party.
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Sunday 25th March, 2012
8:00am-10am: Breakfast
11:00am-12:30pm: closing ceremony, announcing of winners of the sport games, the delegation with the best booth etc.
12:30pm-2:00pm- Lunch
3:00pm: departure from Cienfuegos to Havana.
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Each student participating is asked to pay $8 CUC to cover his/her transportation, lodging and food expenses.

Deadline for the submission of names to participate in this event is February 15, 2012 to the Secretary of the CSYC.

It is advisable that students arrange themselves prior arrival in Cienfuegos by affinity in groups of 4. This will make it easier for us at the time of allocating the cabins.

The executive body of the CSYC will not be held responsible for any lost of personal belongings.

CSYC strongly cautions all students not to bring any item of value on their person.

Students participating are asked to walk with their eating utensils just in case the Campsite has a short supply.

The price mentioned earlier could suffer mild modifications depending on the fares being offered by Trans Tour Operations around the date stipulated for the Convention.

Since the food that will be served at the convention is strictly Caribbean, CSYC is currently arranging 6 cooking teams of 10 members each to undertake this heavy task, who will be working along closely with the cooking staff of the campsite.

If for any unforeseen reason the convention has to be suspended, all universities participating will be informed of the changes.

Important! As soon as the program is completed, each Embassy of the Caribbean Community will receive their formal Invitation either electronically or by mail.

It is also anticipated that each embassy support their delegation in this convention.

Letters will also be sent to the direction of the participating universities for their awareness and permission.

One of the proposed menu for Saturday 24th March, 2012
Breakfast
Pancakes
Fried eggs & sausages
Chocolate or Strawberry Tea
Fresh Fruit {banana, pine, apple, watermelon, etc}
Lunch
Caribbean/Seasoned Rice
Baked/Pot Roast Chicken
Roti & Pumpkin
Creamed Potatoes
Vegetable Salad
Fruit Punch
Ice Cream
Dinner
Cook-up-rice
Fried Fish
Vegetable Salad
Macaroni salad
Slice of fruit cake
Fruit Punch

HIV/AIDS EDUCATION AND TESTING

“HIV/AIDS-the most talked about and feared sexually transmitted disease of the 21st century.”

This task will be spearheaded by Dr. Monica Carolina Leonard Calderon, Specialist in General and Integral Medicine attached to the Ana Betancourt Policlinic in Miramar and member of the CSYC alongside a team of Sexologists, Psychologists and other high profile doctors from the ‘Juan Manual Marques’ Pediatrics Hospital, The ‘Eusebio Hernandez’ Maternity Hospital and The ‘Calixto Garcia General Hospital, who have already pledged their loyal support towards this drive.

What I find most astonishing but at the same time upsetting about HIV/AIDS is the fact that despite the countless number of educational campaigns, it is still a major problem for young people all over the world and its persistence leaves ample space for doubts. Is it a communication problem?

Are they really receiving the message? Do they comprehend the message passed on to them? Is it disinterest? It is a matter of unconditional love in the face of a partner’s positive diagnosis of HIV? Is it that the information is lost or stored away temporarily seconds before the act of sex? Just by thinking about it one can arrive at so many hypotheses.

With this in mind, the education department of the CSYC is currently devising strategies that can positively aid in this drive which include stage shows, presentation of real cases {HIV/AIDS patients}, etc.

The event will draw audience from most of the secondary schools and universities in Havana and will be held at the ACC.

There will also be discussions on Teenage Pregnancy and Drug Abuse among young people.

This will be an excellent forum where the most frequently asked questions by the adolescent community will be answered.

The seminar promises constant interaction between the audience and the specialists.

REGULATIONS

Caribbean Stars Youth Club
Regulations
1. All executive members of the CSYC must be appropriately dressed for all general meetings. Vests, armless shirts and rubber slippers are strictly prohibited.
2. All executive members of the CSYC must be seated 5 minutes before the commencement of all general meetings.
3. Late arrivals are not permitted, unless properly justified.
4. If for any reason an executive member realizes before that he/she will not be present at a particular meeting, it is his/her duty to properly inform the club’s Secretary 24 hours before the commencement of the said meeting.
5. 3 consecutives absences without proper justification will be considered or interpreted as lack of interest and abandonment of the group by the member and as such he/she will be relieved of his/her duties.
6. Executive members must at all time be easily identifiable at all general meetings or any activity organized by the CSYC either by the club’s ID card or it’s T-Shirts.
7. Each member of the CSYC must possess adequate knowledge of the Caribbean Community-Caricom.
8. Each member must have a fair knowledge of the history, objectives and future projections of the CSYC.
9. Each member of the CSYC has an input or a voice in all internal and external affairs of the organization.
10. While the general meeting is in session, at no point in time must there be 2 members conversing simultaneously. This is to respectfully grant a member freedom of expression absent interference.

11. Approval must first be given by both the President and Vice President of the CSYC prior the release of any finance from the club’s treasury and it must be recorded and signed off for by the Treasurer.
12. It is the duty of the Treasurer to periodically actualize the executive body of the CSYC on how its finance is being spent and savings.
13. The Treasurer will be held solely responsible for any miss-management of the club’s finance and will be charged by the legal penalty system in the country of host of the CSYC.
14. Whatever transpires during the general meetings of the CSYC remains strictly within the confines of the CSYC. Any member found guilty of divulging information deemed critical to the structure and functions of the CSYC to any foreign individual or organization will be summoned to appear before a disciplinary commission and subsequently sanctioned.
15. If for any reason a member is found guilty of theft or using the club’s name or any of its resources for personal gains, he/she will be relieved of his/her duties effective immediately and will cease to be identified as a member of the organization.
16. All members of the CSYC are expected to actively participate in all of the club’s activities.
17. If for any reason a member becomes ill, a medical certificate must be sent in to the Secretary of the CSYC 48 hours prior the next meeting.
18. Decisions will be made in a democratic manner.
19. In the wake of the extensive democracy that characterizes the group, if for any reason the president sees that a proposal for any decision offers no benefit to the organization or can even lead to its destruction, he/she reserves the right to its denunciation.
20. Elections for the various executive positions within the CSYC will be held annually, with the exception of the offices of the President and Vice President. The members occupying these two offices serve for a period of 2 years.

POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY

WE BELIEVE WITH ABSOLUTE ASSURANCE THAT WE CAN MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY

On behalf of the executive body and members of the CSYC, I reiterate the official welcome to everyone present at this time. We believe with absolute assurance that we can make a positive contribution towards The Caribbean Community as a unit and it is our deepest desire that our existence pleases the eyes of all Caricom Embassies in Cuba. At this time we can only anticipate a favorable response.

THE CARIBBEAN STARS YOUTH CLUB

THE CARIBBEAN STARS YOUTH CLUB SAY YOU,

THANK YOU