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February 8, 2008: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Secretariat is pleased to invite Member States to submit
nominations for the Ninth CARICOM Triennial Award for Women,
2008. The aim of the Award is to honour a Caribbean Woman
who has made an outstanding contribution to the development
of the Community and it takes the form of a medal crafted in
gold.
Distinguished recipients of the the Award to date
are Ms Nesta Patrick of Trinidad and Tobago (1984),
Dame Nita Barrow (deceased) of Barbados (1987), Dr Peggy
Antrobus of St Vincent and the Grenadines (1990), Ms Magda
Pollard of Guyana (1993), Dr Lucille Mathurin Mair of
Jamaica (1996), Professor Joycelin Massiah of
Guyana/Barbados (1999), Professor Rhoda Reddock of Trinidad
and Tobago (2002) and Justice Desiree Bernard of Guyana
(2005).
Nominations will be accepted from governments,
non-governmental organisations submitted through the
national government, from regional institutions, regional
non-governmental organisations and the private sector
submitted directly to the Secretary-General. Nominations
must be sent under CONFIDENTIAL cover to reach the
Secretary-General, Caribbean Community, Caribbean Community
(CARICOM) Secretariat, P.O. Box 10827, Georgetown, Guyana,
by 15 February 2008 with the envelope clearly marked CARICOM
AWARD FOR WOMEN. The successful candidate as well as the
nominating agency will be notified through the Office of the
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community of the date and
venue for the presentation of the award.
Suggested areas of candidacy are Agriculture, Architecture,
Athletics and Games, Banking, Business, Industry and
Commerce, Domestic Services, Economics, Education,
Engineering, Entertainment, Environment, Fine Arts
(Painting, Dance, drama), Gender and Development Health,
Home Economics Information and Communication, Literature
(Poetry, Prose, Novels, Texts, etc.), Medicine,
Nursing, Nutrition, Politics, Public Service, Religion,
Research, Science and Technology, Social Welfare, Tourism,
Trade Unionism ,Women and Development and Law.
Each candidate must be 18 years and older, should have
achieved recognition in the particular field of endeavour
for which she is nominated and be a national of a member
state of the Caribbean Community.
A statement in support of the nominated candidate should
accompany the submission of a completed bio-data form.
More information is available online at
http://www.caricom.org/
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