NEW YORK, April 27, 2011 - Grenadian nationals in New York will
have an opportunity this weekend to make an input into the Diaspora Initiative
being developed by the Grenada Government.
The Diaspora Consultative Committee of New York (DCC, NY) is
collaborating with the Consulate-General Office in New York in staging a
Diaspora Conference on Health. It will be held at the Beulah Church of Nazarene
at 1250 St. Johns Place in Brooklyn.
Participants are expected to make presentations in various aspects of
Health including Primary, Preventative and Tertiary Care; Mental Health; Human
Resources; Nutrition and Elderly Care. There will also be workshops involving
health professionals.
Saturday’s conference is among outreach programmes being facilitated
by the Office of Diaspora Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the
Environment, Foreign Trade and Export Development.
The Ministry will host the second Diaspora (Founding) Conference at
the Grenada Trade Centre in St. George’s on August 2-3, 2011 under the theme:
The Grenadian Diaspora Partnering in Nation-Building.
Delegates representing DCCs from Canada, Washington DC, London, and
New York will make presentations on various thematic platforms at the Grenada
Conference. There will also be presentations from Diaspora Youth Organisations
from London, New York and Toronto and a discussion on the Grenada Draft
Constitution. An organised group of “Returning Nationals” residing in Grenada
will also make a presentation at the Founding Conference.
In Grenada, presentations will also be made on Tourism, Business and
Investment; Sports and Culture; Education and Skills and Health.
The Health Sector has been identified as a critical area for attention
and a number of Grenadian health professionals residing in the north-east
region of the United States have expressed interest in providing assistance.
ENDS
Venue:
Beulah
Church of the Nazarene
1250
St. John’s Place
(corner
of St. John’s Pl & Troy Ave.)
Brooklyn
N.Y. 11213
Time:
9:00 a.m. Registration
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