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This is a producon of the Ministry of Naonal Securitys Corporate Communicaons Unit.

If you wish to submit informaon to appear in this Newsleer, please email your informaon to Ms. Marcia Hope at

[email protected]. or Keisha Alleyne-St Bernard at [email protected].

Volume 14, Issue 12 July 19, 2013

MINISTRY OF NATIONAL S ECURITY

EMANCIPATION DAY CELEBRATIONSThe celebration of Emancipation Day by theMinistry of National Security seeks to educatemembers of staff on African culture and thesignificance of the occasion. As such, we haveplanned various activities under the themeCelebrating Our African Heritage aimed atcultivating appreciation of each others history.

Head wrapping and hairstyle day- July 23African music display and make up dayJuly 24

African make up and jewelry day- July 25

African movie day (lunch hour) - July 26African lecture- July- 29Fashion ShowJuly 30

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in

prayer.

Romans 12:12

COURTESY CALLS

National Security Minister, Senator the Honourable Emmanuel

George exchanges gifts with His Excellency Alfredo Riascos,

Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to Trinidad and

Tobago.

National Security Minister, Senator the Honourable Emmanuel

George exchanges gifts with His Excellency Wonkun Hwang,

Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Trinidad and Tobago.


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CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

GETTING TO KNOW YOU EVENTThe Corporate Communications Unit hosted a social event un-

der the theme Unity in Adversity for all Corporate Communi-

cations Officers under the umbrella of the Ministry of National

Security on Friday 12th July, 2013 at the First Floor Court

Yard. Here are some highlights from the evening.


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WHO IS YOUR SPANISH LANGUAGE

COORDINATOR?

Joanna Boca has been the Ministry of National Securitys

Spanish Language Coordinator since 2011. Prior to joining the

Ministry, Ms Boca worked at the

Association of Caribbean States

(ACS) and the Embassy of El Salva-

dor. This afforded her an extensive

understanding of Latin American/

Hispanic culture and to various nu-ances of not just Spanish language,

but also to the inter-relationships of

Latin American culture with our

own culture and history in Trinidad

and Tobago. Ms Boca has a BA.

Linguistics, with minors in Spanish

and Communication Studies. Feel free to contact her for further

details about how you can get involved and stay tuned for fu-

ture activities on the Spanish Language Programme.

THE SPANISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMMEIn accordance with the Governments initiative to adopt Span-ish as a First Foreign language (SAFFL), the Ministry of Na-

tional Security commenced a Spanish Language Programme in

October 2006, with the employment of a Spanish Language

Coordinator (SLC). The initiative mandates that at least 20%

of staff should be trained in Spanish.

The Spanish Language Programme comprises:

Implementation of training courses to facilitate staffs ac-

quisition of increasing levels of Spanish Language profi-

ciency

Installation of bilingual (English-Spanish) signage at vari-

ous offices

Promotion of a Spanish learning environment in the Minis-

try through a Spanish Club and other activities/events.

Arranging translation and interpretation services utilizing

service providers.

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