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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 15, Issue 1 July 26, 2013

MINISTRY OF NATIONAL S ECURITY

AFRICAN HEADWRAPPING,

MAKEUPAND MUSIC DAY

In celebrating Emancipation Day, various activities wereplanned under the theme CelebratingOur African Heritage.Wednesday 24th August was the African head wrapping,makeup and music day. Here are some highlights from thatday.


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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.Dont miss these upcoming activities!!!!

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

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE

And whosoever fears Allaah and keeps his duty toHim, He will make a way for him to get out (from

every difficulty) [al-Talaaq 65:2] -Quran

NDC PANEL DISCUSSION

The UWI Institute of International Relations, the Organi-zation of American States (OAS) Trinidad and Tobagoand the Ministry of National Security, National DrugUnit, hosted a panel discussion on the recently releasedOAS Report on the Drug Problem in the Americas. Thesession was held at the Noor Hassanali Lecture Theatre,Faculty of Law, The University of the West Indies, St.Augustine on Monday 22nd July, 2013. The Minister ofNational Security delivered brief remarks.


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ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE SPANISH

LANGUAGE PROGRAMME

Since the launch of the Spanish Lan-

guage Programme in 2008, there

have been major advances in ex-

panding employees knowledge of

Spanish. Highlighting the achieve-

ments under the tenure of the cur-

rent Coordinator, since 2011 are: The management of two (2) cy-

cles of Latin Dancing.

Publication of a bilingual version

(English-Spanish) of the Ministrys

internal telephone directory for Temple Courts I and II.

Development of Spanish Phrasebooks for the Immigration

Division and Fire Service.

Installation of Bilingual Signage (English-Spanish) at the

Police Service Administration Building.

Bilingual Signage (English-Spanish) Project for the Prison

Service (a former Division of the Ministry of National

Security).

A total of twenty-eight (28) officers in General Admin-

istration have been trained in Basic Spanish

A total of twenty-five (25) officers in General Administra-

tion have been trained in lower Intermediate Spanish

A total of seven (7) officers have been trained in Upper

Intermediate Spanish

Provides support for all Units/Sections/Departments and

Divisions within the Ministry to source translations and

interpretation services when required.

English SpanishHello Hola!

Im fine, thank you;

and you?

Muy bien, gracias.

y usted?/ y t?

Where are you

from?

De dnde es us-

ted?/ De dnde

eres (t)?

Good morning Buenos das

Good afternoon/

Good evening

Buenas tardes

Good night Buenas noches

What is your

name?

Cmo se llama

usted?/ Cmo te

llmas?

My name is. Me llamo.

How are you? Cmo ests?

(familiar) Cmo

est usted?

Have a good day/

Hope you have a

good day!

Qu tenga un

buen da!

Spanish Coordinator-

Joanna Boca-Nicome

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