(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Hon Roosevelt Skerritt has assured that the countries of the Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) “are in total support of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).&rd...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) When Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meet on 3-6 July in St Kitts and Nevis for the Twenty-Seventh Regular meeting of the Conference, they will take a hard look at a wide range of issues including migration, human t...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Persons living with HIV/AIDS in Member countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will soon benefit from the supply of anti-retroviral drugs which is being provided by Brazil for the next five years. Prime Minister, ...

O'Neil Simpson looked the part of a world champion and well he might. Eyes alight and with a confident smile creeping seemingly unbidden to suffuse his countenance, the Cave Hill star debater sat down after his historic win of the coveted first prize in the World Public Speaking Competition at the 2...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Edwin Carrington has emphasised the need for a new growth paradigm within the Caribbean, as well as a new vision for achieving sustainable high rates of growth and equitable development within the Region. Addressing...

The Caribbean Community mourns the passing of one of its pioneer sons, Sir Kenneth Standard, Professor Emeritus (Community Health) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) at the age of 82. Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Rex Nettleford, remembering Sir Kenneth, recalled that in 194...

An appreciation of the history of this region is critical to a fuller understanding of contemporary realities and future challenges. For the Caribbean shares in the great drama of the Americas of which it is an integral part, whereby new societies are shaped, new and delicately tuned sensibilities a...

The Caribbean Development (CDB) applauds the Caribbean Community Secretariat and Civil Society for convening this Conference. I know that it required much effort and determination to bring it off. We are very pleased to have an opportunity to participate in what we confidently expect to be a set of ...

The CARICOM Secretariat and the University of the West Indies (UWI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at fostering greater co-operation between the two Institutions. CARICOM Secretary-General Mr Edwin Carrington signed on behalf of the Secretariat and Principal of UWI's Mona Campus, P...

A workshop on Economic Integration and Free Trade: Challenges and Responses Chilean and CARICOM Perspective, a joint initiative of the University of the West Indies Latin American-Caribbean Centre (LACC) in Jamaica and the Government of Chile through its Agency for International Cooperation (AGCI), ...