Distinguished Colleague HeadsSecretary-General of the United Nations, António GuterresSecretary-General of CARICOM, Carla BarnettSecretary-General of the OACPS, Georges Rebelo Pinto ChikotiSecretary General of the ACS, Rodolfo SabongeHeads of Regional InstitutionsSpouses of the headsDistinguished Mi...

Fellow Colleagues: CARICOM Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett, Outgoing Chairman the Hon John Briceno and Incoming Chairman HE Chandrikapersad Santokhi, United Nations Secretary General António Guterres, and Fellow Heads of Government: As one of the newer Heads of Government in the region, I h...

Salutations I bring you greetings from the government and people of Saint Lucia. I speak to you today as one of the ‘newly elected’ Heads of Government, grateful and honored for the opportunity to address this important body at such a critical time in our collective history. An Increasingly Un...

The Forty-Third Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held from 3-5 July 2022.  Chair of the Conference, the President of Suriname, His Excellency Chandrikapersad Santokhi presided over the proceedings. Other Members of the Conferen...

Thank you very much. His Excellency Chandrikapersad "Chan" Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, other distinguished colleague Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, the Secretary-General of CARIC...

Your Excellency Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname and Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community; Honourable John Briceño, Prime Minister of Belize and Outgoing Chairman; Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government of the Car...

Raymond is passionate about farming. He is not one to simply plant a seed and expect it to grow, but he gets literally to the root of the science behind its growth. I met the young farmer and his family at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre in Georgetown, Guyana, during the CARICOM Agri Investmen...

Former CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, received the Order of the Caribbean Community (OCC) on Sunday 3 July 2022, at the opening ceremony of the Forty-Third Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM. The Conference is being held in Paramaribo, Surin...

Distinguished Colleague Heads, Secretary-General of CARICOM, Distinguished Ministers Secretary General of the OACPS Heads of all of regional institutions Members of the Diplomatic Corp Ladies and Gentlemen It is my honour to be here in Paramaribo, on the southeastern edge of our...

When Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government meet in Suriname from 3-5 July, the implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), food security and governance will be among the key matters for consideration. In a pre-summit interview, CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla ...