Hon. Celestino Corbacho, Minister of Labour and Immigration Mr. Laszlo Andor, European Union Commissioner Hon. Ministers of Social Security from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean Other Distinguished Delegates Representatives of the Media Distinguished Ladie...

Honourable Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, Minister of Public Utilities of Trinidad and Tobago Ms Kathrin Renner, Acting Chargé d’Affaires, European Union Delegation, Trinidad and Tobago Mr. Tyrone Sutherland, Coordinating Director, Caribbean Meteorological Organisation Madam Permanent Secretar...

  As Secretary-General I want to welcome you to the headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat, in particular those of you who may be here for the first time. You are here to begin a series of meetings scheduled for this week which will deal with matters pertaining to Contingent Rights, the outco...

  (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Today, we in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) join with the rest of the world to mark the occasion of the 21st World AIDS Day. This year’s theme Human Rights and Universal Access, could not be more timely as we take stock of ...

  Ladies and Gentlemen, It is for me a signal honour to have been invited to Chair this afternoon’s proceedings, and in that capacity, my first order of business is to bid you all welcome today to the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. It is not by way of accident ...

It is with the deepest regret that I am unable to attend the Ninth Annual General Meeting of PANCAP. Competing events have conspired to keep me away from Grenada at this time. But believe me when I say I am with you in spirit. I note with interest that the theme of this Meeting advocates for achievi...

As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, it is my pleasure to be involved in the activities marking Caribbean Statistics Day 2009. The observance of Caribbean Statistics Day follows closely on the heels of another important event recently held in Trinidad and Tobago, the High Level Advocacy ...

Permanent Secretary Ministry of Finance, Government of Barbados, Mr William Layne Minister Counsellor Mr Douglas Williams of the Canadian High Commission in Barbados and other representatives of the High Commission Assistant Secretary-General, Trade and Economic Integration, CARICOM Secretariat, A...

It is really for me a great pleasure that I stand here this afternoon at Ogle International Airport. Those last three words have resonated with me for a long time and finally being able to say them is almost like music to my ears. The circle is almost complete from my vision expressed in 2003 whic...

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I thank you all for having accepted my invitation to join in our celebration tonight, of the thirty-sixth anniversary of the Caribbean Community – CARICOM. A CARICOM which, in addition to ...