CCJ, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - In a judgment delivered today, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that the judgment handed down by the Guyana Court of Appeal on 22 June 2020, which judgmentwas used by the Chief Election Officer (CEO) to invalidate over 100,000 votes, was invalid. ...

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended congratulations to the new Premier of Anguilla Hon. Dr. Ellis Webster and his Anguilla Progressive Movement (APM) on their victory in the island’s General Elections of 29 June 2020. The APM won seven of the eleven seats at stake, wi...

Hurricane insurance premiums across the Caribbean are 50% higher than two years ago — and 100% higher if the insured has recently suffered significant damages. That’s the word from Ryan Barber, a Managing Director of global insurance giant Marsh. Deductibles have swelled to 5% of total damages...

The Regional Integration Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister in collaboration with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat announces the launch of the ‘I AM CARICOM’ Communications Campaign in Saint Lucia. ‘I AM CARICOM’ is an initiative aimed at increasing visibility and understanding...

CARICOM Youth Ambassadors used the 4 July CARICOM Day anniversary for some reflection on the meaning of CARICOM to the people of the Caribbean Community. Several of the CYAs shared their thoughts in the series of video clips below: Saint Lucia's CARICOM Youth Ambassador Ezbai Francis https:/...

The High Commissions of CARICOM Members States in the United Kingdom held a joint virtual event to mark CARICOM Day, today 4 July 2020. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque presented a message to mark the occasion. See the full ceremony: https://youtu.be/6b-8EVbAl6Y...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has expressed sadness with the passing of the great and legendary West Indian cricketer Sir Everton Weeks. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, in a Message of Condolence to Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados, described Barbadian Sir Everton a...

CARICOM Day 2020 is like no other in our history.  We celebrate today in an environment dominated by the continuing health and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Let me, at the outset, extend my deepest condolences to those who have lost loved ones; and I wish a speedy recovery to th...

RESHAPING CARICOM TO MEET THE ON-RUSHING CHALLENGES IN OUR CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY First, I adopt unequivocally, and call as my own, the remarks made this morning by our Secretary General and our outgoing Chair.  My own remarks here are thus intended to add value to our proceed...

Thank you very much, Secretary-General, colleague Heads of Government, in particular, incoming Chair of the Caribbean Community, the Honourable Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, and It is my distinct pleasure to have a conversation with you this morning in what is really unusual circumstances. When my brother...