(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     As we come to the end of 2014, it must be marked as a milestone year for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).  In July, Heads of Government approved the Community’s first Five-Year Strategic Plan which cover...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcomes the thawing of relations between the United States and Cuba and the move towards the re-establishment of diplomatic ties.  CARICOM has long been an advocate for the nor...

This Fifth CARICOM-Cuba Summit is testimony to the solidarity and fraternal relationship that exist among us as Caribbean people.  Forty-two years ago today, we began this journey when the four independent countries of CARICOM, acting in concert, came to Havana to establish diplomatic relations...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Fifth CARICOM-Cuba Summit was testimony to the solidarity and fraternal relationship that existed among Caribbean people, CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said on Monday.   Add...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The involvement and commitment of the Private Sector are essential to achieving the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) growth and development agenda. That was the message from CARICOM Secretary-General His Excell...

World AIDS Day provides an opportunity for reflection and resolution.  Not long ago an affliction with HIV and AIDS was literally a death sentence.  Today, thanks to scientific breakthroughs and access to treatment, people with HIV and AIDS are living longer and leading productive lives. &...

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated the Government and People of Suriname as they mark  thirty-nine years  of  Independence. The Secretary-General applauded Suriname for continuing  to be a showcase for the Caribbean Community in many areas, ci...

Dr. Monroe, his wife Ruth, and several others, perished in a plane crash on Sunday in Grand Bahama, The Bahamas. Ambassador LaRocque‘s sentiments were expressed in a message of condolence to the Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Rt. Honourable Perry G. Christie. Here’s the full text of ...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) 15 October 2014 marks the Sixth Observance of Caribbean Statistics Day in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).  The first observance of Caribbean Statistics Day arose out of a decision of the Thirty-Third Meeting of the Standing Committe...

The celebration of Caribbean Wellness Day continually reminds us of that historic moment when our Heads of Government pioneered that significant policy initiative known as the Declaration of Port-of-Spain on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).  On the basis of scientific facts they raised their v...