CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has expressed sadness with the loss of lives, homes and  property during the passage of hurricane Matthew, and he gave the assurance that CARICOM is fully engaged in assisting affected countries with their recovery and  rebuilding efforts...

(United Nations Radio) Ensuring financing so that they can meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is among the top concerns for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the man leading the regional bloc has said. Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque said the organisation also wants the Region to be co...

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated Belize on 35 years of Independence, describing the country’s development over the period as impressive.   In his congratulatory letter to Belize Prime Minister Mr. Dean Barrow, Ambassador LaRocque praised the commitme...

Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said that there was much to be proud of as St Kitts and Nevis reflected on its period of nationhood. On the eve of the observance of the St Kitts and Nevis’ 33rd anniversary of Independence on Monday, the Secreta...

I would like to offer some information on what we are doing on two of the areas covered in the Report, namely, Youth Development and Human Resource Development. The CARICOM Commission on Youth Development’s landmark report, “Eye on the Future”, has spawned the CARICOM Youth Develo...

In a congratulatory message to the athletes from CARICOM Member States at the just-concluded Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CARICOM Secretary-General. Ambassador Irwin LaRocque stated their performance has demonstrated that the Region had the capacity to lead the world in any sph...

Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque met on Monday with Mr. Cristophe Bernasconi, Secretary-General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. Mr. Christophe Bernasconi, Secretary-General, Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), ...

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Saturday paid  tribute, on behalf of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, at the state funeral for former Prime Minister Mr. Patrick Manning. The Tribute was  drafted at the just concluded 37th CARICOM Heads of Governme...

The CARICOM Standard was flown at half-staff at the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, Friday as a mark of respect for the late former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Patrick Manning. This will continue until Mr. Manning’s funeral on Saturday. Mr. Mannin...

Normally I would begin by welcoming you all to the Thirty-Seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).  However, I believe it is only fitting that at the outset, we should pay tribute  to a true  champion of CARICOM, the late M...