(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)   The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is distressed and extremely saddened by the deadly effect of the cholera epidemic currently ravaging the people of its Member State, Haiti. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the families of t...

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, particularly those aligned to the Jamaica Bankers' Association (JBA), have pooled human and financial resources in an all-out effort to smash an emerging debit-card scam that is threatening the security confidence of the electronic banking system in Jamaica. For the fir...

Kingston, Jamaica, July 20, 2010 – The Jamaica government is focusing on the rollout of a broadband backbone in the short-term to ensure adequate connectivity throughout the island. Minister with Responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Daryl Vaz, says the mov...

MANDEVILLE, Jamaica (JIS) -- As part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) will be staging a regional Caribbean Information and Communication Technology (ICT) road show. The Jamaica leg of the road show was launched on Wednesday under the theme, 'Ha...

“This meeting was timely and useful. We heard Director General Lamy’s perspectives on the current status of the negotiations, the obstacles that impede real progress and the way forward in the negotiations. The Caribbean used the opportunity to reiterate our priorities and articulate our...

CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Regional Prime Ministers are expected to convene in the inaugural Joint Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-committee on External Trade Negotiations and CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) on February 5-6 2007 in Montego Bay Jamaica. The agenda will be informed ...

Master of Ceremonies His Excellency, Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis His Excellency, Edwin W Carrington- Secretary-General of CARICOM Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and Chairman of the 27th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference Hon....

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be in Europe this week attending two Summit Meetings. Seven of the leaders accompanied by Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Edwin Carrington, will atte...

The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), convened its first meeting with the Donor Community on Monday 13 February 2006, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica. The meeting focused on Improving Harmonisation of HIV/AIDS programme activity with particular emphasis on more sta...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Jamaica’s Prime Minister the Most Hon. P. J. Patterson delivered a moving farewell speech this week, at the conclusion of the 18th meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on External Negotiations, which he has chaired for the p...