A high-level delegation from the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat comprising of senior officials from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda was scheduled to arrive last evening on a two-day visit in the country. One of the main objectives of the study tour is to learn from the experiences of other inst...

As a Caribbean man, born, bred and brought up a Caribbean man, I know that I speak on behalf of all fellow Caribbean people, especially the business community and businesses like BWIA with a broad Caribbean raison d'etre, when I say that we are indeed proud, delighted and appreciative that our Carib...

Mr. Chairman His Excellency Governor General Sir Clifford Husbands Colleague Prime Ministers Cabinet Ministers Members of Parliament Secretary-General of CARICOM, Mr. Edwin Carrington Other Distinguished GuestsLadies and Gentlemen Mr. Chairman, I wish to express my gratitude for the warm welcome th...

Belize and Guatemala have made progress in dealing with the illegal Guatemalan settlements in Belize but the two countries still have a long way to go in resolving their 150-year-old territorial dispute. "We have made progress in dealing with illegal Guatemalan settlements in Belizean territory, but...

This evening marks a momentous occasion in Caribbean legal history. We are gathered here to take a giant step towards the completion of psychological, political and judicial independence. The Agreement establishing the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is now ready for signature by Heads of Governmen...

Colleague Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community; Honourable Ministers of Government of the Community; Your Excellency Dr Edwin Carrington; Sir Shridath Ramphal, CARICOM's Chief Negotiator; Other Heads of Delegations; Distinguished guests; Ladies and gentlemen: There is a particular privileg...

The Twelfth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community was held at the Sherbourne Conference Centre, Barbados from 14 to16 February 2001. Heads of Government in attendance were: Hon. Lester Bird, Prime Minister, Antigua and Barbuda; Rt. Hon. Owen Arth...

The Conference: Having engaged in deep and wide-ranging exchange of views with His Excellency Jean-Bertrand Aristide, newly-elected President of Haiti on political developments in that country; Having been assured by His Excellency of his commitment to take such action, as lies within his authority,...

Heads of Government were informed that experts from the Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH) have determined the precise coordinates of the reference markers at Gracias a Dios, Garbutt's Falls and at the Mexican frontier in the north, the three points referred to in the 1859 "Conv...

Mr. Chairman, I believe that it is fitting that at this the first Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Community in this new millennium, taking place here in Barbados that we are recognising the contributions of three outstanding citizens of the Community to the process of regional integration....