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CARICOM coordination at its best; Region’s issues all represented – CARICOM SG on Paris Climate Change Agreement

“We saw our Community operating as its best on the international front in Paris. The coordination was superb and I want to say hats off to our negotiators – our technical negotiators led by Minister James Fletcher, the Minister of Sustainable Development of St. Lucia, and of course the role played by all our Ministers and Heads of Government. I was there feeling very proud of the coordination. We were of a single mind. We were one body with several parts working together in unison to achieve a set of goals.”

CARICOM urges WTO to add Trade to new global deals

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Wednesday urged the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to join a successful year for multilateral diplomacy by delivering trade deals which will drive global economic growth and uplift the poor.

Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator A.J. Nicholson made the call in his address, on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), to the plenary session of the Tenth World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Nairobi, Kenya.

CARICOM SG congratulates re-elected Vincentian Leader

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador LaRocque has congratulated Dr. Ralph Gonsalves on his party’s victory in the recent elections in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and his re-election to office as the nation’s leader.

Dr. Gonsalves’ Unity Labour Party (ULP) won eight of the 15 seats at stake in the December 9 general elections to register the party’s fourth consecutive victory at the polls.

Ensure implementation of Paris Agreement provisions

Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Rt. Honourable Freundel Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados, has applauded the historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The adoption in Paris on Saturday, 12 December 2015, followed the conclusion of the 21^st Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

CARPHA continues to battle Dengue, Chikungunya; prepares for Zika

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – Vector borne diseases, such as Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika, continue to emerge in the Caribbean, threatening health, tourism, social and economic development.

CARICOM Member States grateful for several elements in Paris Climate Change Agreement – Fletcher

There are elements in this document for which our CARICOM countries are grateful. The increased ambition of the Agreement, as reflected by the reference to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, is a significant achievement that has already started to resonate with ‘positive vibrations’ throughout the Caribbean.

Youth Environment activist meets CARICOM SG

Special Envoy for the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) Mr. Stefan Knights met CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque at COP 21 in Paris, France, Thursday.

CARICOM, Italy sign cooperation agreement

CARICOM and Italy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation in areas of mutual interest, Thursday.

CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and Italy’s Special Envoy for the Countries of the Caribbean, Paolo Serpi signed the document on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change conference, COP 21 in Paris, France.

The MOU is expected to strengthen political, scientific and technical relations, and promote development cooperation. The Major areas of focus will include:

Climate Change,

Cultural heritage,

Results reflect the will of the people – CARICOM Observer Mission

The CARICOM Elections Observer Mission (CEOM) to St. Vincent and the Grenadines said on Thursday that its assessment of the day’s activities was that the voters were able to cast their ballots without intimidation or harassment.

In a preliminary statement released on Thursday afternoon, the Mission added that the results of the elections reflected the will of the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

CARICOM negotiators push key issues as COP 21 releases draft agreement

As negotiators review a preliminary draft agreement issued Wednesday at the UN Climate Change conference, COP 21, in Paris, CARICOM Ministers and Heads of delegations are pressing for outstanding concerns to be adequately represented in the final outcome agreement, due on Friday.

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