Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Hon. Gaston Browne, has identified health, the development of human resources, construction and sports among the areas of high level cooperation between Cuba and the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

Such cooperation, he said, had effectively contributed to the growth of well-being of the peoples of the Community.

His comments were contained in a Statement issued on the occasion of CARICOM-Cuba Day which was observed on December 8, 2015.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The eight-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Election Observation Mission for the St. Vincent and the Grenadines General Elections on  Wednesday, 9 December 2015 has  been engaging various groups and institutions since its Members began arriving in the country  on 4 December. The Mission is headed by Mr. Gasper Jn. Baptiste, Chief Elections Officer of Saint Lucia.

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has expressed the Region’s sadness at the passing of Trinidadian Kamaluddin Mohammed, the 2012 recipient of the Order of the Caribbean Community (OCC).

The Secretary-General, in a message of condolence, recalled that Kamal  had come to be called Mr. CARIFTA due to his dedication to the building of that process, in particular, his championing of a Caribbean Economic Community’.

The former Minister of West Indian Affairs and Minister of CARICOM Affairs died in his homeland on Tuesday night at the age of 88.

Collective will needed to sustain HIV response – PANCAP Head

CARICOM Heads of Government have joined their global counterparts in Paris, France for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) which runs from today to 11 December 2015.