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“Celebrating CARICOM” Day with the CARICOM Song!

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Forty two years ago (July 4, 1973) the CARICOM founding fathers came together and signed the Treaty of Chaguaramas which established the Caribbean Community. Today we celebrate this anniversary on “CARICOM Day”, a day we set aside to commemorate all things CARICOM. We invite you to celebrate with us by playing the CARCIOM Song in your various media outlets in the time leading up to CARICOM Day.
 

CARICOM Competition Commission Completes the Preliminary Examination of CWC’s Agreement to Acquire Columbus Pursuant to Article 176.1 of the RTC

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The CARICOM Competition Commission (“the Commission”) hereby provides an update to its statement published on 28 January 2015 on www.caricomcompetitioncommission.com and issued to media organisations in Member States throughout the region, regarding the agreement by Cable and Wireless Communications Plc (“CWC”) to acquire Columbus International Inc. (“Columbus”).

 

Remarks by the Hon. Perry G. Christie Prime Minister of The Commonwealth of the Bahamas and Outgoing Chairman Of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) At the Opening of The Thirty –Sixth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government Of The Cari

I am pleased to be back in Barbados for this formal handing over ceremony of the Chair of the Caricom Community.  It has been an honour and a privilege for The Bahamas and for me personally to have served as its Chair.  I now pass the mantle onto the distinguished Prime Minister of Barbados.  I am certain that the community will be in excellent and capable hands.

 

I congratulate the new Heads of Government and Heads of State to this forum and join in welcoming them.   I pledge to work with all of you for the betterment of our community.

Address by Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis At the Opening Of The Thirty –Sixth Regular Meeting Of the   Conference Of Heads Of Government Of The Caribbean Community   Bridgetown, BARBADOS 2 JULY 2014

It is indeed a great pleasure and an honour for me to address this distinguished gathering on behalf of the people of St.Kitts and Nevis. A strong spirit of fraternity and kinship has been fostered among Caribbean leadership for more than four decades, especially among the tiny group of officials, technocrats, experts and academicians who frequent our Caricom Summits and meetings. 

 

St.Kitts and Nevis

 

Continue to be voices of the vulnerable – UN SG tells CARICOM

Praising the Caribbean as a place of ideas, examples and solutions, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon on Thursday called on the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to be voices of the vulnerable in the Region and beyond. He was at the time delivering remarks at the opening ceremony of the 36th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the CARICOM now underway in Bridgetown, Barbados.

CARICOM’s Priorities aligned with the Global Agenda says Secretary General

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, addressing the opening session of the Thirty-Sixth Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government in Barbados, on July 2, 2015, urged that “dynamism and creativity” “hallmark of our region” must be unleashed to build our Community on our own terms.

Address by the Hon. Donaldson Romeo Premier of Montserrat at the Opening of the Thirty–Sixth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of The Caribbean Community Bridgetown, Barbados 2 July 2014

I recognize that protocols have been established, but please allow me to recognize our Host Governor General Sir  Elliot  Belgrave.

The Highly distinguished Chair Hon Freundel Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados

Colleagues and friends from across the Caribbean.

The UN Secretary General and the Commonwealth Secretary General

Remarks by the Rt. Hon. Freundel Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados, on the occasion of the High-level Strategic Dialogue “CARICOM: Vibrant societies, resilient economies: a Partnership for Implementation”  July 2 - 3, 2015

Colleague Prime Ministers, Ministers of Cabinet, Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: I am delighted to endorse the sentiment already exp ressed by Foreign Minister Maxine McClean and to welcome you once again to this High Level Strategic Dialogue, entitl ed "Vibrant Societies; Resilient Economies: A Partnership for Implementation".

Address by the Rt. Hon. Freundel Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados, on the occasion of the Thirty-Sixth Regular Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community July 2 -3, 2015 Barbados Hilton Hotel

Fifty years ago, in response to a letter from Errol Barrow received on the 27th day of June,  1965, the then Premier of British Guyana, Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, came to Barbados on the 4th day of July, 1965 and discussed with Mr. Barrow the formation of a Caribbean Free Trade Association.

Barrow and Burnham subsequently interested the then head of Government of Antigua, Vere Cornwall Bird, in their project and at Dickenson Bay in Antigua, the agreement establishing Carifta was signed.

 

PM Christie rallies Heads of Government to address challenges youth face

Outgoing Chairman of the Caribbean Community, the Rt. Honourable Perry G. Christie, on Thursday focused attention on the youth and urged his colleague Heads of Government to ensure the Region’s young people were educated, and were immersed in the formal economies of Member States.

 

He also made a call for more emphasis to be placed on teaching methodologies to meet the learning needs of the bottom 50 per cent of students.

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