Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, Planning and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Kenny D. Anthony leaves the state today to travel to Vienna. There, he will attend the Signing Ceremony of a Loan Agreement between the Government of Saint Lucia and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID).
St. George’s, Grenada - The Caribbean region has faced a steady increase in deaths due to injuries and violence resulting in premature deaths, disability, costs to the health service, lost productivity with subsequent effects on the family, community and society as a whole. Based on the mounting evidence to suggest that this is a growing public health problem in the region, the health sector needs to respond with leadership action.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) strongly objects to the recent decision by the European Commission to "blacklist" a number of Member States of CARICOM on the pretext that there is no cooperation on tax law enforcement with the countries of the European Union (EU). This assertion is patently false in view of the continued efforts made by Member States to comply with the onerous and unilateral regulatory measures put forward by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) which sets international standards on tax cooperation
Young people from across the Region will have an opportunity to interact with the CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque via social media on 29 June 2015.
Amateur and professional athletes from across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will meet early Sunday (28 June) to compete in the Eleventh Annual CARICOM 10K Road Race on Bay Street Esplanade, Barbados.
A much anticipated feature ahead of the Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government, this edition of the CARICOM 10k precedes the Thirty-Sixth Summit, which opens at the Hilton Barbados Resort on Thursday, 2 July, 2015.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) calls on the Government of the Dominican Republic not to expel tens of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent. This follows statements by the Dominican Ministry of Interior and the Police which indicate their intention to expel Dominicans of Haitian descent whose citizenship status has not been regularised.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat kicks off a series of national consultations across Member States starting on Thursday, 11 June, 2015 in Saint Lucia.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
Press Release (No.05)
22 / June/ 2015
As part of Government’s outreach programme to sensitise the public about the importance of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and regional integration, a debate for youth will be staged on Friday, June 26, in the Lower House of Parliament from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Bridgetown, Barbados, June 17, 2015 – One Caribbean Community (CARICOM) resident is being given the opportunity to walk away with a grand prize of US$1,000 in a logo competition launched by the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA).
The CAHFSA is inviting submissions of logo designs that reflect the agency’s goals and objectives.
The competition, which is funded under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary (SPS) Project, is open to residents of all 15 CARICOM Member States.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has welcomed the European Union’s (EU) new regional funding programme for the Caribbean of €346 million. The signing of the Caribbean Regional Indicative Programme (CRIP), financed by the 11th European Development Fund (EDF), took place at the Caribbean Forum of Africa Caribbean Pacific States (CARIFORUM) EU High Level Meeting in Brussels, Belgium.