(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana) In its continuing quest to train personnel and boost the profile of statistics in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the CARICOM Secretariat will host a Training Workshop on Merchandise Trade Statistics in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
“Trinidad and Tobago on Friday signed the Protocol to Amend Article 83 of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas establishing the Caribbean Community including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy.
This important Protocol clarifies the flexibility afforded to COTED (Council for Trade and Economic Development) in its administration of the Common External Tariff, which is a fundamental element of the CARICOM Single Market.
The Community Council received an update from the Foreign Minister of Guyana regarding developments in relation to the prorogation of the Parliament of Guyana. Ministers recalled that the Government of Guyana had formally advised the Caribbean Community regarding the prorogation and the reason for this course of action.
In her update, the Foreign Minister advised of the imminent announcement of elections by the President of Guyana.
Recalling the statement of the COFCOR condemning acts of terrorism in Nigeria, the Community Council of Ministers expresses strong condemnation of the continuing brutal massacre of thousands of innocent civilians in Nigeria by the terrorist group Boko Haram.
The Council appeals to the international community to display greater urgency in addressing the continuing slaughter by these terrorists in Nigeria and nearby countries.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Hon. Frederick Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, The Bahamas, has underscored the crucial need for CARICOM.
In welcoming you all to this first Ministerial Meeting for 2015, I wish you a Happy and Productive New Year.
Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque speaks on Reform Process
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Positive energy infused fruitful discussions, this week, among key implementation partners of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Five-Year Strategic Plan 2015-2019, heralding a productive start to 2015.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended “deepest sympathies” to the Government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines following the tragic vehicular accident which claimed a number of lives including school children.
n a message to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2010 devastating earthquake in Haiti, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has called for reflection on the lessons learned and consideration of the positive steps taken to reduce vulnerability and exposure in the Region.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended its deepest condolences to the Government and people of France following the ‘despicable attack’ on the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo which resulted in the deaths of journalists and policemen.