The CARICOM Secretariat, in collaboration with the Guyana Ministry of Education and other partners, will host a number of activities in Guyana from April 28– 29, 2016, to celebrate Girls in ICT. Among the activities that will be held are workshops on ICT related topics, Open/Career ...

Matters that impact on the economic health of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) come under focus in Georgetown, Guyana, when the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) meets Thursday and Friday. Regional Ministers who hold responsibility for Trade will hold discussions on a range of mat...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has expressed concern that the designation of “tax havens” is again being attached to the financial services centres in Member States and Associate Members, following the leak of the “Panama Papers”. The Community, in a Statement, said the ...

Chile has reconfirmed its commitment to building strong ties with Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for promotion of economic development and people’s well being.   New Chilean Ambassador to CARICOM H.E. Claudio Rojas Rachel outlined his country’s position when he...

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 7, 2016.  Studies conducted by the University of the West Indies (UWI) estimate that 1 in every 4 adults in some Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have diabetes.  More worrying is the doubling of overweight and obesity in children less than f...

 We have ability, not only to compete but lead the world – CARICOM SG on Windies Teams   CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated the West Indies women and men’s teams on their victories in the ICC T20 competitions on Sunday, saying these triumphs...

I want to thank the almighty, because without him nothing is possible. We have a pastor in the team in Andre Fletcher, he keeps on praying. We are a praying team. I’m really happy for this win and it’s something we are going to cherish for a long time.   I’ve said we have 15...

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 15TH MEETING OF PRESIDENTS AND GOVERNORS-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN REGION, MARCH 29 – APRIL 1, 2016, SANDALS GRANDE ANTIGUA RESORT AND SPA, DICKENSON BAY, ANTIGUA The 15th Meeting of Presidents and Governors-General of the Caribbean Region was held at...

 The CARICOM Secretariat is hosting a two-day sensitization workshop on Free Movement within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) starting Wednesday, March 23, 2016 in Trinidad and Tobago. The aim is to share information and increase awareness of the free movement regimes. The target gr...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expresses its grave concern over the incident which took place at the Sarstoon River, the southern boundary of Belize with the Republic of Guatemala, between Belizean Security Forces and Guatemalan Armed Forces (GAF) on 12 March 2016. The GAF entered Belizean intern...