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History created as new CARICOM song is launched

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Today, history was created for the Caribbean Community with the debut of the CARICOM song titled Celebrating CARICOM. The occasion was the opening ceremony of the Thirty-Fifth meeting of the Caribbean Community Conference of Heads of Government.

Find collective solutions to challenges – CARICOM SG

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkey Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Even as the present cohort of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders returned to the place where political leaders in 1965 defined the integration ideals, CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Tuesday stressed the urgency of finding solutions to the economic conditions that threatened to erode gains the Community has made.

Time for action; time to advance - Prime Minister Gaston Browne

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     “We have paused enough; it is time for action. We have retreated enough; it is time to advance.”
This was the charge newly-elected Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Honourable Gaston Browne, delivered on Tuesday evening to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), as he made his first address at a Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM.

Agreed priorities, holistic involvement critical to Strategic Plan success -CARICOM SG

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The success of the Strategic Plan of the Caribbean Community hinges on agreement on the priority activities, the steps to implement them, and a multi-sectoral involvement to which the private sector is essential.

This is the firm belief of Caribbean Community Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque who addressed the opening of the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in Dickenson Bay, Antigua and Barbuda, 1 July 2014.

Remarks By The Secretary–General Of The Caribbean Community (Caricom) Ambassador Irwin Larocque At The Opening Of The Thirty-Fifth Meeting Of The Conference Of Heads Of Government Of The Caribbean Community St. John’s, Antigua And Barbuda 01 July 2014

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It is also my pleasure to welcome to the post of Chairman, the Honourable Gaston Browne, our host Prime Minister, who is participating in his first meeting of the Conference and starts at the helm.

Guyanese and Trinidadian nationals win CARICOM Annual 10k

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Trinidad and Tobago’s Tonya Nero won the women’s leg of the CARICOM 10K Road Race for the third time in a row, when the event came off in St. John’s, Antigua/Barbuda on Sunday June 29 2014.
Nero made it to the finish line in just over 38 minutes to claim the winning trophy along with US $1000.  Second place went to Julien Josiah of Guyana while Trinidadian Janel Nedd copped the third position.