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Remarks by the Hon. Kamla Persad- Bissessar, Prime Minster of Trinidad and Tobago   At the Opening of the Twenty-Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting Of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM Buccament Bay, Vincent and the Grenadines

I take great pleasure today in formally passing Chairmanship of the Conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to Dr The Honourable Ralph Gonzalves, Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines.
I congratulate him and express my sincerest hope that his tenure will be rewarding and productive, and pledge every possible support that he will need.
My tenure as Chairman came as a source of great honour and pride for Trinidad & Tobago, as it coincided with the celebration of the 40th anniversary of CARICOM.

All set for CARICOM Summit

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Heads of Government of 14 Member States and two Associate Members will gather in St Vincent and Grenadines on Monday at the 25th Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Suriname’s President, His Excellency Desiree Bouterse, who is the current President of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) will be attending the inauguration of President Michelle Bachelet in Chile on Tuesday. Suriname will be represented at Ministerial level.

Statement by the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque On the Occasion of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2014

The Secretariat is honoured and privileged to salute the women and girls of the Caribbean Community on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2014.  This year’s United Nation’s theme ‘Equality for Women is Progress for All’, is one that we can all embrace as we examine our progress toward meeting the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and, in particular, Goals 3 and 5 relating to gender equality and maternal health respectively.

CARICOM Heads of Government Intersessional Meeting opens Monday

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Twenty-Fifth Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be held 10-11 March, 2014, in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Heads of Government will focus especially on Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Human Resource Development and sustainable development of the Region’s economies during their two-day Summit.

FOCUS ON 25TH INTERSESSIONAL MEETING – MARCH 10-11 ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to position itself to take full advantage of opportunities to spur economic growth and development and, by extension create the kind of environment in which its peoples are comfortable and safe, it has increased its focus on Information and communication technologies (ICTs) given the importance and pervasiveness of that sector.

STATEMENT BY THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON SITUATION IN UKRAINE

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)      The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply concerned by the recent developments in Ukraine and calls on all parties involved, to act with self-restraint and responsibility in order to reduce tensions and avoid destabilisation in that region.

CARICOM and Canada Assist Suriname to Incorporate Regional Integration and the CSME into School Curricula

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Approximately four hundred teachers in Suriname will be trained on the operations of the Caribbean Community and CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The sessions begin on Monday 3 March, 2014 at the Wyndham Garden Hotel in Paramaribo and will run until 24 March, 2014. The activity in Suriname falls under the CARICOM Trade and Competitiveness Project (CTCP) and its Information Flows component. The CTCP is executed by the CARICOM Secretariat with the assistance of Canada.

Regional Energy Officials Meet to Chart the way forward for REETA Project

The CARICOM-German Government Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technical Assistance (REETA) Project was the focus of discussion by the Region’s Energy Officials from 11-12 February at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters, Guyana.

Representatives of Member States and other key stakeholders in the Community’s energy sector met to chart the way forward for a renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) project funded by the German Government through its Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German Society for International Cooperation) (GIZ).

`There is power in unity’ – Botswana Ambassador to CARICOM

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)    A strong working relationship between Botswana and the Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) would go a long way to ensuring growth and a stronger voice on issues which concern them such as climate change, gender equality and the fight against terrorism and nuclear disarmament, Her Excellency Bernadette Rathedi said on Thursday.

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