(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)    The first ever Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) from the Kingdom of the Netherlands Her Excellency Lucita MoenirAlam presented her credentials to Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque at a simple cerem...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The selection process for the eleventh CARICOM Triennial Award for Women 2014 got underway in Bridgetown, Barbados on Monday.  The Selection Committee comprised representatives from Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica and Mont...

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, May 06, 2014:  Closures of hotels and cruise ports due to outbreaks of communicable diseases, environmental challenges like climate change, and poor health and wellness in the tourism workforce, can result in significant losses in revenue. These were the majo...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     “We [CARICOM Secretariat] operate as a family so all staff members from Executive Management to Office Assistants and Office Attendants made a contribution….”  This is the explanation of the C...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)    Cooperation between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) will be enhanced with discussions on agriculture at the Third CARICOM Mexico-Summit being held in...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The first Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunity Workshop (CEBO) workshop being implemented with funding from the CARICOM-Spain Citizen Security Initiative is currently underway in Grenada. CEBO is a tool...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Sustained development could be attained only in an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity and “that is the message that must emanate from our Summit.” That was charge of the Prime Minister of Barbados the R...

It is my privilege, on behalf of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), to address this opening session. Mr President, at the outset let me express on behalf of all delegations both our gratitude for the generosity of your Government which has made splendid arrangements for us...

It is my pleasure to address the Opening Ceremony of this the Third Summit between the Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Mexico. Forty years ago a foundation was laid for the building of a strong and mutually beneficial relationship, formally underpinned by in...

Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, April 28, 2014.  Chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs) remain a major cause for concern in the Region as the prevalence and mortality rates in the Caribbean are among the highest in the world, and the costs are not sustainable to families, business and ...