(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)      The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Tuesday put forward a case to raise the level of funding from its International Development Partners (IDPs) and to increase the number of Community priorities in the bilater...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)    Mr. Percival Marie, a national of the Commonwealth of Dominica, assumes office on August 1 as Director-General of the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (CARIFORUM) Directorate in the Caribbean ...

I wish to extend a very warm welcome to all participants to the Third High-Level Forum on Donor Coordination. The last High-Level Forum was in July 2011 and much has transpired since. The gap between these Meetings has been too long but I am sure that over the next day and a half we will make up for...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Intra-regional trade in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been positive with significant growth in the early period of the integration movement and with the share of intra-regional to total trade increasing, on a...

The Seventh General Meeting between the United Nations (UN) system and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and its associated institutions was convened at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York on 22 and 23 July 2013. Opening Remarks were given by the Secretary-General of the United Nation...

Port of Spain, July 19th 2013 -  The Caribbean Research Development Institute (CARDI) and the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Co-operation (CTA) have launched their third Regional Excellence in Agricultural Journalism Awards this time under the theme “Achieving Food Security th...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque is at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York, USA, articulating the Community’s position on a slate of developmental issues. T...

Introduction Let me begin my expressing appreciation for the warm words of welcome extended to me and my delegation this morning.  Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, with the current global events, all of which demand your attention, it is heartening that our Caribbean Community’s biennial ...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     “There are still critical gaps to be filled, including more focused and concerted action to deal with the difficult issue of stigma and discrimination and human rights” said Jamaica Health Minister and Ch...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Chairman of the Host Country Management Committee (HCMC), Mr. Ivan Graanoogst, has disclosed that 24 countries have so far confirmed their participation in the festival, but that this number is expected to rise to 30...