(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Good morning, and thank you all for being here to share in this historic occasion of the Accreditation of Slovenia’s first Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Roman Kirn. Ambassador, it is m...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The first plenipotentiary representative of Slovenia to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) His Excellency Rohan Kirn, on Tuesday presented his letters of credence to Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque. The accreditation, Ambassado...

CARICOM was established in 1973 with the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, and is observing its 40th anniversary this year. “The model may be challenged in other regions of the world, but it must be understood that regional integration requires constant tweaking,” he said, while a...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Honourable Minister, I take this opportunity to welcome you - certainly not to your first COTED, but in your capacity as Minister for Trade of Grenada. And, of course, you have arrived in style – to take up your place as Chairman of t...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is a pleasure for Grenada to be Chairing the Thirty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). Colleague Ministers, our Community is at yet another defining epoch in our development. Indeed, there is much...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been charged to rethink, re-organize and re-strategise the way the business of the Council is conducted. The challenge was thrown out Thursday m...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A place for the private sector at the table of meetings of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) is gaining traction with the Honourable Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana and Ambassador Irwin ...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has underscored the need for Member States to work together to find and implement solutions to the challenges that faced the Community. Basing his comments o...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) You are no stranger to the Caribbean Community family as you have represented your country at numerous Meetings of the Councils of CARICOM. Nevertheless, it is with great pleasure that I welcome you in your new role as Antigua and Barbuda&r...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister, the Rt Honourable Dr Denzil Douglas on Monday called for the rekindling of values that would inspire global development. Under the specific theme of From Barcelona to the Caribbean: Transforming HIV &am...