Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has expressed the Community’s deepest solidarity with Indonesia in the wake of the recent catastrophes. In a message of condolence to the President of the Republic of Indonesia, His Excellency Joko Widodo, Ambassador L...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Thursday 13 September 2018 formalised diplomatic ties with Panama, accrediting the first Ambassador of the Central American country to the Community. CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, received the letter of credence of Her Excellency Soraya C...

Salutations It is indeed a pleasure for me to welcome you to this National Training Workshop which focuses on Implementation of Prevention Strategies and Actions to address Youth Gangs and Violence and to bring you greetings and these brief remarks on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbea...

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has expressed the Community’s condolences to the family of Montserrat’s former Chief Minister Mr Bertrand Osborne and to the Government and people, on his passing.    Mr Osborne, who died last Wednesday, served as Chief Minis...

I would like to begin by thanking the CTU – under the leadership of Secretary-General Bernadette Lewis - for the invitation to bring greetings to this Opening Ceremony of the 12th Caribbean Ministerial Strategic ICT Seminar, as part of the CTU “ICT Week”. I would have been pleased ...

HE Donald Ramotar, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Hon. Ashni Singh-Minister of Finance, Hon Carolyn Rodrigues-Berkett--Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Robeson Benn, Minister of Public Works, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press.   I am particularly glad Mr President and M...

The meeting of National AIDS Programme Managers, Senior Health Officials and HIV and AIDS Regional partners, was held in Port-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from 21-23 October 2013 with funding from the  PANCAP Global Fund Round 9 Grant and USAID. Co-chairs of the meeting: Prof. Figueroa, Chair of ...

CARICOM Citizens can rest assured that their leaders are moving with “renewed passion and energy” to make sure that the Community is functioning. This was pointed out by Chairman of CARICOM, Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica and Chairman of the Council on Finance and Planning, Pr...

CARICOM has greatly benefited from the commitment and dedication of the Government and people of Jamaica, Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has said as he extended congratulations on the country’s 56th Anniversary of Independence. “Over the years, your country has contributed ...