(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana has assured the Caribbean Region that it was safe to come to Guyana for the tenth staging of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) slated for 22-31 August, 2008.

President Jagdeo gave this assurance to an outdoor audience of thousands of Guyanese and a strong contingent of delegates from the Region at the official Launch of CARIFESTA on Wednesday, 23 April 2008.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  The First Meeting of Caribbean Plant Health officials which ended in Georgetown Friday has stressed that in this era of rising food prices across the globe, there was need for action to ensure that potential barriers to trade in plant and plant products were dealt with as a matter of priority.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  Representatives of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Member States will participate in a two-day workshop on Promoting Physical Activity in the Caribbean as it continues to advance its offensive against chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana
The Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport
Other Ministers of Government
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Directors of Culture
Members of the Interim Festival Directorate of CARIFESTA
Members of the Artistic Community
Members of the Media
Ladies and Gentlemen

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Legal Affairs Committee (LAC) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meets on Friday 9 May in St. Lucia for its Tenth Ordinary Meeting. The meeting’s agenda is replete with modern and timely legislation and instruments for CARICOM Member States to address the challenges of an increasingly globalised world.