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Remarks by The. Rt. Hon. Perry.G. Christie Prime Minister Commonwealth of the Bahamas at the Opening Ceremony for The Twenty –Sixth Inter-Sessional Meeting of The Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community

It was a very proud moment for me to assume the role of Chairman of Conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community for the period 1st January 2015 to 30th June 2015. It is also a very proud moment for me, my Government and the people of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to have the honour of hosting this Twenty-Sixth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community here in Nassau.

In the words of an old Bahamian song:

Welcome to “Little Nassau”!

Opening Remarks Mr. Nigel Romano Vice President Of Operations, Caribbean Development Bank Special First Meeting Of Directors Of Gender Bureaux Mar R Iott Courtyard, Christ Church, Barbados February 23, 2015

Good morning ladies and gentlemen .
All protocols observed. It is my pleasure to share some thoughts with you all this morning at the opening of this Special First Meeting of Directors of Gender Bureaux.
The Bank is particularly encouraged to see the decisive steps being taken by the CARICOM Secretariat towards a Plan of Action on Gender Equality aligned with the transformative agenda for the region, agreed by the CARICOM Heads of Government.

Remarks By Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan Deputy Secretary-general At the Fifty Fourth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (Energy) 4 February, 2015

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this, the Fifty‑Fourth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) (Energy) and to the CARICOM Secretariat. This is the second Special Meeting of the COTED on Energy within the last twenty‑four months. When you met in March 2013, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, you took the decision to approve the CARICOM Energy Policy and the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Roadmap and Strategy (C‑SERMS). Today, among the matters you meet to discuss is the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE).

Opening Remarks by Chairman the Hon. Phillip Paulwell,  Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining At the Fifty-fourth Special Meeting of COTED,  4 February, 2015   Georgetown, Guyana

These meetings are being held even as world oil prices, having plummeted in the recent months, despite modest gains continue to hover at below US$50 per barrel. While this fortuitous development provides some temporary respite to those of us who are almost totally dependent on this source of imported energy, we must remain resolute in our efforts to diversify, conserve and exploit our abundant supply of clean, renewable, environmentally-friendly resources.

Remarks By Ambassador Irwin LaRocque,  Secretary-General Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  AT THE THIRTY-FIFTH Meeting of the COMMUNITY Council OF MINISTERS   16 JANUARY 2015 GEORGETOWN, Guyana

In welcoming you all to this first Ministerial Meeting for 2015, I wish you a Happy and Productive New Year.

Message from the CDEMA Executive Director on the 5th Anniversary of the Haiti Earthquake

n a message to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2010 devastating earthquake in Haiti, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has called for reflection on the lessons learned and consideration of the positive steps taken to reduce vulnerability and exposure in the Region.

2015: ‘Enhancing our collective capacity to achieve economic stability and growth…’ – CARICOM outgoing Chair

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) We have come to the end of what has been an exacting year for most of our Member States and their citizens. The difficulties, with which governments and people have been confronted, demanded strength of character and resilience which, to our credit, we have demonstrated.

Message by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque,  Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As we come to the end of 2014, it must be marked as a milestone year for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). In July, Heads of Government approved the Community’s first Five-Year Strategic Plan which covers the years 2015-2019.

Remarks by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  at the opening of the Fifth CARICOM-Cuba summit

This Fifth CARICOM-Cuba Summit is testimony to the solidarity and fraternal relationship that exist among us as Caribbean people. Forty-two years ago today, we began this journey when the four independent countries of CARICOM, acting in concert, came to Havana to establish diplomatic relations. This action broke a hemispheric diplomatic embargo. It was an expression of our solidarity with Cuba, our Caribbean sister nation, and of respect for the right to self-determination.

Dominica Elections: CARICOM Observation Mission’s Arrival Statement

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), at the invitation of the Government of Dominica, mounted a CARICOM Election Observation Mission to Dominica to observe the country’s General Election which is due to be held on Monday, 8 December 2014. The seven member Mission comprising members of several Member States of the Caribbean Community, and headed by Miss Lena Sahadeo of Trinidad and Tobago, arrived in Dominica on 4 December 2014.

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