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Statement by H.E. Felix Gregoire,  Plenipotentiary Representative Of The Commonwealth of Dominica TO CARICOM

Your Excellency Irwin LaRocque, I bring you greetings from your home country, Dominica, and it is with great humility that I present my Credentials to you as the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).


We are quite aware of the importance of the Regional Integration Movement to our people in the Caribbean, and the achievements of CARICOM to date are many.  However, CARICOM is forging ahead in the planning and implementation of programmes aimed at providing increased benefits to Caribbean citizens.

Remarks by Secretary-General Of The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque On The Occasion   Of The Presentation of Credentials by HIS EXCELLENCY FELIX GREGOIRE Plenipotentiary Representative Of The Commonwealth of Dominica To The Caribbean Community 7 October 2013

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the CARICOM Secretariat for the presentation of your credentials as the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Commonwealth of Dominica to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

In your new post, you are replacing a much loved and respected figure in the Community, the late Charles Maynard, whose contribution to the integration movement is well chronicled. I am certain, Your Excellency, that you will chart your own path in the knowledge that the foundation laid and the goodwill engendered by Ambassador Maynard will make it easier.

Remarks by the Secretary-General CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque On the Occasion of the Presentation of Credentials by Her Excellency GODELIEVE VAN DEN BERGH, Plenipotentiary representative (DESIGNATE) of BELGIUM TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY GEORGETOWN, GUYANA 6 NOVEMBER 2013

Excellency, it is my pleasure to receive today your letter accrediting you as Belgium’s first Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community.  It marks an important step forward in relations between CARICOM and Belgium.

Remarks by Secretary-General Of the CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque On The Occasion Of the PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY His Excellency Amiram Magid Plenipotentiary Representative (DESIGNATE) of Israel To the Caribbean Community Georgetown, GUYANA 5 November 2013

Your Excellency, Ladies and Gentleman. Today it is my pleasure to be a part of an historic moment for the Caribbean Community and for Israel.  Ambassador, as I accept your letter of credence, your accreditation as Israel’s first Plenipotentiary Representative to CARICOM is welcomed by our Community.

OPENING REMARKS   BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE ON THE OCCASION OF THE CARIFORUM STAKEHOLDERS’ CONSULTATION WITH THE ACP EMINENT PERSONS’ GROUP (EPG) ON THE FUTURE OF THE ACP GROUP ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA 1 November 2013

It is quite fitting that such a discussion about the future of the African Caribbean Pacific Group of States (ACP) should take place in the Caribbean, for it is in this Region that the idea was conceived and it was this Region that played a pivotal role in the formation of this grouping.  It is also fortunate that among the participants over the next two days are some who were present at the 1972 informal discussion in Georgetown, Guyana among Foreign Ministers of Africa and the Caribbean which eventually led to the ACP. I refer to Sir Shridath Ramphal and Sir Edwin Carrington.

Opening remarks by Dr. Philomen Harrison Project Director, Regional Statistics,  Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat At the Opening Ceremony Of the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (38th SCCS)  (28-30 Octo

Theme: Statistics in Everyday Life; Let us Education and Appreciate

It is an honour for me to greet you on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Irwin LaRocque, on the occasion of the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (38th SCCS) and the Twenty-Third Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee (23rd   RCCC), which is being held in the Member State of St Kitts and Nevis.

CONNECTING THE DOTS…..

As we reflect on the last two quarters, it is fair to say that some key topical issues (not necessarily in order of importance) which have appropriately engaged CARICOM policy makers have been: (i) the urgent need for stimulating economic growth; (ii) the matter of the impact of graduation on the availability of development assistance (ii) high external debt burden, and, (iv) post 2015 development agenda. Brief comments on the link between energy and the aforementioned issues, and how transitioning the energy sector can positively impact same are provided.

MESSAGE BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF CARIBBEAN STATISTICS DAY Georgetown, Guyana 15 October 2013

Statistics has been playing a significant part in the evolution of our Community through the provision of data based upon which decisions could be guided.  It is a happy coincidence that such an important element of the Region’s social and economic life, is celebrating the International Year of Statistics in the same year of the Community’s 40th Anniversary. 

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