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St. Kitts-Nevis Parliament dissolved, paving way for general elections
Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Dr. Denzil Douglas on Friday announced he had advised the Governor General to dissolve Parliament with immediate effect. The Prime Minister’s announcement, made on the steps of Government Headquarters, followed an emergency sitting of Parliament on Friday which passed a resolution paving the way for the Governor General to sign a proclamation which…
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Barbados launching renewable energy education
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jan 08 2015, CNS – Renewable energy education is about to be launched in Barbados. That is how the Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic’s (SJPP) Acting Curriculum Development Industrial Liaison Officer Audrey Jones-Drayton has described the introduction of the island’s first ever training course in photovoltaic installations which will be offered at the tertiary institution. Explaining the rationale behind…
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Trinidad and Tobago signs important protocol
“Trinidad and Tobago on Friday signed the Protocol to Amend Article 83 of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas establishing the Caribbean Community including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy. This important Protocol clarifies the flexibility afforded to COTED (Council for Trade and Economic Development) in its administration of the Common External Tariff, which is a fundamental element of the CARICOM…
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Community Council gets update on developments related to prorogation of Guyana’s Parliament
The Community Council received an update from the Foreign Minister of Guyana regarding developments in relation to the prorogation of the Parliament of Guyana. Ministers recalled that the Government of Guyana had formally advised the Caribbean Community regarding the prorogation and the reason for this course of action. In her update, the Foreign Minister advised of the imminent announcement of…
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Community Council condemns acts of terrorism in Nigeria
Recalling the statement of the COFCOR condemning acts of terrorism in Nigeria, the Community Council of Ministers expresses strong condemnation of the continuing brutal massacre of thousands of innocent civilians in Nigeria by the terrorist group Boko Haram. The Council appeals to the international community to display greater urgency in addressing the continuing slaughter by these terrorists in Nigeria and…
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EDITORIAL – Get A Grip On CCJ
It is unfortunate that opponents to Jamaica's accession to the civil and criminal jurisdiction of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) perpetrate and perpetuate myths about the malleability of the CCJ and constitutional protection enjoyed by the United Kingdom-based Privy Council, which it would replace as this country's court of last resort. Not even the Privy Council believes this. Indeed,…
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New judge for CCJ
(Caribbean Court of Justice) The eleven-member Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission has identified the Honourable Madame Justice Maureen Rajnauth-Lee to be appointed Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). Mme. Justice Rajnauth-Lee was selected from among applicants from the Caribbean, North America and Eastern Europe. Judges appointed to the CCJ are evaluated on the basis of wide-ranging criteria that…
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Community Council Chairman expresses confidence in Community
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Hon. Frederick Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, The Bahamas, has underscored the crucial need for CARICOM. “I was asked the question that is heard too often around the region: what do you think will…
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Cuba and EU agree to new talks following historic breakthrough with US
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Friday January 16, 2015, CMC – The European Union (EU) says it has agreed with Cuba to meet in early March for a third round of negotiations aimed at normalizing ties. The agreement comes less than a month after a historic breakthrough between Havana and Washington. The EU and Cuba, which began normalization talks last year after ties were suspended in 2003, had…
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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. In extending that welcome, I do so especially to the Honourable Donville Inniss, Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business development of Barbados and the Honourable Francine Baron, Minister of Foreign Affairs and CARICOM Affairs of Dominica…
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