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CARICOM remembers late Trinidad and Tobago Energy Minister
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has remembered the late Trinidad and Tobago Energy Minister Mr Franklyn Khan for his genuine interest in advancing the sector and the development of the Region. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque in a Message of Condolence to Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on the recent passing of Minister Khan, said his dedicated service…
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CARICOM remembers late Anguilla Chief Minister Hubert Hughes as ‘Regionalist’
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended its condolences on the passing of the former Anguilla Chief Minister Mr Hubert Benjamin Hughes, who died last Saturday 8 May 2021. Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, in a message to Anguilla’s Premier Hon. Dr Ellis Webster, extended the Community’s deepest condolences to Mr Hughes’ wife Norma and the Hughes family, as well as the…
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Statement 28th Special COHSOD 12th May 2021
The Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Council of Human and Social Development (COHSOD) met in Special session on Tuesday 12 May to examine concerns related to the administration of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Exams for 2021. The concerns arose out of recommendations made to CXC at a meeting of the COHSOD in March 2021. COHSOD, in noting that the authority…
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CARICOM accredits first Ambassador from the Republic of Azerbaijan
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque received the Letter of Credence of H.E. Elkhan Polukhov on Wednesday 12 May 2021, accrediting him as the first Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Below we present the Remarks presented at the virtual ceremony by Ambassador Polukhov and the Secretary-General. We also present links to the photos and video…
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Teaching Regional Integration and the CSME in CARICOM classrooms
Approximately fifty high school students from Belize and Guyana participated in a merged on-line classroom on Monday, that was taught by Ms. Eletha Stewart-Johnson of Queen’s College in Guyana. This was the first leg of a pilot activity on teaching regional integration and the CSME in CARICOM classrooms and Ms. Stewart-Johnson taught the class of Mr. Abdiel Medina of the…
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CARICOM Foreign Ministers engage US National Security Adviser
Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) engaged with US National Security Advisor, Mr. Jake Sullivan on Friday 7 April. The discussions, in which the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr the Honourable Ralph Gonsalves participated, were viewed as introductory as well as an opportunity to exchange views on issues of mutual interest. Emphasis was placed on…
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Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), Virtual, 6-7 May 2021 – COMMUNIQUE
The Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held virtually on the 6-7 May 2021, under the Chairmanship of the Honourable Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belize. The COFCOR was attended by Honourable E. P. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Trade of Antigua and Barbuda;…
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