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“A Strong and Meaningful Relationship” – SG at CARICOM-Cuba Summit
I welcome you all to the Sixth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community and the Republic of Cuba. I extend my special appreciation to Prime Minister Gaston Browne and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda for assuming the responsibility of hosting the Summit at such a challenging period of time. Indeed our Region is going…
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CARICOM, Cuba Heads to meet in Antigua
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Cuba will hold the Sixth CARICOM-Cuba Summit in Antigua and Barbuda on Friday 8 December. The Meeting will be co-chaired by the Chairman of CARICOM, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell of Grenada, and the President of Cuba, Raúl Castro. This Meeting…
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Our region needs to be a zone of peace”- PM tells CANSEC conference
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has signalled the need for Guyana and the rest of the region to be a zone of peace, free from the scourge of money laundering, piracy and other illicit activities. Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo today at the opening of the two-day CANSEC Conference at the Guyana Marriot hotel. Addressing the opening of the 16th annual Caribbean…
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CARDI continues to play vital role in agricultural industries in Caribbean
Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 05, 2017 (SKNIS): Minister of Agriculture of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Eugene Hamilton, commended the Caribbean Agriculture Research Development Institute (CARDI) for its support and outlined some of the key accomplishments the institute has brought to the agricultural sectors throughout the Caribbean. Minister Hamilton said that CARDI has been instrumental in assisting with facilitation of inter-regional agricultural…
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Bahamas PM warns region at great risk of climate change
NASSAU, The Bahamas, Dec 5, CMC – The 10th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) has begun here with Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis noting that small-island developing states in the region are at great risk of climate change. The conference, which ends on Saturday, is being held under the theme ‘CDM: The Road to Resilience Check Point…
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Machine readable CARICOM Laissez Passer for CARICOM staff
Last November, a specimen of the new machine readable CARICOM Laissez Passer was introduced to representatives attending the Special Meeting of Chiefs of Immigration and Comptrollers of Customs (CICC), in Trinidad and Tobago. Heads of Immigration within the Caribbean Community received the specimen and a formal folder explaining the features and other technical aspects. According to Deputy Secretary-General of the…
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CARICOM launches regional Building Energy Efficiency Programme
Ensuring energy efficiency at CARICOM Secretariat The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) ,on December 4, will launch a programme to improve the use of energy in buildings across the Region. The Regional Building Energy Efficiency Project (BEEP) will be launched at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana. The launch follows the introduction of BEEPs at the CARICOM Secretariat in December 2014, and…
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CARICOM SG and Haiti’s President hold talks
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque met on Thursday with Haiti's President H.E. Jovenel Moise at the President's Office in Port-au-Prince. President Moise assumes the Chairmanship of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) from 1 January 2018 and the Secretary-General LaRocque used his meeting to provid his usual Briefing to the Incoming Chairman. Haiti will also host the Twenty-ninth Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads…
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Barbados has big impact on the world – CARICOM SG
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has lauded Barbados as it celebrates its 51stIndependence Anniversary on 30 November, 2017, describing it as “a small state which has made a big impact on the world”. In a message to the Prime Minister of Barbados, the Rt Hon. Freundel Stuart, the Secretary-General said that regional integration has benefitted from the…
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CARICOM lauds Suriname’s commitment to integration
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has lauded Suriname’s commitment to regional integration, particularly its championing for youth and cultural cooperation, key elements of its portfolio within the CARICOM Quasi Cabinet. In a message to the President of Suriname, His Excellency Desiré Bouterse, on the occasion of the country’s 42ndindependence on 25 November, 2017, Secretary-General of CARICOM, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said the Community has…
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