Press Releases
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CARICOM Competition Commission: Executive Director Appointed
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Commissioners of the CARICOM Competition Commission have announced the appointment of Mrs. Barbara Lee to the position of Executive Director of the Commission, effective 18 August, 2008. Mrs. Lee, an Attorney by profession, received her training at the University of the West Indies and the Norman Manley Law School. She has served in…
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EDUCATION TAKES THE SPOTLIGHT AT SEVENTEENTH COHSOD
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) On 18-19 November, 2008, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers of Education meet in Georgetown, Guyana, for a comprehensive review of the last ten years of the Community’s work in education. This Seventeenth Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) with special focus on Education has been described as “a meeting…
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CARIBBEAN WEEK FOR AGRICULTURE GOOD FOR THE REGION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Defined by the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, the Agriculture Policy for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) came into focus in several ways during the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) 2008. Addressing the audience on Wednesday, 8 October in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines at the official opening of CWA 2008, CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General for…
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STUDENTS EMBRACE CSME
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The first batch of students who participated in the recently launched project ‘Students Engaging the CSME through Field Promotions’ have lauded the practical, more hands-on approach to learning about the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The groups of 20 students each from Belize, Suriname and Dominica who participated in the initiative described it…
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ADD VALUE TO COMMODITIES FOR GROWTH IN AGRICULTURE SECTOR – MINISTER TUFTON
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In order to realise long-term growth from the agriculture sector, the Caribbean must add value to traditional crops such as sugar cane and bananas. This view was stressed by the Minister of Agriculture of Jamaica, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, when he addressed the official opening of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture in Kingstown, St.…
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CARICOM SET TO DEVELOP REGIONAL CRIME PREVENTION STRATEGY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Plans are underway for the development of a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) multi-sectoral Crime Prevention Strategy and accompanying Plan of Action to combat drugs and crime in the Region. The development of this strategy is in direct response to a mandate of the 12th Special Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD)…
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CARIBBEAN AGRICULTURE ISSUES STILL IN FOCUS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) At a time when the spotlight on agriculture is shining brighter on a daily basis, a high level official of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has emphasized that work on the Region’s agriculture agenda was moving full speed ahead. Assistant Secretary-General for Trade and Economic Integration at the CARICOM Secretariat Ambassador Irwin LaRocque told…
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EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY DELEGATION DEPARTS AFTER FRUITFUL DISCUSSIONS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The East African Community delegation which was on a study tour at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat left for Bridgetown, Barbados where they will hold discussions with the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) Unit. The 11-member EAC Secretariat team representing the five partner states – Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya – wrapped…
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CHIEF IMMIGRATION OFFICERS PREPARE FOR CARIPASS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) By the second quarter of 2009 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals should expect to have further hassle free movement at ports of entry within the Caribbean Region, as the CARICOM Travel Card (CARIPASS) will be implemented. The proposed implementation of CARIPASS was the main focus of discussion at a recent three-day meeting of the Regional…
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OPENING STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF A STUDY TOUR OF THE CARICOM SECRETARIAT BY A DELEGATION FROM THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY, 1-3 OCTOBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Dr. Weggoro, Director, Productive and Social Sector of the East African Community Secretariat, and Head of the East African Community delegation; Representatives from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda; Colleagues, staff of the CARICOM Secretariat including those of the CSME Unit in Barbados who are participating via Video Conference; I am honoured to have the opportunity to welcome you today…
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