Press Releases

  • CABLE AND WIRELESS SUPPORT FOR CARICOM SUMMIT

    The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the host Government, Saint Lucia received financial and technical support from the Cable and Wireless (West Indies Limited) for the staging of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government and the celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas.  Following is a statement issued by Cable…

    Read More »
  • MONTSERRAT SIGNS PROTOCOL II, SURINAME MAKES SIGNATURE EFFECTIVE

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana)  Protocol II of the Treaty establishing the Caribbean Community, the Treaty of Chaguaramas, can now be provisionally applied in Member States of the Caribbean Community. This is now possible as Montserrat signed the Protocol and Suriname made its signature of the Protocol effective on 4 July, 1998, the final day of the 19th Meeting of the…

    Read More »
  • PRIVATE SECTOR GIFT FOR CARICOM NEGOTIATING MACHINERY

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Prime Minister of Saint Lucia Dr the Honourable Kenny Anthony today (Thursday 3 July 1998) accepted what he described as an “extraordinary” gift for the continued support of the Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM) of the Caribbean Community. The gift of US$100 000 was made by Mr Michael Mansoor, President…

    Read More »
  • THE ST. LUCIA STATEMENT ISSUED IN RELATION TO RESOLVING GUYANA’S POLITICAL IMPASSE

     1. In signing the `Herdmanston Accord’ on 17 January 1998, the Leaders of Guyana’s two main political Parties stated that they are doing so `specially mindful of the willingness of (their) CARICOM colleagues to remain engaged with Guyana in this endeavour’. It is in this spirit that as colleagues we have taken the opportunity of our St. Lucia Summit, on…

    Read More »
  • GUYANA:  THE ST. LUCIA STATEMENT

         1. In signing the `Herdmanston Accord’ on 17 January 1998, the Leaders of Guyana’s two main political Parties stated that they are doing so `specially mindful of the willingness of (their) CARICOM colleagues to remain engaged with Guyana in this endeavour’. It is in this spirit that as colleagues we have taken the opportunity of our St. Lucia Summit,…

    Read More »
  • Address by Mr. Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to The Special Session of the Permanent Council of the Organisation of American States (OAS) Washington, DC Thursday, 23 April, 1998

    Your Excellency, Michael Arneaud, President of the Permanent Council; Your Excellency, Caesar Gaviria, Secretary-General of the OAS; Your Excellency, Christopher Thomas, Assistant Secretary- General of the OAS; Distinguished Ambassadors and Members of Staff of the Diplomatic Missions Accredited to the OAS; Members of Staff of the OAS Secretariat; Deputy Secretary-General and other Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat; It is an…

    Read More »
  • CHAIRMAN LEADS CARICOM CRICKET TEAM

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana)  CARICOM Chairman Dr the Hon. Keith Mitchell will lead a team representing the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community in a cricket match against the University of the West Indies (UWI). The 25 overs per team match will be played on Sunday, June 28 at the Gros Islet Cricket Ground, St Lucia, from 1.00 p.m.…

    Read More »
  • ORDER OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY FOR OUTSTANDING CARIBBEAN NATIONALS

    Four distinguished nationals of the Caribbean Community will be accorded the highest regional award in the Order of the Caribbean Community (OCC) at the opening of the X1X Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community at the National Cultural Centre, Castries, Saint Lucia. The Meeting takes place from 30 June -4 July. The award will…

    Read More »
  • A VISION FOR CARICOM INTO THE NEW MILLENNIUM

    A vision for the Caribbean Community for the next decade will engage the attention of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community when they gather in Castries, Saint Lucia for their X1X Regular Meeting. The Meeting begins on Tuesday, 30 June, 1998 with an opening ceremony at the National Cultural Centre in Castries, from 5:30 pm. The plenary sessions takes…

    Read More »
  • PRESIDENT MANDELA FOR CARICOM SUMMIT

    The President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Mr Nelson Mandela has accepted an invitation from the Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr the Hon Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada to attend the XIX Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community. The Meeting will take place in Castries, St Lucia from…

    Read More »
Back to top button