Press Releases
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Close political gap between integration arrangements, demands of the people – CARICOM Chairman
Developing inclusive mechanisms to close the political distance between integration arrangements and the demands of the people of the Region is a task that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) must confront. Incoming Chairman of CARICOM, Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, issued this charge to his colleagues at the Opening Ceremony of the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the…
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Twelfth CARICOM Triennial Award for Women Shirley Lee Pryce’s Acceptance Speech at the Official Opening of the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government, Grenada, 4 July 2017
TWELFTH CARICOM TRIENNIAL AWARD FOR WOMEN SHIRLEY LEE PRYCE ACCEPTANCE SPEECH OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRTY-EIGHTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT GRENADA, 4 JULY 2017 Governor General, Her Excellency Cecile La Grenade; Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government, Dr. the Honourable Keith Mitchell Heads of Government of CARICOM Member States…
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Citation in honour of Ms. Shirley Lee Pryce on the occasion of the Presentation of the Twelfth CARICOM Triennial Award for Women
CITATION IN HONOUR OF MS. SHIRLEY LEE PRYCE ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE TWELFTH CARICOM TRIENNIAL AWARD FOR WOMEN AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRTY-EIGHTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY GRENADA, 4 July 2017 Shirley Lee Pryce is a remarkable woman, Jamaican by birth…
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Outgoing CARICOM Chairman makes impassioned plea for closer unity
“The Community, challenged by the constantly changing international situation, must redouble its efforts to ensure a more safe society for its citizens, more stable economies for its countries, deeper solidarity and a more secure hemisphere.” This impassioned plea for closer unity within CARICOM was issued by outgoing Chairman, His Excellency David Granger, President of Guyana, in his address to the opening of the Thirty-Eighth…
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PANCAP Launches Redesigned Website to Expand Knowledge-Sharing on HIV in the Caribbean
The Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) will officially launch a redesigned website on Friday, July 7 at the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana. The new site will offer improved functionality, interactive features and aims to intensify the level of knowledge sharing, capacity building and networking among the PANCAP partners including civil society organisations, National AIDS Programme Managers, clinicians, technical experts in…
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Grand Anse and beyond
Today, we continue to place the spotlight on Grenada ahead of the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM. We flash back through Grenada’s milestones as a champion of closer integration among the territories of the Region. The Regular Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government will be held from 4 – 6 July at…
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Maximising the benefits of CARICOM Chairmanship
Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, the Chairmanship of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on 1 July, 2017. See the Grenada National Report broadcast below that highlights the areas Grenada will focus on during its six-months as Chair.
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Lauding Grenada’s rich history in regional integration
Grenada will continue its historically prominent role at the forefront of regional integration when it hosts the 38th Regular Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government from 4 – 6 July, at the Radisson Grenada Beach Resort. An Opening Ceremony, on 4 July, will be held at the Grenada Trade Centre. Grenada’s Prime Minister, Dr. Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell, will chair…
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CELEBRATING WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT: Domestic Workers Rights Leader is Twelfth CARICOM Triennial Women Awardee
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) CARICOM will pay formal recognition to yet another distinguished daughter of the soil when it confers its prestigious Triennial Award for Women on Ms. Shirley Pryce of Jamaica. Ms. Shirley Pryce, a veteran advocate for Domestic workers rights, motivational speaker and an “example of women’s empowerment”, joins the rank of some of the Caribbean’s most excellent…
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