Regional Integration

  • Photo of Jamaican Officials Engaged On CARICOM Results-Based Management System

    Jamaican Officials Engaged On CARICOM Results-Based Management System

    Parliamentarians and senior public sector officials in Jamaica participated in day-two of the series of sensitization seminars on the CARICOM Results-Based Management (RBM) system, Wednesday. The session with Parliamentarians at the Houses of Parliament was addressed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign trade Kamina Johnson Smith. A separate engagement for Permanent Secretaries  and other officials, held at the Office…

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  • Photo of CARICOM benefits from Jamaica’s Commitment – Secretary General

    CARICOM benefits from Jamaica’s Commitment – Secretary General

    CARICOM has greatly benefited from the commitment and dedication of the Government and people of Jamaica, Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has said as he extended congratulations on the country’s 56th Anniversary of Independence. “Over the years, your country has contributed significantly to the integration movement and I look forward to continuing this strong track record of dedication to regional integration…

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  • Photo of CARICOM STATEMENT ON HAITI

    CARICOM STATEMENT ON HAITI

    The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply concerned at the violent protest in Haiti, a Member State of the Community. The Chairman of CARICOM, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness speaking on behalf of the community stated “The Community deplores the loss of life, property and the damage to infrastructure and calls for restraint and an end to the protests and the…

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  • Photo of Jamaica’s Prime Minister signs CARICOM Agreements on cooperation in Education and Security

    Jamaica’s Prime Minister signs CARICOM Agreements on cooperation in Education and Security

    Jamaica’s Prime Minister Mr Andrew Holness on Friday signed three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Agreements during the 39th Regular Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The agreements signed were the: Protocol Amending the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas to incorporate the Council for National Security and Law Enforcement as an organ of the Community and the CARICOM Implementation…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Secretary-General briefs new Barbados Prime Minister

    CARICOM Secretary-General briefs new Barbados Prime Minister

    CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Friday met with new Barbados Prime Minister Ms Mia Mottley. The Secretary-General, as is customary, updated the new Prime Minister on developments in the regional integration movement, including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy for which the Barbadian Leader has responsibility in the CARICOM Quasi-Cabinet. Prime Minister Mottley led her Barbados Labour Party to…

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  • Photo of CARICOM continues implementation of a harmonised  Results-Based Management (RBM) System with visit to Haiti

    CARICOM continues implementation of a harmonised Results-Based Management (RBM) System with visit to Haiti

    Sensitisation seminars on the CARICOM Results-Based Management (RBM) System moved to Haiti on Wednesday following visits to other Member States. The RBM System, which promotes a more results-focused approach to programme and project management, is targeting a wide cross section of stakeholders including parliamentarians, Permanent Secretaries, International Development Partners, Regional Institutions, Directors and Corporate Planners, the Private Sector, Non-Governmental Organisations…

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  • Photo of Address by Hon Chet Greene to the 46th COTED Meeting in Guyana

    Address by Hon Chet Greene to the 46th COTED Meeting in Guyana

    Colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, there are many ongoing international, regional and domestic issues that will impact the work programme and the agenda of the Council. However, in the face of all these issues, the Council must find an appropriate mix of methodologies and strategies to address the ever expanding agenda of the Council. I am pleased to note that the…

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  • Photo of CARICOM SG commends Grenada’s unwavering commitment to integration

    CARICOM SG commends Grenada’s unwavering commitment to integration

    As Grenada celebrates its Forty-Fourth Anniversary as an independent nation on Wednesday, 7 February, 2018, CARICOM Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque is commending its unwavering commitment to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). In a congratulatory message to the Prime Minister of Grenada, the Honourable Keith Mitchell, the Secretary-General lauded the commitment and leadership he demonstrated as Chairman of the Community during the past unprecedented…

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  • Photo of CARICOM SG and Haiti’s President hold talks

    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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  • Photo of CARICOM SG ready to welcome new Bahamian PM’s fresh ideas

    CARICOM SG ready to welcome new Bahamian PM’s fresh ideas

    CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque is looking forward to an early briefing with new Prime Minister of The Bahamas Dr. Hubert Minnis on matters relating to the Caribbean Community and the Prime Minister’s portfolio in the quasi-cabinet of the CARICOM Heads of Government, that of Tourism. “I look forward, Prime Minister, to the fresh ideas that you will undoubtedly bring…

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