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CARICOM heads to hear rum industry’s woes
After years of failed attempts to find a resolution to the ongoing rum dispute in the Caribbean, the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC) will be making another desperate appeal to Caribbean Heads of Government, at next week’s Caricom summit in Guyana. The United States ongoing subsidy to rum producers in the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico was…
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CARICOM 10K Meet gets underway: Differently able to be a part
The Spirit of CARICOM will come alive this Sunday, 3 July 2016, as the CARICOM 10K Meet gets underway at 6 a.m. Athletes from several CARICOM States will criss-cross the streets of Greater Georgetown to observe this annual CARICOM tradition, which takes place ahead of the Regular Meeting of the CARICOM Conference of Heads of Government, usually in the host…
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Chilean President to be Special Guest
CARICOM Heads of Government will have an exchange of views with special guest, the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet at this Thirty-seventh Regular Meeting, 4 – 6 July in Georgetown, Guyana. Chile has been a longstanding partner of the Caribbean Community as a block, and to individual Member States, and both President Bachelet and her predecessor have worked closely…
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Courts on board for CARICOM 10K Road Race
Furniture giant, Courts, will collaborate with the Ministry of Education – Department of Culture, Youth and Sport and the Athletics Association of Guyana to stage the 12th annual CARICOM 10K Road Race on Sunday. The partnership on Courts’ behalf was made official yesterday when its Managing Director, Clyde de Haas, handed over a cheque worth $500,000 to Coordinator of the…
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Guyanese media briefed on upcoming CARICOM Heads meeting
Guyana’s Foreign Minister Mr. Carl Greenidge and CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque met Guyana media representatives on Saturday, ahead of the upcoming 37th CARICOM Heads of Government meeting to be held in Georgetown 4 – 6 July 2016. The Forum, organised by Guyana’s Government Information Agency (GINA) provided an update on arrangements for the meeting and allowed media practitioners an…
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CARICOM still relevant in region- Minister Greenidge
Stronger mechanisms, dialogue and greater awareness are among some of the efforts the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) needs to undertake to ensure its continued effectiveness. CARICOM heads will be meeting in July for the 37th regular meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government, which Guyana is co-hosting. The question of CARICOM’s relevance is more glaring in light of the United…
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Mark! Set! Go! CARICOM 10k Race to be held 3 July
The twelfth Annual CARICOM 10K race will be held on Sunday, 3 July, 2016, at 6:00 am in Georgetown, Guyana. The event will be held under the Theme ‘Promoting Healthy and Peaceful Societies’. The race is held to coincide with the Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM which will be held in Georgetown, Guyana, 4-6 July.…
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CARPHA to brief Heads of Government on Zika at CARICOM Intersessional
The Caribbean Regional Public Health Agency (CARPHA) will present a policy brief on the Zika virus at the Intersessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government on February 16-17 in Belize. To date, Zika has been confirmed in five CARICOM territories and other Caribbean jurisdictions have also reported Zika transmission. The brief will give policy recommendations for strengthening national and regional action in the…
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Barbados And Panama Sign MOU
Barbados and the Republic of Panama now have a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Bilateral Relations. The documents were signed and exchanged today during the 36th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community. The meeting, which ends today, is being held the Hilton Barbados Resort, Needhams Point, St. Michael. Minister of Foreign Affairs and…
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Communique issued at the conclusion of the 36th Regular Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community
The 36th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held at Bridgetown, Barbados, 2-4 July 2015. The Prime Minister of Barbados, the Right Honourable Freundel Stuart, Q.C; MP, chaired the proceedings. Other Members of the Conference in attendance were: the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Honourable Gaston Browne; the Prime…
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