OPM, Trinidad and Tobago - Prime Minister Dr the Hon Keith Rowley made several adjustments to the existing Public Health Regulations due to the increased number of positive COVID-19 cases in Trinidad and Tobago. Dr Rowley made the announcements at a media conference held at the Victor E. Bruce Co...

CDEMA - The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO), St. Vincent and the Grenadines reported that flooding and landslides have occurred in several areas on mainland St. Vincent as a result of heavy rainfall. ● The Red Zone is likely to be impacted by mudflows as ash deposits are thickes...

The Republic of Ireland’s new Ambassador to CARICOM H.E. Seán Hoy presented his Credentials to Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque in a virtual ceremony on Wednesday, 28 April 2021. Ambassador Hoy made the following Remarks at the Accreditation Ceremony: Remarks - H.E. Seán Hoy Secret...

In recognition of the need to streamline the Regional Private Sector’s extraordinary individual and collective response to the devastation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and enhance the inter-agency coordination in times of disaster, the CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO), the Caribbean M...

A warm welcome to all and a sincere thank you for accepting our invitation today.  Firstly, permit me to begin by expressing solidarity with our brothers and sisters in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and the neighbouring islands affected by the ongoing volcanic activity.  Our thoughts are...

I thank President Biden for convening this very important gathering, to address the most significant threat facing, our one planet and our one humanity. We are grateful that the United States and China have pledged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and we look forward to swift action in th...

Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Wednesday received Guyana’s new Ambassador to CARICOM H.E. George Talbot, in a ceremony which also highlighted the country’s lead role in the Caribbean Community’s food production and food security. Guyana holds lead responsibility for Agriculture, A...

Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United States Secretary of State agreed on the need to work together on a number of issues of mutual interest. In a virtual meeting on Wednesday 21 April, the two sides noted the inextricable link between the Community and the US and ...

Mr. Secretary, on behalf of the Caribbean Community, please accept congratulations on your appointment as Secretary of State in the Biden-Harris Administration. The Community values highly its long-standing relationship with the United States of America, and we welcome this opportunity to have an...

I welcome this meeting between CARICOM Foreign Ministers and Secretary Blinken with a sense of optimism.  This meeting is significant, as it marks the resumption of interaction between CARICOM as a Region and the US at this high level. I recall that Meetings at this level were a regular feat...