ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda - The Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Prime Minister Gaston Browne, has expressed deepest sympathy at the passing of Sir James ‘Son’ Mitchell, the former Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines. Prime Minister Browne telephoned Dr Ralph Go...

The Summit was held under the theme: Facilitating Transformation through Assessment Dr The Honourable Ralph GonsalvesDistinguished Honourable MinistersVice Chancellor University of the West Indies and Chair of CXC, Professor Sir Hilary BecklesVice Chancellor University of Guyana, Professor Pa...

Your Excellency Jürg Sprecher Plenipotentiary Representative of Switzerland to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM); Mr. Dean Jackson, Honorary Consul for Switzerland in Guyana. Good afternoon! Dr Carla Barnett presenting remarks Ambassador, I am indeed honoured to accept your Letter of Cr...

Your Excellency Georgina María Guillén Grillo, Plenipotentiary Representative (Designate) of Costa Rica to CARICOM; Excellency, it is my pleasure to receive today, your letter accrediting you as Costa Rica’s second Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).  Secretary-General Dr Car...

Your Excellency Tone Kajzer, Plenipotentiary Representative (Designate) of the Republic of Slovenia to CARICOM Your Excellency, as I accept your Letter of Credence, I extend congratulations to you on your appointment as the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Slovenia to the Caribbe...

Your Excellency Bengü Yiğitgüden, Plenipotentiary Representative (Designate) of the Republic of Turkey to CARICOM. Ambassador, it is with distinct pleasure that I accept your Credentials accrediting you as the Plenipotentiary Representative of Turkey to the Caribbean Community. Your accreditat...

REGIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTITIONERS WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT COVID-19 VACCINES FOR CHILDREN IN THE 5-11 AGE GROUP Wednesday, 17 November 2021 (PANCAP Coordinating Unit, CARICOM Secretariat): The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structured ...

The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago injected US$1.012 billion into the foreign exchange market between January and October 2021. According to Finance Minister Colm Imbert, the Government, through the Exim Bank, has provided access to a further US$524 million, which “led to a total interventio...

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the education system. Children were away from face-to-face learning for more than one school year, and had to navigate the adjustments to online learning, where it existed. While that was a much need response to the crisis, the disruption to the educa...

A new regional programme to help students recover the learning losses of the COVID-19 era will be presented to the public in a virtual town hall session this Thursday, 18 November. The Learning Recovery and Enhancement Programme for Caribbean Schools was developed through collaboration by the Caribb...