It is really a pleasure for me to participate in this Ceremony, which is a clear indication of the strong ties between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United States. These Regional Development Objective Agreements are rendering assistance in areas that have been identified as critical to...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) today signed agreements representing US$165 million development assistance support from the United States Government to the Eastern and Southern Caribbean. CARICOM Secretary General, Ambassador Irwi...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks against innocent civilians in Paris.  CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, in a message of condolence, also extended the Community’s deepest sympathies to the relatives and friends of those who...

I welcome you all to this Forty-First Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). I am sure you will join me in extending a special welcome to the Her Excellency Sieglien Burleson, Minister of Trade and Industry of Suriname and the Honourable Paula Gopee-Scoon, Minister of Tr...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     CARICOM has congratulated the Government and People of St. Vincent and the Grenadines as they celebrate the country’s 36th Independence Anniversary today 27 October 2015. The Theme “Working Together to enhance Nat...

At the request of the Foreign Minister of Brazil, H.E. Mauro Luiz Vieira, Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque paid an official visit to Brazil on 26 October 2015. In the course of the visit, the Secretary-General met with the Foreign Minister and senior officials at the Foreign Ministry, Ita...

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended congratulations to the Prime Minister-elect of Canada, Mr. Justin Trudeau. Mr. Trudeau and the Liberal Party won a landslide victory in Canada's Federal Elections held on 19 October. In a con...

Costa Rica has committed to finding common ground with the Caribbean Community on global climate change positions. Costa Rica’s first Ambassador to CARICOM, Ms. Lydia Peralta noted  CARICOM-Costa Rica’s shared climate change concerns and interests as she presented her credentials t...

Costa Rica has committed to finding common ground with the Caribbean Community on global climate change positions. Costa Rica’s first Ambassador to CARICOM, Ms. Lydia Peralta noted  CARICOM-Costa Rica’s shared climate change concerns and interests as she presented her credentials t...

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque continues to champion the cause for vulnerable states to receive concessional financing due to issues related to climate change. The Secretary-General has been focusing on this matter in many of his recent engagements and was vocal about...