(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)      I welcome you all to this Fortieth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED).  I extend a particularly warm welcome to our Chairman, Minister Claude Hogan who, while not a stranger to this Council, is attending ...

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 14, 2015 (SKNIS): Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris discussed matters of regional significance when he met with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Tuesday (April 14) in Basseterre. Ambassador LaRocq...

Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has described as “important and historic” a working visit to the Secretariat’s headquarters by a team from the African Union Commission (AUC). The three-day visit, which began on Wednesday, forms part of a comparative ...

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque met on Monday with the Premier of Montserrat Hon. Donaldson Romeo and his Cabinet of Ministers and briefed them on latest developments in the regional integration movement. Premier Romeo’s government is among the newest in the Caribbean Commu...

- Guyana looks to boost ICT sector The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which has long lamented the lack of opportunities for youths, has hailed a new U.S government initiative in the region. CARICOM Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque told Guyanese journalists in Panama City that the initiative is...

"...a visionary and a strategic thinker" - CARICOM SG.  (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has expressed sadness at the news of the death of Singapore’s founding father and first Prime Minister Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. The ninety-one year ol...

Message of Condolence from the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque to the Prime Minister, Honourable Joe Natuman and the Government and People of the Republic of Vanuatu, following the devastating effects of Cyclone Pam: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expresse...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Today, I join with the global community to salute women and girls everywhere, particularly those of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).  It is well known that it is the women of our Community who have been the bedrock of society and have...

the path to sustainable development must be carved out by creating avenues for our people to exploit fully their skills and talents.  The creativity for which we are renowned must now be allied to an entrepreneurial spirit, innovation and productivity. That is a sure way of achieving the compet...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended the Community’s condolences to families of the persons who lost their lives in the tragic accident during this week’s Carnival celebrations...