(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Mr. Edwin Carrington arrived in Paramaribo, Suriname on Friday February 11 with a team from the CARICOM Secretariat to brief the Chairman of the Community, Suriname's President His Excellency Drs. Ronaldo V...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) There is need for the urgent formulation of a Regional action plan to counter natural disasters in light of the recent events that have adversely affected the infrastructure and economies of several Member States. This is the conviction of Secretary-General ...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has today learnt of the ruling by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council that the legislation, passed by the Jamaican Parliament to establish the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in that country, is unconsti...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Government of Guyana through its Civil Defense Commission (CDC) today received a quantity of food and household supplies from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat to assist with the continuing relief efforts in the wake of massive flooding that ...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) Several Regional agencies including the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC), the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA), the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI), the Caribbean Environment Health Institute (CEHI), and the Pan-America...

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) CARICOM Secretary-General, His Excellency Edwin W. Carrington, now back from the United Nations Meeting on the Sustainable Development of Small Island States in Mauritius, today (Monday, January 24, 2005) met with the Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewha...

Mr. President His Excellency The Secretary-General of the Mauritius International Meeting Distinguished Delegates I join in thanking the Government and People of Mauritius for hosting this meeting. The quality of the hospitality, for which we extend our gratitude, has certainly served to enhance...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Member States are gearing for the technological challenges of globalisation through active participation and cooperation in the sphere of information technology. As part of preparations for phase two of the World Summit on the Information Society (...

Esteemed colleagues, Representatives of the media: On behalf of the Secretary-General and the staff of the CARICOM ecretariat, it is my pleasure to welcome you to this important Consultation. Given the early start of Community meetings this year, I am also glad of the opportunity to wish you, you...

Mr. President, The Caribbean Community deeply appreciates this opportunity to address the Security Council on the situation in Haiti. One year ago, we were all gravely concerned about deteriorating political and security conditions in Haiti. With Haitian agreement and international support, ...