It is my pleasure to welcome you all on behalf of the Directorate of Human and Social Development and indeed the entire CARICOM Secretariat. I wish in particular to thank you Minister and your staff at the Ministry of Health for making the arrangements for hosting this meeting. I also wish to expres...

The Seventh Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) was held in Christ Church, Barbados, on 22-23 April 2004. The Ministers attending were: the Hon. Harold Lovell, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Tourism and International Transport, Antigua and Barbuda; the Ho...

The Most Hon. Percival J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica; The Prime Minister of Dominica, The Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit; Distinguished Commissioners Poul Nielson and Pascal Lamy of the European Union; Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Barbados, Dame Billie Miller; Members of ...

"Congratulations on your epic history-making record test innings of 400 not out in the Fourth Test against England at the Antigua Recreation Ground surpassing the highest score of 380 made by the Australian, Matthew Hayden. Your regaining of the world record is a tumultuous victory for all West Indi...

Hon. John Rahael, Minister of Health of Trinidad and Tobago Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne Chairman of the Governing Council of the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC), Dr. Bhoe Tewarie and Members of the CAREC Council Director of CAREC, ...

The presence of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Electoral Observer Mission in Antigua and Barbuda arose from a request from the Government of Antigua and Barbuda to monitor the General Elections held on Tuesday 23 March 2004. In response, the Caribbean Community agreed to mount a nine-person Elect...

Hon. Julian Hunte, President of the United Nations General Assembly, and Chair of COTED; Ministers of Foreign Trade and other Heads of Delegations; Dr. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community; Amb. Richard Bernal, Director General, Regional Negotiating Machinery; Members o...

Your Excellency It is with great pleasure that I receive this letter from Secretary of State Colin Powell, designating you as Plenipotentiary Representative of the United States of America to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). As noted in Secretary Powell’s letter, you Ambassador Bullen, a...

Mr. Secretary-General, it is an honor for me to be here today to present my credentials as United States Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community. The United States enjoys good relations with the countries of the Caribbean Community, so it is appropriate that the U.S. Government hav...

The Fifteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community was held in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis on 25-26 March 2004. The Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, the Hon Dr Denzil Douglas presided over the Meeting of the Conference. Heads of Govern...