It is altogether fitting that, on this day which has, allegedly, inspired the creation of so many happy unions, the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community should meet to advance the cause of Caribbean unity. In the expectation that this meeting will be characterised by all the happier sentim...

On Thursday the Regional HIV/AIDS task force will convene it's  fifth meeting with the specific objective of formulating the plan of action for the European Commission-funded project aimed at strengthening the institutional response to HIV/AIDS/STI in the Caribbean. This meeting, which will be ...

Heads of Government were informed by the Hon. Basdeo Panday, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago of the political and constitutional situation in that country. Heads of Government were also apprised by Dr. the Hon. Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia - in his capacity as CARICOM Head of G...

Heads of Government of CARICOM and CANADA, at their Sixth Summit Meeting in Montego Bay, Jamaica on January 19, 2001, were briefed by the Government of Guyana on the controversy between Guyana and Venezuela. The Heads of Government noted that the Government of Venezuela continued to make claims to G...

Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and CANADA, at their Sixth Summit Meeting at Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 19 January 2001, Having considered recent developments in Belize-Guatemala relations; Welcoming the fact that on 8 November, 2000 Belize and Guatemala signed an Agreement on...

The Tenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development [COTED] of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) received information from the Minister representing Belize on recent developments in the Belize-Guatemala border dispute. The Meeting recalled that last year both sides had agreed to eng...

Good Morning Colleague Ministers Heads of Delegation and Delegates Secretary-General and staff of the Caribbean Community Secretariat Officials of the Regional Negotiating Machinery Representatives of Associated Institutions and especially the Private Sector Members of the Press Ladies, Gentlemen, F...

Salutations. Let me begin by first extending, on behalf of the Government and people of the Commonwealth of Dominica, a happy and prosperous 2001 to all my colleague Ministers, the Secretary-General, officials, and staff of the CARICOM Secretariat. It is our hope that the year 2001 will be for you a...

Mr. Chairman, I thank the delegation of Haiti for the statement made to the Permanent Council on the recent elections in Haiti. The position of the Caribbean Community, CARICOM, has been expressed to this august body on several occasions. CARICOM's engagement with Haiti is a matter of great importan...

 It was with profound sadness that the Caribbean Community learnt of the recent passing of His Excellency, Henck Arron, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Suriname, on 4 December 2000 at the age of 64. Recently decorated by the Government of Suriname for service to the country, Henck Arro...