Ministers of Trade of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have been encouraged to provide their perspectives on how they see the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) working and how it could be improved to make a greater impact on the people of the Region. he Ministers are in Georgetown, Guyana f...

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has joined CARICOM Heads and other government representatives at UN Headquarters in New York for today’s Special Signing Ceremony for the Paris Climate Change Agreement. Ambassador LaRocque was also in Paris to coordinate CARICOM’s cam...

A redefinition of the national priorities “to fit CARICOM” so that the Regional integration movement could be more effective was necessary to respond to the challenges it currently faced, the Hon Alva Baptiste, Minister of External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation of ...

Honourable Honourable Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries of Jamaica;   Ministers and other Heads of Delegations;   Distinguished Delegates;   Representatives of the Media;   Ladies and Gentlemen.   It is my pleasure to welcome yo...

The CARICOM Secretariat, in collaboration with the Guyana Ministry of Education and other partners, will host a number of activities in Guyana from April 28– 29, 2016, to celebrate Girls in ICT. Among the activities that will be held are workshops on ICT related topics, Open/Career ...

Matters that impact on the economic health of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) come under focus in Georgetown, Guyana, when the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) meets Thursday and Friday. Regional Ministers who hold responsibility for Trade will hold discussions on a range of mat...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has expressed concern that the designation of “tax havens” is again being attached to the financial services centres in Member States and Associate Members, following the leak of the “Panama Papers”. The Community, in a Statement, said the ...

Chile has reconfirmed its commitment to building strong ties with Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for promotion of economic development and people’s well being.   New Chilean Ambassador to CARICOM H.E. Claudio Rojas Rachel outlined his country’s position when he...

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 7, 2016.  Studies conducted by the University of the West Indies (UWI) estimate that 1 in every 4 adults in some Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have diabetes.  More worrying is the doubling of overweight and obesity in children less than f...

 We have ability, not only to compete but lead the world – CARICOM SG on Windies Teams   CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated the West Indies women and men’s teams on their victories in the ICC T20 competitions on Sunday, saying these triumphs...