President of the Republic of Suriname, HE Desiré Bouterse The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated Suriname on its 40th Anniversary of Independence, which it celebrates on 25 November 2015. Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque in a congratulatory message to President Desir...

It is really a pleasure for me to participate in this Ceremony, which is a clear indication of the strong ties between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United States. These Regional Development Objective Agreements are rendering assistance in areas that have been identified as critical to...

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Tuesday hosted a group of tertiary students from Trinidad and Tobago who are participating in the project ‘Students Engaging the CSME through Field Promotion’. The group visited the CCS Headquarters where th...

The CARICOM Secretariat will host a workshop next week that is aimed at preventing the exploitation of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge within CARICOM Member States. The workshop is being held in Suriname, November 30-December 4, 2015, in collaboration with the ABS (Acces...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) today signed agreements representing US$165 million development assistance support from the United States Government to the Eastern and Southern Caribbean. CARICOM Secretary General, Ambassador Irwi...

Castries, Saint Lucia - The Caribbean, mainly comprised of small island nations, is the world’s most tourist-dependent region, and one of the most vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change.  Within recent times, the Region has experienced more frequent and severe stor...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks against innocent civilians in Paris.  CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, in a message of condolence, also extended the Community’s deepest sympathies to the relatives and friends of those who...

The two-day Meeting of the Forty-First Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) concluded on Friday in Georgetown, Guyana. A special session with representatives of the Region’s private sector led the Meeting’s heavy agenda which also included deliberations on progress related...

Remarks by the Secretary-General  Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque  On the Occasion of the   SIXTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (CONSLE)  TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   I regret that I am unable to be with you ...

The private sector’s importance in Regional growth and development was the highlight of remarks made at the opening ceremony of the Council for Trade and Economic Development’s Forty-First Meeting in Georgetown, Guyana. Trade Ministers and representatives of the private sector of the Re...