An institution that is geared at hastening CARICOM’s transition to new sustainable and clean energy production systems was inaugurated on Wednesday in Bridgetown, Barbados. The Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) is designed to assist Member States to navigate...

The Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) will hold its third Annual Meeting of National AIDS Programme (NAP) Managers and Key Partners in Trinidad and Tobago, at the Hyatt Hotel, on 28-30 October 2015. Trinidad and Tobago Minister of Health, Hon. Mr. Terrence Deyalsingh will open ...

For the year to date, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) received 284 samples for influenza virus testing. Forty-seven (47) tested positive of which 14 were typed as Influenza A H1N1.  The table below shows number of samples received and tested positive for Influenza A for 2013 -...

Sunday’s Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Haiti has been engaged in various activities since its arrival, including  meetings with the Haitian Prime Minister and other State officials. The Mission  issued a Preliminary Statement (see below) on Friday, as the 5.8  mil...

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended congratulations to the Prime Minister-elect of Canada, Mr. Justin Trudeau. Mr. Trudeau and the Liberal Party won a landslide victory in Canada's Federal Elections held on 19 October. In a con...

Costa Rica has committed to finding common ground with the Caribbean Community on global climate change positions. Costa Rica’s first Ambassador to CARICOM, Ms. Lydia Peralta noted  CARICOM-Costa Rica’s shared climate change concerns and interests as she presented her credentials t...

CARICOM-US deepening cooperation in security, health and energy was underscored Tuesday as Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque received new United States Ambassador to CARICOM Mr. Perry Holloway. The Secretary-General, in remarks at the accreditation ceremony, highlighted the important coll...

BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS – In preparation for the upcoming World Trade Organization (WTO) 10th Ministerial Conference (MC10), Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States met to review the state of play of the WTO Doha Round of Negotiations, and their approach to preserve their interests in the con...

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque continues to champion the cause for vulnerable states to receive concessional financing due to issues related to climate change. The Secretary-General has been focusing on this matter in many of his recent engagements and was vocal about...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has expressed the Community’s solidarity with the Government and People of Turkey as they mourn the loss of lives from the recent tragic bombings in the capit...