It is a great honour for me to present today, as the first time ever for Sweden, my credentials as Plenipotentiary Representative of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Caribbean Community, CARICOM, signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Mr. Carl Bildt. Although I and my predecessors have bee...

The newly accredited Ambassador of Sweden to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Claes Hammar, has described the formalisation of his country’s ties with the Community as an historic and significant step. Following meetings with Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Sweden and other N...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The death of Professor Norman Girvan, an “unstinting advocate for Caribbean integration”, has left a void in the intellectual capital of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Secretary-General Ambassador Irw...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     While Sweden has forged diplomatic relations with countries within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) through the establishment of honorary consulates in each CARICOM Member State and by signing of Tax Information Exc...

Madam Speaker, it is with a deep sense of sorrow that I rise to briefly pay tribute to the life of a true Caribbean luminary, leader and past President and Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson, better known throughout the region as ANR Robinson who ...

Excellency, I wish to welcome you to the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community as you present your Letters of Credence as the first Plenipotentiary Representative of Sweden. Your accreditation comes after years of building relations with members of the Community through the establishment of hono...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)      “We need results. It is time for accelerated action”, says St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister, and Chair of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS, the Rt Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas. The Pr...

It is my pleasure to address this gathering of stakeholders at this Justice For All consultation.  Senator Mark Golding, we are happy that you were able at short notice to take the place of Prime Minister, signifying the importance the Government of Jamaica places on the issues of human rights ...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The legacy of the Honourable Arthur Napoleon Robinson OCC to the Caribbean Community “has endured and will ensure that he will be remembered as a true Caribbean Man.” So said Secretary-General of the Cari...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     It is with deep sadness that I have received the news of the death of Professor Norman Girvan, a man whose life’s work was underlined by unremitting dedication to a vision of an integrated Caribbean. His ideas...