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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) HIS EXCELLENCY MICHEL JOSEPH MARTELLY PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI 1 JANUARY 2013- French and english versions

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) begins its 40th year of existence, I wish the people of all Member States a year of peace and prosperity. I am particularly pleased that, for the first time, my country, Haiti, is serving as Chairman of CARICOM.

HAITI EMBRACES LEADERSHIP OF CARICOM

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Michel Martelly, President of Haiti, has called on Member States to consolidate efforts in order to achieve the “necessary structural changes to increase the well-being of our peoples.”

Secretariat Restructuring Among Priorities For New Year - Secretary-General

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkey, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The restructuring of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will be one of the priority areas for Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque come 2013.
Revamping the administrative arm of the Community was one of the recommendations of the Landell Mills Consultancy, and Heads of Government had mandated a Strategic Plan and Change Process to effect the transformation.

SECRETARY-GENERAL WISHES COMMUNITY A GOOD NEW YEAR

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the Region prepares to observe its 40th anniversary in 2013, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended greetings for a good new year to the Region’s citizens.

“Let me take the opportunity to wish all citizens of the Community a good new year ahead of us.

SECRETARY-GENERAL LAUDS CARICOM SECRETARIAT STAFF’S COMMITMENT TO CALLING OF INTEGRATION

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkey, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has lauded the dedication and commitment displayed by staff members of the CARICOM Secretariat, the administrative arm of the Community.

“It is no secret that the work of the Secretariat demands every waking hour of all of the staff and I just want to take the opportunity to thank them very much for their continued commitment and devotion to the calling of integration,” the Secretary-General said recently.

STOP HAZARDOUS WASTE SHIPMENT THROUGH CARIBBEAN SEA - CARICOM CHAIRMAN

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkey, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. the Hon. Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, has intensified calls for a halt to the shipment of hazardous waste through the Caribbean Sea, given the risks such shipments pose to the livelihood of people of the Region.

The call was made on Friday ahead of the transshipment of Vitrified High Level Waste from the United Kingdom to Japan through the Caribbean Sea.

Remarks by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Occasion Of the Official Opening of the CARICOM Secretariat and CARICOM Development Fund Offices Barbados, 17 December 2012

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I am pleased to be here at the official opening of these facilities that are now the new home of two sections of the CARICOM Secretariat and one Community Institution, all of which have critical functions in the advancement of the Community – the Secretariat’s Office of Trade Negotiations and the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) Unit, and the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF).

New home for CARICOM offices in Barbados

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) New facilities for two sections of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, as well as a Regional institution, all based in Bridgetown, Barbados, were officially opened on Monday by the Hon. Freundel Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados.

CONCLUDING STATEMENT THIRTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) PRINCESS INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, PROVIDENCE, GUYANA, 10-11 DECEMBER 2012

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) concluded on Tuesday 11 December 2012, after two days of deliberations that ranged from matters related to the full and effective participation of all Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) to confronting high fuel and food prices, and external trade relations.

CARIBBEAN PROMOTES IDEAS FOR CHANGE IN ACP DIRECTION

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean contribution to the recent 7th Summit of the African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) Group of Countries Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea ranged from retrospective through introspective to prospective.

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