SG reiterates call for Member States to make CCJ their Final Court

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has once again called for the Member States to make the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) the final court of Appeal for the Region. Spe...
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Remarks by the Secretary-General Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque At The   Special Sitting Of The Caribbean Court Of Justice (CCJ)  In Honour Of The   Demission Of Office Of Hon. MMe JUSTICE DESIREE BERNARD, cch, OR

I am privileged to speak on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at this Ceremony honouring Mme Justice Bernard, one of the inaugural Judges, and the first female Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice. Her appointment to that high office was a proud moment for us in the Community, given tha...
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CARICOM gets new Deputy Secretary-General

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Her Excellency Manorma Soeknandan is the new Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. Ambassador Soeknandan, a national of Suriname, assumed duties at the CARICOM Secretariat on 1 F...
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CARICOM Statement on the Situation in Venezuela

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Caribbean Community is concerned by the confrontations which have taken place in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela over the past few days in the course of demonstrations.  CARICOM deplores the deaths of t...
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South African envoy accredited to CARICOM

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of South Africa further cemented their ties on Tuesday with the accreditation of Her Excellency Maureen Isabella Modiselle as Ambassador to CARICOM. Ambassador Modi...
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Remarks by the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community Ambassador Irwin LaRocque On the Occasion Of the   PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HER EXCELLENCY MAUREEN ISABELLA MODISELLE Plenipotentiary Representative (DESIGNATE) of The Republic of South Africa To the Caribbean Community

It is my pleasure and honour to welcome you to the CARICOM Secretariat and to the family of Plenipotentiary Representatives to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Beyond the political affinities that bind South Africa and CARICOM, our relationship is predicated on shared values.  These include...
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CARICOM to host first Regional Inter Faith Conference

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will host its first Regional Interfaith Conference on Monday. The conference will be held in Antigua and Barbuda at the Jolly Beach Resort and Spa. It will be preceded by an Inter-fa...
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Regional airlines identify areas of functional cooperation

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Government-owned air carriers in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have held their second meeting on how they can collaborate to provide more efficient, effective and safe transportation in the Region. Caribbean Ai...
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CARICOM STATEMENT ON GUYANA’S ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING BILL

(CARICOM Secretariat Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is concerned at the continuing delay in Guyana’s progress towards implementing recommendations to address deficiencies in its anti-money laundering regime.  CARICOM calls o...
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