(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Newly appointed Argentine Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Luis Alberto Martino, on Monday, expressed his country’s willingness to coordinate, consult and cooperate with CARICOM. ...

I am very pleased and indeed honored to be accredited today as Argentina´s first ever resident Plenipotentiary Representative before the Caribbean Community of States. As you may know, my country is in the process of expanding and strengthening its presence in the Caribbean region. The first...

Theme: Statistics in Everyday Life; Let us Education and Appreciate It is an honour for me to greet you on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Irwin LaRocque, on the occasion of the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (3...

The meeting of National AIDS Programme Managers, Senior Health Officials and HIV and AIDS Regional partners, was held in Port-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from 21-23 October 2013 with funding from the  PANCAP Global Fund Round 9 Grant and USAID. Co-chairs of the meeting: Prof. Figueroa, Chair of ...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     There has been a reduction in the number of new HIV infections annually in the Caribbean. This was among some of the gains in managing HIV/AIDS highlighted by the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV AIDS (PANCAP) m...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     UN Secretary-General Envoy for HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean, Dr. Edward Greene, pleaded for the removal of discriminatory immigration laws in Trinidad and Tobago that prohibit the entry of homosexuals. This plea was...

As we reflect on the last two quarters, it is fair to say that some key topical issues (not necessarily in order of importance) which have appropriately engaged CARICOM policy makers have been: (i) the urgent need for stimulating economic growth; (ii) the matter of the impact of graduation on the av...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Regional Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunity (CEBO) now being introduced in Guyana is expected to be an initiative that will continually benefit Guyanese youth.  That’s the word from Dir...

Dr. Andreas Taeuber was appointed in August 2013 and is based at the Energy Unit at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Taeuber served as the Deputy Head of Division “Sustainability and Climate Protection” in Federal Ministry of Food, Agricultu...

September 2013, the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica staged a two-day Geothermal Partners Forum with aim of building awareness about its geothermal development, and sharing critical information with development Partners and potential investors, as well as, among citizenry.  The key no...