(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) At the invitation of Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, a four-member CARICOM Referendum Observer Mission observed the National Referendum on the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Constitution Bill 2009 held on Wednesday 25 November...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will convene a Regional Seminar on the Administration of the Intra-CARICOM Double Taxation Agreement, (ICDTA) from 30 November to 1 December 2009 in Georgetown, Guyana. Targeted at Heads of Tax ...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) has received an additional 5 million Euro for the execution of a regional project on the prevention of HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean. With this new allocation, the financial suppor...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States continue to benefit from a project which makes it easier for CARICOM nationals to participate in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The project, Component 100, is one of the three subst...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Federal Republic of Germany has deepened its cooperation with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) through the extension of a financial agreement to support the work of the Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP). The CARIC...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met with their Australian counterpart on Wednesday, the Honourable Stephen Smith, in preparation for a meeting on Saturday 28 November between their respective Heads of Gover...

Ladies and Gentlemen: I am delighted to participate in this year’s Commonwealth Business Forum. Our focus this year on “Partnering for a More Equitable and Sustainable Future” would be a timely one in any set of circumstances but is especially so at this particular time as we confr...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Saint Lucia Minister of Home Affairs and International Security, Senator Guy Mayers has reiterated the importance of collaborative efforts in stemming what he described as the “scourge of illicit drug trafficking within the region.&rd...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Regional officials at a workshop on illicit drug trafficking in Saint Lucia have agreed that the time has come for public education initiatives to focus on all dimensions of the burgeoning drug trade and not just on those who misuse substan...

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), with full support from the Pan American Heal(th Organisation (PAHO), is gaining ground in its fight against Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases in the Caribbean Region. Notwithstanding this, the Community is ...