First of all, my apologies for the late commencement. I have the distinct pleasure of welcoming you to this Sixteenth Meeting of Ministers of the Caribbean Forum of ACP States (CARIFORUM). As you are aware, the last Meeting of this Council took place in Haiti in October 2007. Since that time, a numb...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Republic of Guyana and Incoming Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), said Friday that the regional integration movement remained on course and called on Member States to recommit to ...

  (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Republic of Guyana and Incoming Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), said Friday that the regional integration movement remained on course and called on Member States to recom...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Department for International Development (DFID) of the Government of the United Kingdom has established a Trust Fund for £5 million at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to assist the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Caribb...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Plans to establish the Caribbean Regional Public Health Agency (CARPHA) are moving full speed ahead as regional Health Ministers gave the green light to the Steering Committee to step up its legal and operational processes in making CARPHA ...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community is intensifying efforts to contain the spread of the H1N1 Virus popularly known as Swine Flu within the Caribbean, with the most recent initiative being the strengthening of national laboratories with PCR equipment a...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) “After 25 years of grappling with HIV and AIDS, there is yet no cure. Notwithstanding the copious declarations and pronouncements, behaviour modification is slow to take root and stigma and discrimination persist.” This was star...

    It is my pleasure to be present at this important Ministerial Meeting on HIV and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, when representatives from across our Hemisphere try to grapple with the critical developments, consolidate approaches and shape n...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  World Environment Day is observed in many places across the world on 5 June every year. The day has been singled out to inspire awareness and enhance political attention and action towards the environment. It is an opportunity for man...

It is my pleasure to be present at this important Ministerial Meeting on HIV and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, when representatives from across our Hemisphere try to grapple with the critical developments, consolidate approaches and shape new initiatives for an adequate response to...