(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The co-ordination of foreign policy by Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has served to help the Region make its mark in the global arena as a key player in international diplomacy. This was underscored by Secretary-General...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Ministers of National Security and Law Enforcement will meet in Suriname this week to discuss ways to boost the regional agenda for crime and security as they seek to step up the ongoing battle against crime and violence in the Regi...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Diplomats from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) were reminded today that during the course of their careers, successful advocacy and networking would be important as they sought to champion the various causes for their individual countries...

It gives me great pleasure to address you on the occasion of the opening of this important Regional Diplomatic Training Course for Mid-Career Diplomats in the Caribbean Community. The phrase a “born diplomat” is of long standing. In the past, this may have led to training being undervalu...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The development of Foreign Policy Coordination Strategy by the Member States of the Caribbean Community must be regarded as one of the achievements of which CARICOM can be justly proud. This approach to Foreign Policy is one of the pillar...

My sincere thanks are extended to the Secretariat and the Secretary General for inviting me to speak at this Opening Ceremony. It is always wonderful to be in Guyana – the country of my birth – and I thank you for affording me an opportunity to visit. The pleasure is even greater as the ...

This is for me a most pleasant duty to extend a very warm welcome to all of you, to those participants and presenters who have travelled to Guyana and in particular to those of you for whom this is your first visit to the site of the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community. I would like to acknowled...

It is my pleasure to make this statement on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on this the third Anniversary of World Telecommunications and Information Society Day which we commemorate today under the theme “Protecting Children in Cyberspace”. New Information and Communicatio...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Work is moving apace to incorporate the former Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM) into the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat as a Specialised Department in keeping with a decision taken at the 20th Intersessional Meeting of the Co...

  Permit me to say a few words as this Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) gets underway. I first want to welcome you Madame Chair to your first meeting of the Council and to say what better place to start than at the top! I am sure that your colleagues, like myse...