(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will meet with a number of other Heads of State and Government on the margins of the Fifth Summit of the Americas which opens in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on Friday 17 ...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Heads of Government of the 14 independent Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States will be among other leaders of the Hemisphere who will participate in the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The Summit from 17-...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyern, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A Guyanese fisherman has expressed concern at the dwindling of the catch in his country. Mr. Jainaraine Pamashwar, representative of the Upper Corentyne Fishers’ Association, Berbice, Guyana, speaking during a Panel Discussion on Thu...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyern, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A Guyanese fisherman has expressed concern at the dwindling of the catch in his country. Mr. Jainaraine Pamashwar, representative of the Upper Corentyne Fishers’ Association, Berbice, Guyana, speaking during a Panel Discussion on Thu...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) concerns on the impact of the global economic and financial crisis and its views on the related reform of the international financial architecture were conveyed to the members of the Group of 20 (G2...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Stakeholders in the Fisheries Sector in the Region want its development to be on par with what obtains in the traditional agriculture sector in order to maximise its contribution to their economies. At a two-hour panel discussion on Thursda...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretariat’s Assistant Secretary-General Human and Social Development, Dr Edward Greene is of the firm belief that the Caribbean and other coastal states need to advocate for programmes that stress mitigation and technologica...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The development of a Common Fisheries Policy is critical to guarantee the sustainable and efficient management of aquatic resources in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which would in turn bolster food security, sustain employment and gene...

Theme: THE ROAD TO COPENHAGEN : Choosing options, speaking with one voice Background It is my pleasure to address this workshop which challenges the world and in particular members of coastal states to join voices in securing a just and secure climate change agreement at Copenhagen in Decembe...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the Caribbean Community prepares itself for the 15th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP -15) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen, just eight months away, Assistant Secretary-Gene...