(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) With the first CARICOM Heads of Government Summit on Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) just two days away, the Caribbean Community has been warned that “we are in for the long haul” and “there would be no quick fixe...

Introduction Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to address the media on issues related to the Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases to be held in Port of Spain at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Saturday 15 September. The burden of non-Communicable Diseases This Summit results from a decision of CARI...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) With the passing of the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, the Honourable Sir John George Melvin Compton, OCC, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will open a book of condolence for signature from Wednesday, 12 September 2007, between...

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The African Diaspora at its recent Global Conference held in Bridgetown, Barbados issued a call for CARICOM governments to collaborate with the African Union in developing appropriate mechanisms to ensure that Third States such as several Eu...

The CARICOM Electoral Observation Mission was mounted as a result of an invitation by the Government of Jamaica to monitor the General Elections, scheduled originally for 27 August 2007 but postponed to 3 September 2007 mainly due to the impact of hurricane Dean. The key tasks of the eight-person Mi...

CARICOM Secretariat receives publications on Regional Integration (CARICOM Secretariat, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat today received eight new publications on regional integration from Ian Randle Publishers of Jamaica. The publications were received by Ass...

It is an honour for me to represent the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at this the 2nd China-Caribbean Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum, following the very successful 1st forum which took place in Jamaica in February 2005. Regrettably, he was unable to be present at this ...

It is an honour for me to represent the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at this the 2nd China-Caribbean Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum, following the very successful 1st forum which took place in Jamaica in February 2005. Regrettably, he was unable to be present at this ...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In its continued fight against HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean, the CARICOM Secretariat has partnered with a Suriname-based Non-Governmental Organization, Stichting Projekta, and the World Bank to use alternative communication approaches such...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The African Diaspora Conference has made a strong call for more emphasis to be placed on African-centred education in the Caribbean Region, noting the need for regional universities to introduce more structured programmes of teaching and re...