(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Conference on the Caribbean wrapped up at the Organisation of American States (OAS) in Washington DC on Thursday 21 June with The Hon. Dr Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis hailing the event as an “overwhelming ...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  Come July 1, 2007, several CARICOM Heads of Government will attend the annual CARICOM 10K Road Race; this year, to be hosted in Barbados, under the theme: The Health of the Region is the Wealth of the Region. The race will start and e...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Achieving universal access, scaling up testing and counselling and defining a comprehensive care package among other issues, will be the focus of a workshop on 25-27 June 2007 in Saint Lucia. The workshop is convened by the CARICOM-coordina...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ms. Caroline Anstey, Director, Caribbean Country Management Unit, World Bank, said the challenge that follows the Conference on the Caribbean will be to translate the tremendous capital that was evident into tangible benefits for the Caribb...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In its quest to eradicate poverty, the Caribbean Region must reorient its fiscal systems as well as move its production systems away from preferential treatment. This was the view articulated by The Right Hon. Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  The process of engagement with the Diaspora, the value of remittances and calls for investment in the Caribbean, formed the basis of the dialogue between the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Diaspora in...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  The Hon. Hazel Manning, Education Minister of Trinidad and Tobago has underscored the role of education in human development and in the wider context of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). Minister Manning was addressing t...

THEME: THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT: CARICOM'S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE CURRENT AND FUTURE GLOBAL SYSTEM Mr. Chairman Distinguished Heads of State and Heads of Government Honourable Ministers of Government Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Edwin Carrington Your Excell...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads Of Government have reported a very positive and businesslike two-hour meeting with US President George W. Bush that will set in motion the Region’s quest for a more mature partnership with the Unite...

Distinguished Heads of State and Government Other Distinguished Participants Representatives of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen A very, very warm welcome to you all The great honour and privilege has fallen to me as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to call this historic C...