(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of CARICOM, His Excellency Edwin Carrington has congratulated His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, the President of Guyana on his recent re-election to the post following his success at the 28 August general elections in Guyana....

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Forum for African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries (CARIFORUM) has secured a grant of €3.4 million from the European Commission to support the Region’s disaster preparedness programme. The project will be executed b...

His Excellency Mr. Per Eklund Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite Assistant Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin La Rocque Once again, it is a great pleasure for me as Secretary-General of CARIFORUM to be participating in a signing ceremony with a representative of the European Uni...

His Excellency Mr. Per Eklund Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite Assistant Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin La Rocque Once again, it is a great pleasure for me as Secretary-General of CARIFORUM to be participating in a signing ceremony with a representative of the European Uni...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Ministers with responsibility for Foreign Trade will convene in Bridgetown, Barbados on the 9 September 2006, for the Seventeenth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). The focus of the one-day me...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is with deep and profound sadness that we at the CARICOM Secretariat learnt of the death of Dr Barry Wint and hereby extend our condolence to his wife, Yvonne and family at what we consider to be his untimely passing. Dr Wint endeared hi...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) All is set for the launch of Caribbean Festival of Arts, CARIFESTA Month on 1 September 2006 in thirteen administrative districts of Trinidad and two administrative districts in Tobago. This exciting national initiative will capture 54 vill...

It is with deep sadness that the Caribbean Community notes the passing of one of its truly great sons, Sir Clyde Leopold Walcott. Sir Clyde’s achievements in the world of cricket, as player, coach and administrator is unmatched in the West Indies. History will record Sir Clyde Walcott’s ...

It is with deep regret that the Caribbean Community notes the death of the former President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Noor Hassanali. Mr. Hassanali served as President during one of the most trying times in the recent history of his country. Throughout it all he carried out his dut...

Good morning and welcome to the Headquarters of the Secretariat of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Our delegation is pleased to be among the good people of Guyana and to serve as observers in their electoral process. Responding to the invitation of the Guyanese government, CARICOM Heads of State ...