(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) As 2004 races to a close, Regional Officials are redoubling their efforts to ensure that Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are adequately equipped with the necessary information tools for the 2005 implementation of the CARICOM Single Market ...

Leadership Confronting HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination in The Caribbean The year is 1982. The first case of HIV/AIDS was diagnosed in the Region. As we meet today, two decades later:     There are more than 500, 000 infected persons     40,000 are dead as a re...

"Leadership Confronting HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination in The Caribbean" The year is 1982. The first case of HIV/AIDS was diagnosed in the Region. As we meet today, two decades later: There are more than 500, 000 infected persons 40,000 are dead as a result Over US$50M in direct and indirect co...

I welcome you to this meeting in my capacity as Chair of the Planning Committee and wish to let you know that it was my privilege to work with such a dedicated Team. On behalf of the Team I wish to acknowledge the role played by the Honourable Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis wh...

Mr. Chairman  Mr. Gyandat Marray, President of the Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development Association  Mr. Muntaz Ali, President of the Regional Chambers of Commerce  Mr. Kumkarran Ramdass, Regional Chairman of Region 8  Executive Members of Chambers of Commerce  Ms. Hy...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) A CARICOM Minister responsible for youth affairs has challenged the Community's young people with the responsibility to "make a difference" in the fight against the spread of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic. The challenge came from the Hon. Winston Williams, Min...

MEMBERS: The Rt. Hon. Mr. Justice Michael de la Bastide, T.C., P.C., Chairman Tee Hon. Sir David Simmons, K.A., B.C.H. Ambassador Christopher Thomas, C.M.T., D. Laws The Rt. Hon. Sir Vincent Floissac, C.M.G., Q.C. Professor Aubrey Bishop, O.R, CCH, B.Sc., LLM Dr. Magda Hoever-Venoaks, M.Sc., ...

A PROFESSIONAL JOURNALIST  WHO CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) The news of the passing of Mr. Patrick Denny filled me with as much surprise as with sadness. Surprise, because one does not readily associate someone as vibrant and active as Patrick with illness. I...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) A three-day conference under the theme, Champions for Change, involving at least one Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Prime Minister, Ministers of Government, health officials and civil society representatives from the Region as well as the United Kingdom opens...