Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, for the Tenth Special Meeting 8-9 November 2004, pursuant to the decision of the Conference at its Twenty-Fifth Regular Meeting at Grand Anse, Grenada in July 2004 to convene a Special Meeting to disc...

The Tenth Special Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community was held in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on 8-9 November 2004. The meeting was chaired by Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique, and Chairman of th...

Colleague Heads of Government, Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community; Ministers of Government, Distinguished Heads of Regional and International Organizations, Ladies and Gentlemen, There were moments over the last two months when I did not think that I would be here today. That I st...

Colleague Heads of Government, Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community; Ministers of Government, Distinguished Heads of Regional and International Organizations, Ladies and Gentlemen There were moments over the last two months when I did not think that I would be here today. That I stand...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will formally inaugurate on Tuesday, 9 November 2004, a new five-year US$81 million development assistance strategy for Member States of the Community. The goal of the five-year strategy is to assi...

Chairman of the Conference, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada; Host Prime Minister the Honourable Patrick Manning; Other Honourable Heads of Government; Distinguished delegates; Invited guests; Members of Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat and Representatives of I...

Mr. Chairman, Dr. the Honourable Keith Mitchell, Colleague Heads of Government, Honourable Ministers, Secretary General Mr. Edwin Carrington, Delegates, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen On behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, I wish to extend a warm...

As Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I take note that this year UNAIDS Day is dedicated to the problem of HIV/AIDS particularly as it affects women and girls. This focus is most appropriate since it reminds us that our women and girls, especially those between the ages of 15-24...

PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – “The workshop has been a tremendous success. It was very well attended, having brought together a diverse group of stakeholders in the regional creative industries. Importantly, this unique forum has enabled them to conceptualize and outline the int...

CARICOM leaders concluded their two-day sugar Meeting in Georgetown on 29 September, collectively rejecting the European Union's (EU) sugar proposals and agreeing on an Action Plan to tackle the Region's opposition to the imminent EU Sugar regime. The Meeting, chaired by CARICOM Secretary ...