It is my pleasure to welcome you all on behalf of the Directorate of Human and Social Development. Our Directorate has worked assiduously over the past year to support the flagship activity of the Community, which is the accelerated implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy. Many of th...

Honourable Ministers Dr. Edward Greene and other members of the CARICOM Secretariat Ms. Grace Strachan, Director of the ILO, Caribbean Office Permanent Secretaries Representatives of Ministers Representatives of Regional and International Institutions Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen...

It was with profound sadness that the Caribbean Community learnt of the passing of the Honourable George Odlum, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Saint Lucia, on Sunday, 28 September 2003. The Hon. George Odlum was an outstanding political figure, who served his country...

The Fifth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference came to an end in Cancún, Mexico, September 14. However, the ‘endgame’ was not the result WTO members had hoped for. The Cancún summit closed with no consensus on key items on its agenda. Members failed to br...

The Caribbean Commission on Health and Development (CCHD) was launched on Monday, 22 September 2003, in Washington DC. United States. The goal of the CCHD is to give substance to the 2001 Nassau Declaration The Health of the Region is the Wealth of the Region. In this regard, the Commission will b...

Mr. Chairman Your Excellency, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo Mrs. Janet Jagan, Former President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana Honorable Ministers Leader of the Opposition Members of the Diplomatic Corp Other Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen: I wish, first of all, to thank the Board of ...

Mr. Chairman Your Excellency, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo Mrs. Janet Jagan, Former President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana Honourable Ministers  Leader of the Opposition Members of the Diplomatic Corp Other Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen: I wish, first of all, to thank the Board of Di...

CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – The Fifth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference came to an end in Cancún, Mexico, September 14. However, the ‘endgame’ was not the result WTO members had hoped for. The Cancún summit closed with no consensus on key items on it...

Today the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization in Cancun, Mexico, at which all Caribbean Countries were present, ended without agreement on the many key issues. Billed as a Conference to advance the Doha Development Round of Trade Negotiations, the Conference collapsed on the...