Mr. Chairman Colleague Heads Ministers and Delegates Distinguished Honorees Your Excellencies Esteemed Guests: I wish to thank the Government and people of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for their gracious hospitality. Jamaica looks forward to reciprocating this generosity when we host t...

Chairman, Colleague Heads of Government Secretary General Ministers of Government Honourees and other Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen. I would have wished to be welcoming you to Dominica at this time as I assume the mantle of chairmanship of the Caribbean Community and at this my first me...

Cuba’s revolutionary patriot and national hero, José Marti, wrote aptly and movingly in his celebrated essay of 1891 entitled “Our America” in the following terms:...

Your Excellencies, Distinguished Heads of Governments, Honourable Ambassadors, Special Invited Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with great pleasure that I accepted the invitation to make some remarks on the occasion of the launching of the celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of CARICOM. I wo...

CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – The RNM will convene its 5th TWG on Market Access and Agriculture on February 10th. The establishment of TWGs was mandated by The Heads of Government meeting in Special (Emergency) Session on 11-12 October, 2001 in Nassau, The Bahamas. TWGs, co-ordinated by the RNM, a...

Chairperson, Colleague Ministers of CARICOM, Secretary-General and staff of CARICOM, Delegates Ladies and Gentlemen. It is clear, the world over, that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become pivotal to social and economic development. In fact, it is expected that in the 21stCentury...

The Community Council of Ministers, the second highest organ of CARICOM met on Monday under the chairmanship of the Hon. Osborne Riviere, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Marketing of Dominica in Georgetown, Guyana. Its priority issue was the consideration of the arrangements including the age...

Mr Colin Powell Secretary of State Department of State Washington D. C. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Dear Secretary of State The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is shocked and saddened at the tragic death of the seven astronauts on board the space shuttle “Columbia” on 1 February 2003....

Mr Colin Powell Secretary of State Department of State Washington D. C. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Dear Secretary of State, The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is shocked and saddened at the tragic death of the seven astronauts on board the space shuttle 1 February 2003. We share your grief an...

Mr Chairman Deputy Prime Minister Honourable Ministers Your Excellencies Ambassadors to the Caribbean Community Assistant Secretaries-General and Members of Staff of the Secretariat Distinguished Delegates Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen Just three days ago, in this very room I we...