Mr. John Hamilton, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Other officials of the United States Government; My colleague Ministers from the Caribbean, as well as the Ambassadors and other diplomats from the States of the Caribbean Region. Ladies and Gentlemen. It is ...

In this era of increasing trade liberalisation the Caribbean is being increasingly regarded as an area of great significance . This point was underscored by the Region's Chief Negotiator, Sir Shridat Ramphal. His comments came as he opened the Second Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Econ...

Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Mr.Edwin Carrington has implored Member States to redouble efforts for the timely completion of the key elements of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSM&E). Mr .Carrington was speaking at the opening of the one-day 7th Ministerial Meet...

It is a pleasure for the Assistant Administrator of AID, Mark Schneider, and me to welcome all of you to Washington to attend the third meeting of this Committee. Beyond the Department of State and the US Agency for International Development, our delegation includes experts from a broad spectrum of ...

I am very pleased to participate in the third meeting of the US-Caribbean Joint Committee on Department, Finance, and the Environment. Since the signing of the Bridgetown Accord just over two years ago, USAID has played a key role in assisting both the USG and the Caribbean governments pursue our jo...

A Task Force on Workers Health in the Caribbean Community has defined the framework of operation for workers' health in the region to include the drafting of a model policy on Workers Health to guide Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in developing their National Plans of Action. The...

The Third Meeting of the Caribbean/United States Joint Committee on Development, Finance and Environmental Issues was convened in Washington, D.C., on July 22, 1999, under the Co-Chairmanship of the Hon. Hilroy Humphreys, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Business Development, Antigua and Barbuda, ...

The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community at their just concluded Twentieth Meeting of the Conference, reviewed the political situation in Guyana particularly in the context of the commitments undertaken under the Herdmanston Accord and the Saint Lucia Statement, to which they are a Party. ...

A special publication of "On the Canvas of the World", a book which brings together material from two issues of the New World Quarterly first published in 1966 to mark the independence of Barbados, and Guyana, has been released. As part of the activities to mark the year-long 25th anniversary of the...

More than 300 children between the ages of 6 and 12, from schools and institutions across Georgetown romped and frolicked on Saturday, July 17 on the grounds of Colgrain at the First CARICOM Secretary-General's Children's Fun Day to celebrate CARICOM Day 1999.. Host for the event, CARICOM Secretary-...